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Iran asks Germany to explain a Kurdish
PEJAK leader presence
11.9.2007
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September 11, 2007
Tehran, -- Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki has said Iran has asked the
German government to explain a PEJAK leader's
presence in Germany.
"The German government should be responsible for the
presence of certain PEJAK agents in that country,"
Mottaki told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting
with economic and trade officials of Iran Chamber of
Commerce, Industries and Mines in Tehran on Tuesday.
The leader of the PEJAK group Rahman Haj-Ahmadi has
recently announced in an interview that he was
staying in Germany.
PEJAK (Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) , Since
2004 PEJAK took up arms for self-rule in the
country's mainly Kurdistan province northwestern of
Iran. Half the members of PEJAK are women.
PEJAK in not listed as terrorist group by any
country except Iran.
"It is natural for the the Islamic Republic to make
certain efforts to stop terrorist acts in border
areas," he said.
Mottaki described Iran's ties with the Iraqi
Kurdistan as amicable, and said, "Today, there
reside good relations between Iran and Iraqi
Kurdistan, our border provinces and companies have
wide participation in the reconstruction of the
Iraqi Kurdistan and implementation of projects in
that region."
He further reminded that some elements always seek
to undermine the two sides' relations, and said,
"Terrorist groups always sought to impede healthy
relations between the two sides and trouble
development and prosperity of the region."
The minister pointed out that Iran has naturally
managed to halt some terrorist moves and tensions in
its border areas, saying, "It is necessary to
prevent terrorists' entry to Iran from Iraqi borders
and other areas."
Asked about the next round of talks between Iran and
the US over Iraq, the top diplomat said Tehran has
not yet adopted any specific decision in this
regard.
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The present leader of the organisation is Haji
Ahmadi. According to the Washington Times, half the
members of PEJAK are women, many of them still in
their teens, and one of the female members of the
leadership council is Gulistan Dugan, a psychology
graduate from the University of Tehran. This is due
primarily to the fact that PJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PJAK believes that
women must have a strong role in government and must
be on an equal level with men in leadership
positions.
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran in Kurdish
(Hīzbī Dźmokiratī Kurdistanī Źran) is a Kurdish
opposition group in Iranian Kurdistan which seeks
the attainment of Kurdish national rights within a
democratic federal republic of Iran.
The current
General Secretary of the Democratic Party of Iranian
Kurdistan is Mustafa Hijri
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