Speaking to the ANF Spanish service, Oihana Etxebarrieta, member of the Basque Autonomous Region Parliament for EH Bildu, stated that they constantly demand the release of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, adding that he is a great friend of the Basque Country.

Etxebarrieta said that the Basque people know very well what the imprisonment of the leaders of the national liberation movements causes. "We are aware that the European Union and the Council of Europe are blackmailed because of their relations with Turkey. We think it is essential to put pressure on Turkey until it lets family members and lawyers visit him and we think it is important that the CPT also visit Öcalan."

Etxebarrieta added that Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, an international leader who has gained the trust and support of the Kurdish people and a supporter of a peaceful solution, is a crucial figure for the political strategy change that will facilitate the resolution of the conflict.

Noting the recent chemical attacks by the Turkish army, Etxebarrieta said: "In our view, the facts reported are extremely serious and we call on the OPCW to investigate what happened. We believe that Turkey cannot be allowed to continue to act with impunity."