By Zehra Nur Celik
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday stressed the importance of implementation in the promised dissolution of the terrorist group PKK.
“What truly matters is implementation, our National Intelligence Organization will closely monitor whether promises are kept,” Erdogan told a parliamentary group meeting of his party.
With the terrorist group PKK announcing its decision to disband and surrender its weapons, Türkiye has entered a new phase in its efforts for a “terror-free Türkiye,” Erdogan said.
“The era of terrorism, weapons, violence, and illegality has now come to an end,” he stressed.
“It is of vital importance that the terror group's branches in Syria and Europe also recognize these realities and join the process of dissolution and disarmament,” Erdogan added, referring to Syria’s PKK/YPG, among other terrorist PKK offshoots.
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Touching on Türkiye’s initiatives to ensure peace across the world, Erdogan said “We're actively contributing to peace efforts in our region and beyond,” adding: “Today, our country has become one of the centers of peace diplomacy.”
Erdogan also thanked US President Donald Trump for announcing that he will lift sanctions on Syria.
“I trust in the support of my friend Trump for our efforts to end the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, which has now reached the level of brutality,” said Erdogan.