Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday welcomed the İmralı delegation of of the Democracy Party (DEM Party) delegation headed by Pervin Buldan and Sirri Sureyya Onder and expressed his willingness to assist in a new peace process in Turkiye.

“Today, I met with the Dem Party delegation to discuss the peace process in Türkiye and reaffirm my full support for efforts that pave the way for lasting reconciliation. The KRG stands ready to assist,” Prime Minister Masrour Barzani posted on X.

According to the KRG readout, during the meeting, the delegation expressed their happiness with their visit, meetings, and gatherings in the Kurdistan Region and outlined the purpose of their visit and discussed their efforts regarding the peace process in Turkiye.

Today, I met with the Dem Party delegation to discuss the peace process in Türkiye and reaffirm my full support for efforts that pave the way for lasting reconciliation.

The KRG stands ready to assist. pic.twitter.com/2jfSx1q7Ac

— Masrour Barzani (@masrourbarzani) February 19, 2025

They emphasized that a new phase has begun in Turkiye, where the peace process and resolving the Kurdish issue have become critical and urgent topics. The delegation also highlighted Prime Minister Barzani's significant role, status, and support for the process.

The Prime Minister stressed the importance of seizing every opportunity for peace, stability, and strengthening peaceful coexistence and brotherhood among the peoples of the region and the world at large.

He also reiterated his full support for the peace process in Turkiye and for ending war and violence. He expressed the Kurdistan Region's readiness to provide any assistance and coordination needed in this regard.

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On February 16, President Masoud Barzani also received the Imrali delegation headed by Pervin Buldan and Sirri Sureyya Onder in Salahaddin on Sunday, February 16, 2025, and expressed his support for a new peace process in Turkiye.

The delegation conveyed the content of meetings with the imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan with Kurdish leaders in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Currently, there is a discussion of a new peace process between Turkiye and the PKK, sparked by a call from Devlet Bahceli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), for PKK leader Ocalan to address Turkiye’s parliament and declare the end of the armed struggle of the PKK.

It is expected that Ocalan will release a message for peace this month, or on March 21 during Newroz.

Between 2009 and 2015, a previous peace process between Turkiye and the PKK was also supported by Kurdish leaders in the Kurdistan Region, with the most prominent one, being President Masoud Barzani.