THE RESPONSE

"Lazy journalists have characterized Koma Komalên Kurdistan's recent statement as a cease fire offer. Of course, it's the same lazy journalists, along with their comrades, Turkish propagandists, who continue to refer to KKK as PKK. In a concession to extreme ignorance, let's talk about this.

All of it should sound familiar, if you're up on old KADEK and KONGRA-GEL statements.

First of all, let's reference the statement as published on DozaMe. The statement clearly indicates that some preliminary steps must be taken before there can be discussion of any ceasefire. Those steps are as follows:

1. The Ankara regime "must issue a statement to show the will for dialogue and solution,"

2. The Ankara regime must "cease its attacks,"

3. The Ankara regime must "end the heavy isolation conditions on our Leadership,"

When these conditions are met, KKK will immediately begin ceasefire operations. Given the history of all the past unilateral ceasefires with their calls for the negotiation of a political settlement, it is common sense that tells us there can be nothing more done unilaterally. Unilateral ceasefires have only meant sacrifice for the Kurdish side, sacrifices that no one is prepared to make any more, with no one on the other side of the table with which to discuss. At the same time, the statement indicates the continued willingness of Kurds to negotiate a peaceful settlement and search for a political solution to the suffering of the Kurdish people."
Rasti