HDP Describes Barzani’s Visit to Turkey “Important” – HDP welcomes Barzani’s stance on its detained officialsö

Basnews English  – 25/02/2017 – 15:28  – ERBIL — The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) representative in the Kurdistan Region Abid Ika welcomed Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani’s stance on detaining the HDP officials by the Turkish authorities, expecting Barzani to discuss the Kurds’ issue in Turkey with the Turkish officials.

In an interview with the German Newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Friday, Barzani renewed his call on Ankara to release the HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas as it may serve in the interest of the peace process.

On Saturday, Ika told BasNews the Kurdish region in Turkey is undergoing a dire situation, stating that 13 HDP MPs are still in prison and the Nusybin district in Mardin province has been besieged. Therefore, the peace process in such a situation is unlikely to be discussed, however Barzani’s visit to Turkey is of immense significance, he said.Barzani has strong relations with world countries including Turkey, thus he is expected, as part of his national duty, to discuss the Kurdish question with all international and regional powers, Ika said. He added that Barzani is an important political leader therefore his discussions with the Turkish president over the detention of the HDP MPs will be of great importance. HDP views Barzani’s position on the detention of their officials as pleasing, adding that 20 million Kurds in Turkey are seeking peace.

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