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• DBP: Strengthening the political and democratic ground is a historic responsibility 

  The DBP Central Executive Committee issued a written statement regarding the PKK's decision to disarm, saying, “Embracing the Peace and Democratic Society process and strengthening this ground is a historic responsibility.”
• Sinn Féin spokesperson: The international community must play a constructive role in advancing peace 

  Sinn Féin's Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, announced their support for the PKK’s decision.
• DEM Party Spokesperson: PKK decision is the beginning of a new era full of hope 

  Commenting on the PKK's announcement of its congress decisions, DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said, “One era is ending, and the door to a new era full of hope is opening for all of us.”
• Tülay Hatimoğulları: The path to a democratic Turkey has been opened 

  Tülay Hatimoğulları said that after the PKK's decision, everyone's duty is to "ensure democratic change and transformation in Turkey, take the urgent steps that need to be taken in this regard, and move forward in building the Democratic Republic."
• Erkan Baş: We will stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people’s struggle for freedom 

  Talking about the PKK’s statement, TIP chairman Erkan Baş, said: “As has been the case until now, no one should doubt that socialists will continue to stand in solidarity with the Kurdish people's struggle for their righs and freedoms."
• Bahçeli: Peace and brotherhood are the winners 

  Following the PKK’s decision to dissolve itself, MHP chairman Devlet Bahçeli, expressed gratitude to Öcalan, the DEM Party, and the Imralı delegation, saying: "The torch has been lit. Today, peace and brotherhood are the winners."
• EU welcomes the PKK decision to disband, calls on all parties to "seize the moment" 

  The EU welcomed the dissolution of the PKK and reiterated its stance on finding a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue, EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said on Monday.
• Die Linke: The PKK has opened the door to a peace process under difficult conditions 

  Following the PKK decision to disband and disarm, the German Left Party called for the release of Abdullah Öcalan as a direct negotiating partner and an end to military violence by the Turkish army.
• Syrian FM: PKK decision to disband is a "pivotal moment" for regional stability 

  Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said that the PKK's decision to disband was “a pivotal moment” for regional stability.
• Demirtaş: We welcome the PKK decision as a historic step 

  Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is held in Edirne Prison, said they welcomed the PKK’s decision to disband and disarm as a significant move taken in line with the memory of Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
• Hakan Fidan: A historic and important decision 

  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described the PKK's decision as “historic” and “important.”
• Bakırhan: No excuse left not to build a democratic Turkey 

  Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the DEM Party, made a statement greeting the PKK's congress decisions and said: "There is no longer any excuse not to solve the Kurdish question and build a democratic Turkey."
• MP Bayhan: Operations must stop and the Kurdish people’s democratic demands must be accepted 

  EMEP MP İskender Bayhan emphasized the importance of the PKK's dissolution, saying, “The PKK has dissolved itself and silenced its weapons from its own side, but the operations must stop, and the democratic demands of the Kurdish people must be accepted."
• Pervin Buldan calls on Parliament to take action after the PKK declaration 

  “The struggle that the Kurdish people have been waging for years must now ensure the democratization of Turkey without delay and be crowned with peace," said Pervin Buldan, a member of the DEM Party İmralı Delegation.
• AKP Spokesperson: PKK declaration marks “the opening of a new era" 

  AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik described the PKK's announcement that it was ending its activities as an important step marking “the opening of a new era".
• President Erdoğan’s advisor: Comprehensive reforms will be implemented 

  Following the PKK's decision to dissolve its organizational structure and end its armed struggle, President Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Mehmet Uçum, said that this process would be completed with "inclusive reforms, starting with a new constitution."
• PKK leading cadres Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun to be commemorated 

  Commemorative events will be held in many cities for Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun, two leading cadres of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
• Deputy chairman of the AKP: Mechanisms will be operated as required 

  Following the PKK's announcement of its congress decisions, AKP Deputy chairman Efkan Ala said: "The mechanisms related to the management of the process will be operated as required."
• International petition launched for Pakshan Azizi in Munich 

  An international petition has been launched in Munich, Germany, for Pakshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman prisoner sentenced to death by the Iranian regime.
• Mother of Sakine Cansız hospitalized 

  88-year-old Zeynep Cansız, mother of Kurdish revolutionary Sakine Cansız, who was murdered in Paris, has been admitted to hospital with a broken thigh-bone. According to relatives, her condition is serious.
• Memorial for Sırrı Süreyya Önder in Strasbourg 

  Sırrı Süreyya Önder's internationalist struggle, his solidarity with the Kurdish people, his combative personality, and his peace efforts were underlined at a memorial held in Strasbourg.
• Kurdish Language Day celebrated in Lausanne 

  A celebration was held in Lausanne to celebrate 15 May, Kurdish Language Day.
• Erdoğan's first statement after the PKK Congress 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first statement after the PKK announced that it had held its 12th Congress upon the call of Abdullah Öcalan to disband and disarm.
• Öcalan’s poem to children: You came with the breath of spring 

  At an event organized by TJA and the Peace Mothers Initiative in Amed, a poem written by Abdullah Öcalan, inspired by letters sent to him by children, was read for the first time.
• CHP leader in Van: The Kurdish question exists, and steps should be taken in Parliament 

  Speaking at a rally in Van, CHP leader Özgür Özel said, “The Kurdish question exists.” Özel stated that steps should be taken in Parliament following the PKK Congress announced yesterday.