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Iran welcomes PKK disbandment as step toward regional stability

Tehran, May 13 (UNI) Iran on Tuesday welcomed the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) announcement of its self-dissolution, calling it a significant move toward ending violence and fostering regional security.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement that the decision marked "an important step" away from armed conflict, expressing hope that the process would help advance peace and stability in Türkiye and the broader region.
The statement came a day after the PKK declared it would disband and cease its decades-long armed insurgency. The move follows a February call from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urging the group to lay down its arms.
Designated a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, and the European Union, the PKK has waged a four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state, initially seeking an independent Kurdish state.
Ankara frequently carries out cross-border military operations against the PKK in northern Iraq, where the group maintains its headquarters and hideouts, and targets its affiliates in Syria.
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