A third press conference took place on 16 April 1993 in Bar Elias, Lebanon, where the ceasefire was prolonged indefinitely. To this event, Jalal Talabani, Ahmet Türk from the HEP and again Kemal Burkay attended and also declared their support for the ceasefire.[1] A day later, on 17 April 1993, the Turkish President Turgut Özal died unexpectedly. Doğan Güreş and Tansu Çiller, the chief of staff of the military and the prime minister at the time, both released statements against peace with the PKK and the latter was reported to have supported a military solution to the conflict.[2] Ahmet Türks assistance at the press conference was heavily criticized by the Turkish authorities[5] and the ceasefire ended after Turkish troops launched an attack on 19 May 1993, in which 13 members of the PKK were killed.[8]