Iran says it hopes PKK’s dissolution will boost regional stability
Iran has welcomed the dissolution of the Kurdish militant group Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), expressing hope this would lead to greater stability in Turkey and the wider region.
“We see the announcement of dissolution of PKK as an important step towards rejecting violence and strengthening security, and hope that the completion of this process will lead to the promotion of stability and peace in Turkey and the region,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement.
The PKK, founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, announced its dissolution and the end of its four-decade armed struggle against Turkey on Monday.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the move as an “important decision for maintaining peace and fraternity” in the country.
The PKK decision was also welcomed by top officials in Syria and Iraq, as well as the European Union and the United Nations.
PJAK, a PKK offshoot founded in 2004, has been actively involved in operations against Iran over the past two decades.
The group was labeled a terrorist organization by Iran, Turkey, and the US.
