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PKK disarmament to happen 'swiftly': Ocalan


Wednesday, 9 July, 2025 , 06:37

Istanbul, July 9, 2025 (AFP) — The process of PKK militants disarming will happen quickly, the group's founder Abdullah Ocalan who is jailed in Turkey, said just days before a first ceremony to lay down weapons.

"The details of disarmament will be determined and implemented swiftly.. Establishing a disarmament mechanism will advance the process. This represents a voluntary transition from the phase of armed conflict to the phase of democratic politics and law," he said in a video message ahead of Friday's PKK ceremony in northern Iraq.