Darren Millar, Leader of the Conservatives, the main opposition party in the Welsh Parliament, expressed their support for Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27 ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’.

Millar said that a model like the Good Friday Agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland (the peace process with the IRA) could be a guide for the issue between Turkey and the Kurds.

The Welsh politician pointed out that Kurdistan has geographical and cultural similarities with Wales and said: “The daffodil is the national flower of Wales and has an important place in Kurdistan. I hope we will have the opportunity to come together in a freer Kurdistan in the future.” Stating that the Conservatives embraced the right of individuals and communities to decide their own future, Millar vowed that they would support the Kurdish people's demand for self-determination.

Millar stated that they attached importance to Öcalan's ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’ and said:

“The fact that the PKK is recognized as a 'terrorist organization' in many states makes it difficult for the parties to officially address each other. However, Öcalan's move has the potential to pave the way for peace. Peace can be a meaningful option for Kurds and Turkey beyond armed struggle. We support this call.”

Recalling the 1998 Good Friday Agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland, Millar stated: “The agreement reached at the end of the peace process with Sinn Féin and the IRA worked well in resolving conflicts between different factions.”

Millar remarked that a similar model could provide a “healthy path to reconciliation” in the Middle East, especially in the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds, adding, “I believe that the nation-state approach has difficulty in adapting to the multi-ethnic and multi-religious structure in the Middle East. More pluralistic systems, where the rights of different minorities are also respected, make peace and resolution more possible.”