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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
ANKARA, July 13 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday declared a "new page" in Turkey's history as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) begins the process of disarmament.
“As of yesterday, the 47-year-old terror has entered the phase of cessation. Turkey has begun to close a long, painful chapter filled with pain and tears,” Erdogan said, addressing members of his ruling Justice and Development Party in the Kizilcahamam district of Ankara province.
A group of PKK militants burned their weapons in a symbolic ceremony in Iraq's northern Sulaymaniyah province on Friday.
“From now on we will sit down and talk – not with weapons or violence, not about conflicts, but about unity, brotherhood and personal dialogue, removing the obstacle of terror,” he said.
According to Turkey's semi-official Anadolu Agency, the disarmament ceremony was attended by Iraqi officials, representatives of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, the Kurdistan Regional Government, security forces, civil society organizations and media.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more than four decades.
Türkiye regularly carries out military operations against PKK militants in northern Iraq, where the group has its hideouts. –0–
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