BDP discuss about entering Parliament
BDP discuss about entering Parliament
After the general congress last week, the BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) is considering whether to enter parliament o to continue with the boycott of the assembly.
On the table are various hypothesis and a decision would be taken, as the party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaþ has stated, in due time.
Indeed the ongoing military operations by the Turkish army are not indicating a swift change in Turkish policy. In other words, peace or even simply starting to acknowledge the need for a solution trough dialogue of the Kurdish question does not seem on the table for the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party).
Indeed the Turkish army is preparing for a land operation. Or at least no steps have been taken to indicate that plans for a land operation have been abandoned.
Under these circumstances, the BDP needs to assess if, when and in which way to enter parliament.
In recent weeks the traffic of diplomatic relations among Ankara Erbil/Hewler and Baghdad has become quite heavy.
Neçirvan Barzani is believed to be on his way to Ankara for talks with both Turkish foreign minister and army generals.
In the meantime the foreign office envoy, Feridun Sinirlioðlu has met in Baghdad with the Iraqi foreign minister, Hoþyar Zebari, and the president of Iraq parliament Usame El Nuceyfi. Tomorrow he is expected to speak with the president of Iraq, Celal Talabani.
For the BDP the issues on the table are many, but in particular there is growing concern for the health and situation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan as well as for the threat of a land operation by the Turkish army.
Yesterday the member of the coordination committee of the DTK (Democratic Society Congress), and Batman MP Ayla Akat Ata has stated that in this context, with the Kurdish leader locked up and isolated from the rest of the world and a looming land operation it is difficult for the party to predict if and when they will enter parliament.
And Mersin MP Ertuðrul Kürkçü has pointed out that "in a country at war you cannot certainly speak about a new Constitution. For a Constitution to be thought and written, war needs to be stopped. It is not right to discuss about a new Constitution when war is going on. There is a need for the government to take certain steps in order to create the right conditions and environment in which a new Constitution can be discussed"
On the table are various hypothesis and a decision would be taken, as the party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaþ has stated, in due time.
Indeed the ongoing military operations by the Turkish army are not indicating a swift change in Turkish policy. In other words, peace or even simply starting to acknowledge the need for a solution trough dialogue of the Kurdish question does not seem on the table for the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party).
Indeed the Turkish army is preparing for a land operation. Or at least no steps have been taken to indicate that plans for a land operation have been abandoned.
Under these circumstances, the BDP needs to assess if, when and in which way to enter parliament.
In recent weeks the traffic of diplomatic relations among Ankara Erbil/Hewler and Baghdad has become quite heavy.
Neçirvan Barzani is believed to be on his way to Ankara for talks with both Turkish foreign minister and army generals.
In the meantime the foreign office envoy, Feridun Sinirlioðlu has met in Baghdad with the Iraqi foreign minister, Hoþyar Zebari, and the president of Iraq parliament Usame El Nuceyfi. Tomorrow he is expected to speak with the president of Iraq, Celal Talabani.
For the BDP the issues on the table are many, but in particular there is growing concern for the health and situation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan as well as for the threat of a land operation by the Turkish army.
Yesterday the member of the coordination committee of the DTK (Democratic Society Congress), and Batman MP Ayla Akat Ata has stated that in this context, with the Kurdish leader locked up and isolated from the rest of the world and a looming land operation it is difficult for the party to predict if and when they will enter parliament.
And Mersin MP Ertuðrul Kürkçü has pointed out that "in a country at war you cannot certainly speak about a new Constitution. For a Constitution to be thought and written, war needs to be stopped. It is not right to discuss about a new Constitution when war is going on. There is a need for the government to take certain steps in order to create the right conditions and environment in which a new Constitution can be discussed"
