French Marxist philosopher Matthieu Renault, who sent a message of support for the Peace and Democratic Society Process initiated by Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan's 27 February Call, described Abdullah Öcalan's call for the dissolution of the PKK as "a courageous step towards a political and peaceful path". 

 

Renault included the following statements in his message sent to the Mezopotamya Agency (MA): "The Peace and Democratic Society Process speaks to a conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish people, whose human and political costs are felt daily. For decades, the Kurdish Question has brought together major struggles for emancipation and freedoms, with a significance that goes beyond the region and has reached a global dimension. Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the dissolution of the PKK represents a courageous step toward a political and peaceful path. Supporting this process affirms a regional necessity and a message for all of us, for the world: that coexistence between peoples is possible and vital."

 

WHO IS MATTHIEU RENAULT?

 

Matthieu Renault, French Marxist philosopher and academic. His academic background is based on work in political philosophy at institutions such as the University of Paris VII Denis Diderot and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and he is particularly known for his work on postcolonial theory and Fanon studies. His works, such as Frantz Fanon: From Anti-Colonialism to Postcolonial Critique, contain political philosophical analyses that combine anti-colonialism and postcolonial criticism.