IMRALI PRISON, — Kurdish national leader Abdullah Ocalan said he reached a deal with the Turkish delegation on establishing Peace Council which will work to find a solution to the Kurdish Question.
Speaking with his lawyers in Imrali Prison Ocalan said the negotiations between him and the Turkish state reached to a point of practical steps. He said the state delegation accepted creation of a civil initiative “Peace Council” within a month. Ocalan did not give the details about how the Council will be established and who will lead the organisation.
Ocalan called a creation of another council which will guideline the process of creating a new constitution for Turkey. He said Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) should participate actively in this process.
On parliamentary boycott Ocalan said BDP should demand a written statement from the Turkish government which will meet with Kurdish demands before taking parliamentary oath and joining the new parliament.
“For example Hatip Dicle’s situation, release of the other 5 elected parliamentarians, release of KCK suspects, lowering of election threshold and amendments to Turkish Anti-Terror Law should be in the statement” he said.
He said the new president of the parliament Cemil Cicek should play a role to find a solution to the parliamentary crisis and the Kurdish Question.
But the Kurdish national leader underlined that the BDP parliamentarians will only take oath if Turkish government gives written guarantees.
From his solitary confinement Ocalan emphasized the importance of an umbrella organisation which will bring together the BDP and socialist organisations. He said every local group; every city and town should be represented in this organisation.
“If they can create this democratic nation blogue the left will make huge gains. They can even take 20 percent of the votes in the upcoming elections” he said.
Ocalan said it’s not his decision to declare about the ceasefire insisting that the KCK is the only organisation with the decision making power.
“I don’t want to see an increase in conflict between guerrillas and the army” he said. “I am sorry for the losses.
On the Kurds in Syria Ocalan said the unified effort is the key to Kurdish interests in Syria and called all Kurdish parties to show a unified stance against Damascus regime.