The HDP delegation which is to meet Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan today will inform him of meetings with the KCK, government and state authorities since 1 October. Messages from Mr. Öcalan regarding recent developments will be of crucial importance.

The HDP İmralı delegation is going to İmralı island today at 11 am. Abdullah Öcalan told the HDP delegation on 1 October that he would give the government until 15 October to take concrete steps regarding the process of resolution. Hours before that deadline, the government presented a one-page draft road map consisting of 6 articles. After the spread of popular protests over Kobanê Öcalan sent a message on 8 October via the HDP calling the parties to have an urgent dialogue and warned of the risk of provocation.

The HDP delegation subsequently met the government regarding the situation in Kobanê and the popular protests in particular, and at the weekend went to Kandil for discussions with KCK officials. The HDP delegation informed the KCK of the draft proposal made by the government, in response to which the KCK officials announced that only a concrete step would persuade them and that mere words were insufficient.  

HDP Group Chair İdris Baluken said that they would discuss the situation in Kobanê, the search for national unity amongst the Kurds and the AKP government’s stance regarding the process and Kobanê with Öcalan. Baluken added that they would inform Öcalan of their recent meetings with the government and the KCK, saying: “We will have a critically important meeting”.  

Baluken added that the government had responded positively to the secretariat proposed by the HDP and Öcalan and that certain names had been mentioned. Baluken said: "They concur, but without a concrete step we cannot make an evaluation.” With regard to news that the HDP İmralı delegation would be enlarged from 3 to 5 persons, Baluken said: "Like with the secretariat they say they accept this, but nothing has been put into practice. So we cannot say anything.”

Baluken stressed that the existing HDP delegation consisted of 3 people, but that this might increase for a subsequent visit.