MLKP (Marxist Leninist Communist Party ) and MLPD (Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany) organized a conference titled "Kobanê and the Middle East" in the German city of Gelsenkirchen.

The conference which was also supported by ICOR (International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations) was attended by members of many organizations including REBEU, MKP, TKP/ML, TKİP, Democratic Liberation Front (FDKC), KCD-E, NAV-DEM, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Marxist-Leninist group Rode Morgen, Rod Aksion, Communist Party of Iran (Komalah), and Communist Building Organization.

Discussions at the conference called attention to the importance of the Kobanê resistance and the need for the ending of the PKK ban in Germany in effect since 1993.

Stefan Engel on behalf of the MLPD who held the opening speech underlined that Kobanê town which is giving a challenging fight against imperialist and reactionary powers has a significant place in the Middle East. He continued; "A democratic system based on freedoms has been built up there. It is a truth that the ISIS attacks are being conducted by the reactionary powers in the region."

Attributing the aggressive attitude of Turkey to the deadlock it is facing today, Engel said that; "Turkey is quite aggressive towards both inside and outside. Its desire and plan to extend its own zone in wake of the collapse of the Syrian regime has failed. The reason why Turkey has been attacking Kurds this much is the fact that Kurds were an obstacle to it succeeding in this plan."

Speaking after, lawyer Roland Meister pointed out that the German ban on PKK was similar to that on the Communist Party of Germany, saying; "The same mindset banned the Communist Party of Germany in the history and sued hundreds of thousands of people, also causing the oppression of millions of people in their rights. The PKK ban in Germany is a consequence of this mindset and it remains while the organizations in Palestine and South Africa are being defended."

Remarking that the implementation of the ban was also related with the Turkish-German relationship based on mutual interests, Roland Meister recalled that all Kurdish institutions have been criminalized and all Kurdish refugees aggrieved in Germany because of the ban.

The day-long conference witnessed expressions and messages of solidarity with Kobanê and utterance of a joint demand for the removal of the PKK ban.

The final declaration of the conference will be released in the coming days.