The disarmament ceremony is a turning point in the transfer of the PKK from armed rebellion to democratic policy, as part of a broader effort to attract a line under one of the longest conflicts in the region.
The Friday party was scheduled to take place during the morning at an unknown location in the mountains of Iraq, Kurdistan – where most of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters were deceived during the past decade – near the northeastern city of Solomon.
Although there are limited details about the ceremony, the Source of the Kurdistan Workers Party said that about 30 fighters will destroy their weapons and then return to the mountains.
“As a gesture of goodwill, a number of Kurdistan Workers Party fighters, who have participated in fighting Turkish forces in recent years, will destroy or burn their weapons at a ceremony,” said the leader of the PKK on July 1.
However, the tensions rose before the celebration, as two pilots were overnight over the eve of the Iraqi Kurdish Kurdish bases, one in its Solomon, and the other in Kirkuk to the west, according to officials who did not say behind the attacks. No victims were reported.
The beginning of the disarmament of the PKK is an essential step in the indirect negotiations that lasted for months between Ocalan and Ankara, which began in October with the blessing of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and it was facilitated by the supporting Thomid Torke Party.
Among those who expected the ceremony were many Dem, who arrived in Solomon on Thursday, and a handful of journalists.
It was not clear whether the ceremony would be broadcast live.
“I believe in the power of politics and social peace, not weapons. I urge you to put this principle into effect,” Oaklan said in a video message released on Wednesday.
Erdogan said that peace efforts with the Kurds would gain momentum after the Kurdistan Workers Party began to put its weapons.
He said at the weekend: “The operation will get a little more speed when the terrorist organization begins to implement its decision to put the weapon,” he said at the weekend.
He added on Wednesday: “We hope that this auspicious process will end as soon as possible, without accidents or attempts to sabotage.”
In recent months, PKK has taken several historical steps, starting with the ceasefire and its peak in its official solution, which was announced on May 12.
This transformation was followed on February 27 by Oaklan, who has spent the past 26 years in solitary confinement on the island of Emali prison near Istanbul.
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