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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday received a delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) amid fresh developments in the ongoing peace talks between Ankara and Kurdish rebels.
The DEM Party delegation, consisting of the party's lawmakers Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, were received by Erdogan at the Presidential Complex, marking the second meeting between the Turkish president and the pro-Kurdish party since the nascent peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) started.
The DEM Party, which is mediating the talks, visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan on Sunday, relaying a positive message from him.
The PKK announced its dissolution in May, in response to a February call by Ocalan to end the conflict that has claimed around 40,000 lives and pursue a political path to securing Kurdish political and cultural rights.
The first batch of PKK fighters, believed to be 20 to 30, are expected to lay down their weapons in Sulaimani in the coming days.
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