"Call to PKK to lay down arms
The New Anatolian / Ankara
Over 130 deputies from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a joint statement on Monday calling on the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to 'immediately and unconditionally' lay down its arms.
The statement prepared by Turkish parliamentarians was backed by more than 100 other deputies, including ones from Greece, Armenia, and Russia.
Turkish Deputy and Justice and Development (AK) Party member Murat Mercan told The New Anatolian in a telephone interview on Monday that statement will be released today with a press conference. Mercan said that it had been prepared by the support of all Turkish deputies and so far has been signed by around 130 PACE members."
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