Turkey welcomes US rewards for senior members of PKK terrorist group

Baku. 7 November. REPORT.AZ/ The Turkish Foreign Ministry has commented on US rewards for three senior members of PKK terrorist group, Report informs.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hami Aksoy said that Ankara appreciates the decision.

"We welcome US rewards for information leading to the identification or location of the senior members of the PKK terrorist group. We also expect this step to be supported with fight against PKK, its wings in Iraq and Syria," Aksoy said.

The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice program has authorized up to $12 million of rewards for information leading to the identification or location of the senior members of the PKK terrorist group, according to a statement made Tuesday by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer, who was in Turkey for a visit.

Released by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, the statement said Washington approved up to $5 million for information on PKK's acting leader Murat Karayılan, $4 million for Cemil Bayık and $3 million for Duran Kalkan.