UN experts welcome Kurdistan PKK ceasefire after decades-long armed conflict with Türkiye

Turkish foreign minister says Iraq also treats PKK as the terrorist group it is

Terrorist group PKK is also banned organization in Iraq, Hakan Fidan says after 5th meeting of Türkiye-Iraq High Level Security Mechanism - Anadolu Ajansı

UN experts welcome Kurdistan PKK ceasefire after decades-long armed conflict with Türkiye

UN experts on Friday welcomed the unilateral ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on March 1 after more than four decades of armed conflict with Türkiye, calling it a “significant step” toward peace and reconciliation in the region. The experts, including members of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-re…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, regarding Iraq's stance on the terrorist organization PKK, said, "Currently, Iraq is also treating the PKK as a terrorist organization. It is currently a banned organization, but the treatment it receives does not make a difference whether it is banned or terrorist. It is enough that it is an illegal organization. What is important here is the stance taken."