BDP Diyarbakir Provincal Organization Congress began

DIYARBAKIR (DIHA) – 26.1.2013 – The BDP Diyarbakir Provincal Organization 2nd Ordinary Congress began with the motto of “Let’s evolve the negotiation process into solution”. Speaking in the opening of the congress, which thousands of people participated into, the BDP Diyarbakir Provincal Co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt, “If the AKP(JDP) government is sincere on the solution of Kurdish issue, then it will give up from the military and politicial operations,” called on.

The BDP Diyarbakir Provincal Organization 2nd Ordinary Congress began with the motto of “Let’s evolve the negotiation process into solution” in Seyrantepe Closed Sport Center. One minute silcence has been held for people, who lost their lives in the struggle of freedom and democracy. The congress was dedicated to three Kurdish women politicians, who had been massacred in Paris and to HPG (People’s Defense Forces) Military Council Member Ethem Karabulut (Numan Amed), who lost his life in a clash in Lice district of Diyarbakir on 31 December.

The poster of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan, that reading “His freedom is our freedom” and the posters of three Kurdish women politicians were hung to the congress hall. Also, the placards of “Thousand salute from the castle of resistance to Imrali”, “Either an honorable peace or a magnificient resistamce”, “The solution addressee of Kurdish issue is Dear Ocalan”, “We salute the resistance of Rojava people”, “A free leader, a free youth, a free day” and “Free youth, free future” were opened and hung to congress hall.

Thousands of people are often shouting the slogans of “Long live Leader Apo”. The rushing into the congress in going on. Thousands of people including KADEP, EMEP, ESP, Dicle Fırat Dialogue Group, Azadî İnisiyatifi, HDK, Diyarbakır Bar, 78’s Initiative, TMMOB, KESK unities, BDP Co-chair Gültan Kışanak, BDP Diyarbakır Parliamentarians Altan Tan and Nursel Aydoğan, BDP Deputy Co-chair Meral Danış Beştaş, DTK Permanent Council Members, delegations, Peace Mother Initiative activists, NGOs representatives joined in the congress. Speaking in the opening of the congress, which thousands of people participated into, the BDP Diyarbakir Provincal Co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt, “If the AKP(JDP) government is sincere on the solution of Kurdish issue, then it will give up from the military and politicial operations,” called on.