Imrali delegation meets with Erdogan; emphasizes implementation of court rulings and resolute continuation of peace process

Service Turkey – Parvin Boldan and Medhat Sencer, members of the Imrali delegation of the Democratic Party, discussed the implementation of the Framework Law and the future stages of the peace process and democratic society in a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Before the meeting, the Imrali delegation had called for the immediate implementation of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court and the rapid formation of law enforcement bodies; after the meeting, the parties reaffirmed their common will to resolutely continue the process.

Pervin Boldan:

I will also sign the "Framework Law" in the name of Sr. Soraya Onder

Service Turkey – Pervin Boldan, a member of the İmralı Dem Party delegation, announced the signing of the proposal for the "Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration", expressing hope that peace will be sustained in Turkey and said that her signature should also be considered on behalf of Sr. Soraya Onder, a deceased member of this delegation.

Imrali Sources:

Dem Party Rejects Government's Verbal Framework

Service Turkey – Sources close to members of the Peace and Democratic Society Process say that the framework that government officials have verbally presented to the Imrali delegation of the Dem Party regarding the Framework Law does not comply with the agreement reached between Abdullah Ocalan and the government in Imrali. According to these sources, the Dem Party has rejected this approach and has called for the text of the law to be drafted through negotiations and based on the Imrali agreement.

DEM Party begins consultations with parties; draft peace law enters final stage

Service Turkey- As consultations on the draft peace law intensify, the Democrat Party announced that it will begin a new round of meetings with political parties to convey the views and proposals raised at the meeting after the İmralı delegation's recent meeting with Abdullah Öcalan. Meanwhile, negotiations on the final text of the bill and its implementation mechanisms continue in the Turkish parliament.

Öcalan:

Time to create a legal framework for Kurdish-Turkish unity

Service Turkey - Abdullah Öcalan, in a message released through the Imrali delegation, emphasized the need to create legal guarantees for the historical union of Kurds and Turks and announced that now is the time to form a legal framework for this union. He said that in a democratic republic, a common, equal and free life is possible and "negative rights must be transformed into positive rights."