On the occasion of the PUK Martyr's Day، President Bafel Jalal Talabani issued a message in which he said: "Today we commemorate our martyrs with our pride and loyalty and we honor the Day of the PUK'S Martyr."
He said, "Today we commemorate our martyrs with eternal pride and loyalty and commemorate the Martyr's Day of the PUK. We send our greetings and love to their honorable relatives and bow our heads in reverence for their devotion and patience."
PUK president also added, "For us, today is a commemoration of our party's proud history and struggle for the freedom and prosperity of our people, and a commemoration of all the heroes who sacrificed their blood for the land of Kurdistan and brought this experience with their lives. Therefore، when we think about our glorious past، it makes us more determined to fight injustice and inequality in the future with the same spirit of unity and to protect the promise we made to the people and to take steps towards a more stable and honorable future."