 The organization made radical changes to survive, such as changing its ideology and setting new goals.During the 7th Party congress in January 2000, the former military wing the Peoples Liberation Army of Kurdistan ("Artêşa Rizgariya Gêle Kurdistan" -ARGK) was succeeded by the People's Defense Forces ("Hezen Parastine Gêl -" HPG) and also declared that it wanted to aim for a democratic solution for the conflict.At the same time, the PKK continued to recruit new members and sustain its fighting force.