DEM Party meeting decision: Intense agenda following call to lay down arms

The DEM Party leadership will convene to evaluate the process following the call by PKK terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan to 'lay down arms and dissolve the organization'.

The party's authorized bodies will meet in Ankara on March 2, 3, and 5 to assess the developments.

The schedule for the meetings is as follows:

Sunday, March 2 

10:00 – Party Assembly and Provincial Co-Chairs Meeting

Location: Our Headquarters Building (BALGAT)

Monday, March 3 

Central Executive Committee Meeting 

Location: Our Headquarters Building (BÜKLÜM)

Wednesday, March 5 

10:00 – Meeting of Members of Parliament and Co-Mayors 

Location: Our Headquarters Building (BALGAT)

ÖCALAN'S CALL

The DEM Party delegation, which visited İmralı Island yesterday (February 27), read out the call from PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan during a press conference they held in Istanbul following the meeting.

In his statement, Öcalan said, "As every modern society and party whose existence has not been forcibly ended would do voluntarily, convene your congress and make a decision for integration with the state and society; all groups must lay down their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself. I convey my greetings to all segments that believe in living together and heed my call."

News Source: 12punto