Solution to the Kurdish problem on its way?A hope for a speedy progress in resolving the Kurdish problem has appeared.Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the Kurdistan's Workers' Party released a statement in which he said that he was seeking a "historical decision" to reach "a democratic solution", BBC News reports.He called for a special congress in the spring to declare an end to the armed conflict which took the lives of 40,000 people, mostly Kurds.Mr Ocalan has been in prison since 1999 serving a life sentence for treason.The Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu said that the time for fighting has ended and expressed hope that there will be no more divisions between the Turkish citizens on the Turks, Kurds, Alevis and Sunnis.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ocalan's appeal is very important for Turkey.
Hope for speedy progress in resolving the Kurdish problem has appeared.
Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the Kurdistan's Workers' Party, has released a statement in which he said that he was seeking a "historical decision" to reach "a democratic solution", BBC News reports.
He called for a special congress in the spring to declare an end to the armed conflict, which has taken the lives of 40,000 people, mostly Kurds.
Mr Ocalan has been in prison since 1999 serving a life sentence for treason.
The Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, said that the time for fighting has ended and expressed hope that there would be no more divisions of Turkish citizens into Turks, Kurds, Alawis and Sunnis.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ocalan's appeal is very important for Turkey.
