Pervin Buldan said that the PKK’s announcement was historic, and added that "now everyone must focus on peace."
Describing Sırrı Süreyya Önder as being "the torch of the Newroz fire" and having "the courage of Kawa the blacksmith," his friend, director and actor Gani Rüzgar Şavata said that "the duty to bring peace is now on all our shoulders."
Pervin Buldan, a member of the DEM Party İmralı Delegation, stated that “probably technical communication” had been established with Abdullah Öcalan at the 12th PKK congress, but did not provide any details.
