WASHINGTON, — Speaking to the people at the conference hall of the Washington hotel where the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) delegation is staying, BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş pointed out that the Kurdish people will inevitably gain a status in the changing Middle East and underlined; “Kurds will never step back from their demands for freedom, recognition of their rights, acquiring a status and education in mother tongue.”
Speaking after Demirtas, DTK co-chair Ahmet Turk addressed the people in Kurdish and emphasized that the irrepressible struggle of the Kurdish people would bring real democracy and freedom to the Middle East. Turk also pointed out that the Kurdish people’s struggle for democracy and freedom was the greatest potential for the changing and transformation of the region.
The delegation’s work in Washington started on Monday with a meeting with Kubat Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government’s Representative. The meeting mainly addressed the process of the last two years in the Middle East and the deadlock in Syria and put emphasis on the importance of the National Conference.
The BDP delegation made the next visit to Turkey’s ambassador Namik Tan. The meeting with Tan was about American foreign policy and foreign affairs.
The meeting with Turkey’s ambassador was followed by a dinner given by Kubat Talabani in honor of the delegation members. The dinner was attended by party representatives, personalities and artists from South and West Kurdistan.
The delegation will continue today’s program with a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon and a press conference at Brookings Institute.
Following the meetings with American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights and President of Union of International Advocates, the delegation will attend a reception organized by BDP Office and the Kurdish Community organization in Washington.