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Turkish president hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists
NORTHERN IRAQ, SULAYMANIYAH REGION, JUL 12 – The PKK began a symbolic disarmament ceremony with 30 fighters burning weapons, initiating a peace process expected to end a 47-year conflict and over 40,000 deaths, Erdogan said.
- On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the commencement of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq disarming their weapons, describing it as the close of a difficult period in Turkey's history.
- This disarmament follows the PKK's May announcement to disband and disarm after a public call from imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan and continues a peace process aiming to end four decades of conflict.
- Thirty PKK fighters symbolically destroyed their weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan as Turkish authorities initiated plans to establish a parliamentary body responsible for managing the disarmament process and supporting the PKK's shift toward political participation, reflecting cautious optimism about the peace efforts.
- Erdogan declared that a new era of strength and prominence is beginning for Turkey, highlighting that the initiative to create a terror-free nation was achieved without any negotiations or deals with the PKK.
- The peace process implies political, legal, and social reforms including changes to penal and anti-terror laws, with Turkey promising to work toward stability, though previous efforts since 2015 ended in failure.
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