A delegation of Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party visited jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday in his island prison, where he was expected to give them a statement that Ankara hopes will pave the way for his outlawed group to disarm.

Pro-Kurdish politicians are meeting the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, as part of renewed peace efforts.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is urging its supporters to gather in Diyarbakir (Amed) and Van provinces on Thursday to await the anticipated 'call of the century' from jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party expects to visit Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in jail within days after which he is expected to make a statement on the Kurdish separatist group's future,

The delegation emphasized that resolving the Kurdish issue through political and legal means, rather than conflict, would benefit not only Turkey but also the broader Middle East.

Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan is expected to call on the separatist PKK group to lay down arms against Turkey, a potential turning point in a conflict that’s run for four decades.Most Read from BloombergThe Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation ResearchShelters Await Billions in Federal Money for Homelessness ProvidersNYC’s Congestion Pricing Pulls In $48.

A delegation of Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party went on Thursday to visit jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan in his island prison, where he was expected to give them a statement that Ankara hopes will pave the way for his outlawed group to disarm.

Turkey's leading pro-Kurd party said it was expecting a "historic declaration" Thursday from the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, amid efforts to end a decades-long conflict with Ankara.