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KURDISH PEACE INITIATIVES IN TURKEY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 384: tabled on 07 December 2009

Tabled in the 2009-10 session.

This motion has been signed by 29 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House supports the steps taken by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkey and the Kurdish Movement, to initiate a just democratic solution to the issue of the rights of the Kurdish people; recognises that the Kurdish Movement includes the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan; notes the positive steps taken by Ocalan to initiate a peace process including a unilateral PKK ceasefire and sending peace groups of PKK activists and refugees to Turkey to support peace efforts; further notes the appeal to the EU by the Society for Threatened Peoples to support the peace initiative of the PKK and the legal pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party; regrets that the AKP has prevented the peace groups entering Turkey; believes that the PKK should be recognised as a party to the dialogue in order to achieve a just and peaceful solution; further believes that the continued listing of the PKK as a terrorist organisation is an impediment to the resolution of the conflict; further regrets that the Turkish opposition parties, the Republican People's Party and the Nationalist Movement Party, have opposed the initiative for peace; urges the Government to de-list the PKK to facilitate its recognition as legitimate party to the negotiations; and also urges the Government to put the utmost diplomatic pressure on Turkey to turn away from conflict and to open negotiations with the Kurdish Movement forthwith to bring stability to the region.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 9 December 2009
Worthing West
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Blyth Valley
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Gower
Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2009
Barnsley West and Penistone
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Islington North
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2009
Keighley
Featherstone, Lynne
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 January 2010
Hornsey and Wood Green
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Newport West
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2009
St Ives
Gerrard, Mr Neil
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2009
Walthamstow
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 December 2009
Birmingham, Yardley
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2009
Luton North
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2009
Barnsley Central
Lepper, David
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Brighton, Pavilion
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 9 December 2009
Hayes and Harlington
Pelling, Mr Andrew
Independent
Signed on 10 December 2009
Croydon Central
Rennie, Willie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 14 December 2009
Dunfermline and West Fife
Singh, Mr Marsha
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2009
Bradford West
Strang, Dr Gavin
Labour
Signed on 5 January 2010
Edinburgh East
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 10 December 2009
Finchley and Golders Green
Williams, Mrs Betty
Labour
Signed on 14 December 2009
Conwy
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 December 2009
Bristol West

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.