(MENAFN- QNA) Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey called Saturday on the party to disarm after more than 30 years of conflict with the Turkish state.
Abdullah Ocalan, who was imprisoned in 1999, has been in peace talks with the Turkish government for a number of years in an effort to resolve the conflict.
Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported today that Ocalan said in a statement read by his representatives that he called on his party to replace armed struggle by pursuing democratic means to reach their goals. Ocalan also released a 10-point plan aimed at increasing political liberty in Turkey.
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