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Pro-Kurdish BDP express disappointment over democratization package

02 October 2013 02:05 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Senior pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputies expressed their disappointment over a recent democratization package launched by the government mainly with a goal of addressing the demands of Kurds in the settlement process aimed at the ending the decades-old Kurdish dispute and armed conflict, APA reports quoting Todays Zaman.

Speaking at a reception hosted by Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek in Ankara to mark the beginning of the new legislation year on Tuesday, BDP deputies SÄ±rrÄ± SakÄ±k and Hasip Kaplan told reporters that the package have shortcomings and is far from satisfying them.

Before addressing to the press, two deputies had a brief meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, who declined to comment on the recent reform package during the night, on the sidelines of the reception.

SakÄ±k and Kaplan said the democratization package is not promising over the issue of strengthening local administration, a key topic lies at the core of Kurds' demands for a strong self-rule in municipalities and regional governance.

The BDP deputies said they welcome other points the reform pakcage such as returning original names of the villages in southeastern Turkey.