Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his first statement after the disarmament of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), called it an important step to ensure the security of the republic, RIA Novosti reports, quoted by FOCUS.
"I wish the important step taken today towards our goal of a Turkey without terrorism to be successful. May Almighty Allah enable us to achieve our goals on this path we are taking for the sake of the security of our country, the peace of our people and the establishment of lasting peace in our region“, Erdogan wrote on social networks.