Basque parliament passes anti-Turkey bill
According to the bill, the Euskal Herria Bildu party, which holdsTurkey accountable for the recent killing of
three Kurdish women linked to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Paris , requests that the
Basque Parliament's EU Council get involved in the solution of the Kurdish
national problem.
It also urgesTurkey
to show respect for all the political and cultural rights of the Kurdish people
as well as to make progress in human rights. It also calls on the European
Council to get involved in the process of finding a peaceful settlement to the
conflict.
The bill also condemns the killing of three PKK women inParis and expresses its solidarity with the Kurds, adding
that it endorses the dialogue process between the representatives of the
Kurdish people and the Turkish government and that it hopes it ends in the
recognition of the reality of the nation of Kurdistan .
When it was introduced,Turkey
reacted harshly to the parliamentary bill. Turkish Ambassador to Spain Ayşe
Sinirlioğlu took action against the bill by writing a letter to Basque
Parliament Speaker Bakartxo Tejeria. Sinirlioğlu stressed in the letter that
the bill, which included serious accusations and misinformation about Turkey , should
be corrected.
The letter further noted that it was unacceptable to have a bill that was against the basic principles of the law. Sinirlioğlu reacted harshly to the bill asTurkey was blamed
for the Paris
killings, which are still under investigation.
The ambassador also condemned the Euskal Herria Bildu bill as it referred to the PKK without describing it as a terrorist organization, this despite the fact that the group is listed by the EU and the US as such.
CitingTurkey 's good
relations with the Basque region and Spain , Sinirioğlu warned of
potential damage to these relations as a result of Euskal Herria Bildu's move.
Basque regional parliament has passed an anti-Turkey
bill introduced by the Basque Country's pro-independence Euskal Herria Bildu
party on Feb. 5.
The bill was discussed in the European Affairs and Foreign Relations
Commission of parliament and approved in a nine-to-six vote. The commission
comprises 15 members.According to the bill, the Euskal Herria Bildu party, which holds
It also urges
The bill also condemns the killing of three PKK women in
When it was introduced,
The letter further noted that it was unacceptable to have a bill that was against the basic principles of the law. Sinirlioğlu reacted harshly to the bill as
The ambassador also condemned the Euskal Herria Bildu bill as it referred to the PKK without describing it as a terrorist organization, this despite the fact that the group is listed by the EU and the US as such.
Citing
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