The United States called Thursday's declaration of a ceasefire with Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a "positive step" toward ending more than three decades of "tragic violence", DPA reported
"This violence has claimed too many lives and too many futures, and must end," US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
She said the US applauded the "courageous efforts" of the Turkish government and other parties to achieve peace.