Iraqi government tells institutions to use term ‘banned PKK’

The General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers has addressed a letter to all state institutions directing them to attach the term “banned” to any mention of the PKK in official correspondences and documents, Report informs via Rudaw.

The letter was signed by director of the secretariat’s administrative department Falah al-Aboudi dated July 14 and reached the parliament on Tuesday. The decision was issued based on the order of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani.