Opposition publicizes Oslo protocol between PKK & government

Haluk Koç, the deputy chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has made public the text of the protocol allegedly signed by members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and representatives of the Turkish Government at the negotiations in Oslo.

England, in the capacity of an arbitrator country, signed the text in the name of the two parties, Koç said. According to the text the two sides agreed upon, military operations and terrorist activities would be stopped by both sides; committees would be set up to find a solution to the Kurdish problem; two persons would visit Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the terrorist organization, on behalf of the PKK; politicians arrested in the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) investigation — the KCK being an umbrella organization that includes the PKK — following Newruz of 2011 would be released; and negotiations would be restarted after the general elections of June 12.

Koç, who is also the party spokesperson, brought up some questions regarding the Oslo negotiations last week, and demanded that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answer the questions. Noting that Erdoğan hasn’t given any answer to these questions and acts as if he isn’t even aware of them, Koç says: “I wonder why. It is an indication that he is disturbed by the questions we raised.”

Koç also demanded to know whether Hakan Fidan, the undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), made a commitment in the negotiations, saying: “Anyway, that region will be autonomous. Education services, including the appointments of teachers, will be handled by municipalities and governorates.” Stating that this sentence appeared in the text of the Oslo negotiations, he said: “Now we understand why you made a new legislation to protect Hakan Fidan. Being aware that it’s you who has the final responsibility in this issue, you see that the judicial process will get you,” addressing his remarks to the prime minister.

Saying that they would starkly expose the cooperation between the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the PKK in the days to come, “It’s clear why the prime minister is in panic. Because it’s him who is primarily responsible for what happened. It’s a clear violation of the constitution,” Koç maintained.

According to the document the CHP has made public, Turkey and the representatives of the PKK reached an agreement at the negotiations in Oslo on the following issues.

1- Both sides express their determination for a solution in the Kurdish issue in the context of the ongoing Oslo and İmralı course.

2 – They also confirm compromise reached for the continuation of contacts seeking a permanent solution to the Kurdish question as emphasized in the Oslo and İmralı processes thus far as well as compromise on the necessity for the ending of all works on a constitutional and legal basis.

3-Parties shall convey their opinions and suggestions about the draft documents, including the “Draft of Principles of Democratic Solutions to Main Social Problems in Turkey,” “Draft of Principles of Fair Peace in Relations between the State and the Society in Turkey,” and “Draft for the Democratic Solution of the Kurdish Question and Action Plan for Fair Peace” — all submitted by esteemed [Abdullah] Öcalan during the meeting in İmralı on May 10, 2011 — on the first week of June at the latest. The Kurdish side shall meet the said drafts with appreciation and adopts them in principle.

4 – Parties should negotiate over the names for Constitutional Council, Peace Council and Truth and Justice Commission referred to in the abovementioned drafts and should present their agreed list of proposed names in the same time period.

5 – The Turkish side shall guarantee that two individuals representing the organization will visit Mr. Öcalan as soon as possible after the elections.

6-An end to pressure on members of the press, detentions of political and legal representatives of the Kurdish people and release of people arrested as part of KCK operations would be great steps to solve the Kurdish question. In this regard, the Turkish side shall first guarantee to release Kurdish politicians arrested after Nevruz celebrations.

7-Both sides have to inform the public to have a peaceful election and not to be in a tense atmosphere in the elections.

8- It is a necessity that all the military, political and diplomatic operations must end and both political sides should develop compulsory precautions to solve the Kurdish problem ultimately. Therefore, both parties are to end all the operations and military movements until June 15, 2011.

9-Both sides decided that they are going to meet in the second half of June 2011 to discuss the topics of the agenda and make further negotiations after preparing for the meeting.

18.09.2012
SOURCE: TODAYS ZAMAN