The Kurdish delegation from Turkey met with Berham Salih, the Prime minister of Iraqi Federal Kurdistan this morning. The delegation discussed the upcoming elections in Turkey, the military and political operations against Kurds in Turkey, the Kurds’ 10 basic demands and the establishment of a “Kurdish National Conference.”
Salih gave his support for 10 basic demands for a solution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey and said that the “Kurdish National Conference” will do its part to be ready to address these issues.
Salih explained that the “Kurdish National Conference” enterprise is a very important development. “Thinking about this topic is a duty for us, we will do whatever it takes.”
He also supports the Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block, “if I could vote, I would vote for this block,” Salih said. The formation of this election block made him very happy, “From now on, the time for taking necessary steps for these demands has come.”
The delegation is made up of several Kurdish politicians from different pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey: Þerafettin Elçi (KADEP), Bayram Bozyel (HAKPAR) Hamit Geylani (BDP), and led by the DTK Co-Chair Ahmet Türk.