Ahtisaari visiting Turkey today
Ahtisaari visiting Turkey today
Former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari is coming to Turkey today.
Ahtisaari will meet with Republican People’s Party (CHP) President Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaþ. It is reported that Ahtisaari will primarily focus on the Kurdish issue during his meetings.
Ahtisaari will also meet with the EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Baðýþ, President Abdullah Gül and Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoðlu.
In his visit to Turkey and meeting with Kurdish politicians in 2010, Ahtisaari said Turkish state must negotiate with Kurdish leader Öcalan and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for a solution to the Kurdish Question. Ahtisaari told Kurdish politicians that Kurdish Question is the most important problem of Turkey and it is also a problem of democracy. He said Turkey will not join the EU unless a democratic solution for the Kurdish question is found. He also said that Turkish state must negotiate Kurdish leader Öcalan and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for a solution to the Kurdish Question.
It was Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who first suggested the name of United Nation's Kosovo Special Delegate and ex-Finland President Martti Ahtisaari.
Two years ago, Öcalan had remarked that "there is a need to quickly establish a commission of 'wise' men. The members of the commission should be chosen by the state. It could be intellectuals and 'wise' men like Ýlker Türkmen, for example." Öcalan also stated that "this commission should include people like Ahtisaari, whom I especially recommend. The committee members can hold talks with both sides and weapons can be laid down in order to create favorable conditions for the work of the commission. This is actually not something new, it is a method used worldwide. Such a 'wise' men commission has been set up in the process of conflict resolution in Ireland, Kosovo and South Africa.
Who is Martii Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari was elected President of the Republic of Finland in February 1994. He held office from the 1st of March 1994 to the 29th of February 2000. Upon leaving office, President Ahtisaari founded the Crisis Management Initiative and is the Chairman of the Board of CMI. Martti Ahtisaari founded CMI to continue his legacy in helping the international community to do better when it comes to preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and post-conflict statebuilding.
After leaving the office of the President, Martti Ahtisaari has taken various tasks involved in peace mediation and conflict resolution. In 2005 he facilitated the peace process between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement. Between November 2005 and February 2008 Mr. Ahtisaari acted as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo. Martti Ahtisaari is the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 2008.
President Ahtisaari has his personal office in conjunction of CMI where he is assisted in all his tasks. The office is situated in the same premises with CMI.
Ahtisaari will meet with Republican People’s Party (CHP) President Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaþ. It is reported that Ahtisaari will primarily focus on the Kurdish issue during his meetings.
Ahtisaari will also meet with the EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Baðýþ, President Abdullah Gül and Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoðlu.
In his visit to Turkey and meeting with Kurdish politicians in 2010, Ahtisaari said Turkish state must negotiate with Kurdish leader Öcalan and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for a solution to the Kurdish Question. Ahtisaari told Kurdish politicians that Kurdish Question is the most important problem of Turkey and it is also a problem of democracy. He said Turkey will not join the EU unless a democratic solution for the Kurdish question is found. He also said that Turkish state must negotiate Kurdish leader Öcalan and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for a solution to the Kurdish Question.
It was Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who first suggested the name of United Nation's Kosovo Special Delegate and ex-Finland President Martti Ahtisaari.
Two years ago, Öcalan had remarked that "there is a need to quickly establish a commission of 'wise' men. The members of the commission should be chosen by the state. It could be intellectuals and 'wise' men like Ýlker Türkmen, for example." Öcalan also stated that "this commission should include people like Ahtisaari, whom I especially recommend. The committee members can hold talks with both sides and weapons can be laid down in order to create favorable conditions for the work of the commission. This is actually not something new, it is a method used worldwide. Such a 'wise' men commission has been set up in the process of conflict resolution in Ireland, Kosovo and South Africa.
Who is Martii Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari was elected President of the Republic of Finland in February 1994. He held office from the 1st of March 1994 to the 29th of February 2000. Upon leaving office, President Ahtisaari founded the Crisis Management Initiative and is the Chairman of the Board of CMI. Martti Ahtisaari founded CMI to continue his legacy in helping the international community to do better when it comes to preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and post-conflict statebuilding.
After leaving the office of the President, Martti Ahtisaari has taken various tasks involved in peace mediation and conflict resolution. In 2005 he facilitated the peace process between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement. Between November 2005 and February 2008 Mr. Ahtisaari acted as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo. Martti Ahtisaari is the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 2008.
President Ahtisaari has his personal office in conjunction of CMI where he is assisted in all his tasks. The office is situated in the same premises with CMI.
