Syrian Government Rejects Any Kurdish People’s Plan For Autonomy
The Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. Photo: EFE/ Yahya Nemah
April 27, 2025 Hour: 2:18 pm
The Syrian government this Sunday rejected any proposed autonomy of the Kurdish-Syrian minority after denouncing some leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for calling for federalism, which is supposed to threaten the unity of the country.
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A statement by the Syrian presidency stated that recent movements and statements of the Kurdish-Syrian leadership calling for federalism, prepare for a different reality on the ground, and expressly contradict the content of the agreement and threaten the “unity of the country and the security of its land.”
On Saturday, representatives of Kurdish political groups in Syria began a conference in Qameshli to unify their position in negotiations with Damascus on the country’s future after the possible fall of Bashar al-Assad. SDF commander Mazlum Abdi stressed the need to guarantee Kurdish rights in the new Syria through a decentralized constitution that includes all ethnic and religious communities.
The note, which does not mention any specific Syrian Kurdish leader, refers to the agreement reached yesterday between representatives of groups and political forces of the Kurdish minority in Syria, which establishes negotiating together with the new administration of Damascus the inclusive future of the country after the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime, and insisted that it be a “decentralized and democratic” state.
This consideration of decentralization contradicts, according to the statement, the agreement between the Syrian president, Ahmed al Sharaa, and the SDF, to work together, a commitment that he defined as “a positive step towards de-escalation and openness to a comprehensive national solution.”
“The agreement has been a constructive step if it is implemented with a unifying national spirit, away from private and exclusionary projects. We clearly reject any attempt to impose a divisive reality or establish separate entities under federal names or autonomous administration without a comprehensive national agreement,” the Syrian Presidency remarked.
In the note, the Government affirmed that the union of Syria is a red line, and any violation “harms the unifying Syrian identity.”
At the same time, the central government claimed that the rights of the Kurds are guaranteed within a unified Syrian state, urging the SDF to prioritize the national interest.
This comes in the context of the “Kurdish Unity Conference” in Qameshli, where a joint political vision for a solution to the Kurdish question in a democratic and decentralized Syrian state was sought, and in parallel to agreements between the Kurds and Damascus for their integration into the state.
Autor: ACJ
Fuente: EFE