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Karaylan: No disarmament while Ocalan in jail
Murat Karaylan
Murat Karaylan, the PKK leader, has accused the Turkish government of not complying with ceasefire agreement with PKK fighters. Karaylan has warned the Turkish government to conduct more practical and effective steps toward peace prior to the Turkish provincial election in September 2014. Regarding disarmament of PKK fighters, Karaylan has said that there will be no disarmament while PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is in jail. Karyalan has also said the disarmament will not be implemented even if Ocalan were to order them to do so. (Sterk TV)
Gorran: We want the Interior Ministry
A Gorran leader has said that his party has never been an obstacle to the KRG’s new cabinet formation, but the current ruling parties have not yet accepted the new political environment. Shamal Abdulwafay, coordinator of Gorran’s Organizing Division, stated that Nawshirwan Mustafa, Gorran’s general coordinator, has told the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) delegation frankly and clearly that Gorran would not give up from its demand for the Ministry of the Interior position unless it is substituted with the Head of the Security Council or Ministry of Natural Resources. (lvinpress)
BDP: Barzani campaigns for AKP
Turkey is preparing itself for new local election. Turkey’s ruling party, AKP, is working hard to gain more votes in the Kurdish areas and using the peace process as a basis for its bid to win Kurds’ support. AKP officials have tried to fight its major rival in the Kurdish area, the BDP, through inviting Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials, specifically Nechirvan Barzani. BDP candidate for the city of Wan, Unor Yughit, has said that AKP is trying to use Barzani for its election campaign against the main Kurdish party, the BDP. Unor has also said that, in his recent visits to Wan, Nechirvan Barzani didn’t visit the city’s mayor who is a BDP candidate, however he campaigned for the AKP and urged Kurdish people to support the AKP. (Firat News)
