Key Highlights
- Friday 14 August 2015, EU Minister Volkan Bozkir said peace process with Kurdish militants cannot move on until they leave Turkey.
- Turkey’s peace solution is deemed to end 30 years of conflict with Kurdish militant.
- Bozkir arrayed fears of renewed operations by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which is considered a terrorist outfit by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.
- The EU Minister pointed on the recent developments in Turkey and on operations recently started, their aims and expectations.
- The peace process will only continue if the terrorists group lay down their arms and leave the country.
- Since July 20th 2015, the Suruc bombing that killed at least 33, PKK attacks on Turkish security forces have escalated dramatically and Turkey has responded with a wave of arrests and strikes on militants in Turkey and in northern Iraq.
Summary
According to Bozkir, Turkey stand to benefit from Britain’s experience in coming to a settlement with armed nationalist groups in Norhern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement ended 27 years of violence.
Turkey can borrow the instruments and methods that UK used to reach their peace settlement.
Bozkir stressed on the importance of acting together in the fight against ISIL with countries like UK, France and Germany underlining the continued Turkey’s cooperation with U.S.
