Written question asked by Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 June 2019. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Turkey: Peace Negotiations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterparts on the prospect of renewed peace talks between the Turkish Government and (a) Abdullah Ocalan, (b) Kurdish political parties in Turkey and (c) Kurdish civil society in Turkey.

Answer: The PKK, which Mr Öcalan leads, is a proscribed group in the UK and we condemn their acts of violence as we condemn all forms of terrorism. We hope that a peace process can be resumed in the future and have provided funding to a number of civil society organisations in Turkey seeking to build dialogue between different relevant actors on the Kurdish issue. We will continue to engage with Turkey over these important issues and to maintain our support for legitimate and democratic Kurdish groups in Turkey.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 257446
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Political parties Civil society Turkey Peace negotiations Öcalan, Abdullah
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk