WASHINGTON
Spokesperson for the US State Department, Victoria Nuland said that they welcomed terrorist organization PKK's announcement to halt violence in Turkey.
Nuland said "the United States welcomes today’s announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to halt the violence as a positive step toward ending more than three decades of tragic violence in Turkey. This violence has claimed too many lives and too many futures, and must end. We applaud the courageous efforts of the Government of Turkey and all parties concerned to achieve a peaceful resolution that will advance democracy in Turkey and improve the lives of all of Turkey’s citizens."
"The United States will continue to support the people of Turkey in their effort to finally resolve this issue and move toward a brighter future," Nuland also said.
EU also welcomes Ocalan's call
European Commission also welcomed a call made by the head of terrorist organization PKK, Abdullah Ocalan for PKK to halt violence and to retreat from Turkey.
In a joint statement released, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule and EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton underlined that they welcomed Ocalan's call and the positive responses to such a call.
The call made on Thursday was an important step in ending the problem which caused a high number of casualties in Turkey, the statement also said.
