Ankara (dpa) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has demanded that the Kurdistan Workers‘ Party (PKK), which it and the European Union regard as a terrorist organization, disarms."We took tremendous risks to launch this peace process, even our supporters criticized us," Cavusoglu said, referring to a process that broke down in 2015. "They didn‘t lay down their weapons, despite all the goodwill and positive steps coming from the state. This time they have to lay down their weapons first," he said.Even in the absence of a peace process, he does not believe there should be problems with Kurdish citizens. "I don‘t have to promise anything to our Kurdish citizens. They are first class citizens. They enjoy full rights. We granted them all their rights, any rights that they needed," he said, citing in particular development projects in Kurdish cities.
