Rudaw TV announced that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that it had ended armed operations.
According to Rudaw, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced the decisions of its conference, which included the dissolution of the party’s organizational structure and the end of the armed struggle, thus ending the activities carried out under the name of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) held a congress in Iraq from May 5-7 to discuss the decision to lay down arms following a call by the group’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan, for the group to disband and disarm.
The text of the statement of the Presidium of the 12th Congress of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is as follows:
The process that began with the February 27 statement of Leader Abdullah Öcalan, in the light of the multifaceted efforts and diverse perspectives presented, ended with the successful holding of the 12th Congress of our Party on May 5-7, in which historic decisions were made, indicating the movement’s entry into a new era.
