KCK Denies Allegations on Withdrawal Roadmap

Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), a Kurdish organization founded by Abdullah Öcalan, denied allegations on Turkish media regarding the withdrawal of PKK's militia to Northern Iraq following the negotiation process between PKK leader Öcalan and Turkish government.

Yeni Safak, a pro-government newspaper in Turkey, claimed yesterday that PKK would withdrawal from its positions in Dersim, Siirt and Van provinces to Northern Iraq by mid-February.

Sabah, another pro-government newspaper in Turkey, cited Parliament Constitution Commission chair Burhan Kuzu's statement on PKK militia's withdrawal to other countries by summer 2013.

"The negotiations with Imrali Island [a common way to address Abdullah Öcalan in Turkish media] are still active. We are now working on a roadmap about when the PKK militia will leave the country. The intelligence agency is also involved. We estimate it would be around this summer," Kuzu told Sabah.

According to an article published by Firat News Agency, KCK Executive Council denied allegations on Turkish media regarding the withdrawal of PKK's militia to Northern Iraq.

Reminding that the 3 slain women in Paris incident still remained obscure, the KCK council said the negotiations could only yield productive results only when the murderers were found.

The council also denied allegations on negotiations between KCK and Turkish government saying that only Öcalan and Turkish state negotiated on the Kurdish question. (EKN/BM)