Kurdish official: Intra-Kurdish talks in their final phases
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Jamal Sheikh Baqi, Secretary General of Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria (KDP-S), announced that the intra-Kurdish talks are in their final phases regarding the Autonomous Administration and the way in which the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS, a group of Syrian Kurdish parties which belong to the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition coalition) would share in the Administration’s institutions.
“ENKS wanted to take part in the Autonomous Administration before starting general elections, and the National Unity Parties accepted the request,” Sheikh Baqi said in an exclusive statement to North Press.
Jamal represented his party in the delegation of Kurdish National Unity Parties (PYNK, a group of Kurdish parties led by the leading Democratic Union Party or PYD) in the intra-Kurdish dialogue meetings.
The co-chair of the Executive Council in the Jazira Region attended one of the meetings in order to identify the Autonomous Administration and explain its structure and tasks, according to Sheikh Baqi.
PYNK did not call on ENKS to leave the Syrian opposition coalition, he told North Press.
“ENKS cannot share in protecting Rojava and accept to be occupied at the same time,” he added, pointing out to the position of ENKS regarding the presence of Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition groups in northern Syria.
“There should be a way to join both the Unity and Progress parties in the negotiations,” he said about two Syrian Kurdish parties who have so far been excluded from the negotiations.
The mechanism of the Unified Kurdish Position grants 40% representation to ENKS and 40% to PYNK, Sama Bekdash, the official spokeswoman for the Democratic Union Party (PYD), told North-Press.
The remaining 20% would be equally shared between the two parties, and it would include independents and parties that are not part of any political structures, according to Bekdash.
Baqi stressed the necessity of including all parties in the current talks to unite the Kurdish ranks. “It cannot be overlooked that the two parties remain outside it,” he added.