Turkey-Syria normalization aims to curb intra-Syrian talks – AANES official
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Badran Chia Kurd, co-chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) Foreign Relations Department, said on Wednesday rapprochement between Turkish “occupation state” and Syrian government aims to foil any intra-Syrian dialogue.
Chia Kurd said, “The Turkish-Syrian rapprochement has two goals, first to curb any solution, political change and intra-Syria dialogue, second to foil successes of the Autonomous Administration and not applying its experience across Syria and return refugees even by force.”
He added, via Zoom App, such kind of rapprochement is clear evidence of Turkey’s “weakness,” according to Hawar, a local news agency operating in areas north and east Syria.
He made his words during a dialogue session organized by the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) in the town of Fafin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, according to the SDC website.
Many Syrian political figures, clan leaders, and political parties’ representatives participated in the dialogue session.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander in Chief, during his participation in the session, considered that the normalization is a proof that the government is satisfied with the Turkish actions of occupying Syrian territories.
Chia Kurd went further saying that Turkish occupation state exploits Russian-Ukrainian war and seeks agreements with all parties through Tehran and Sochi meetings in addition to the recent agreement with Sweden to approve its bid to NATO.
He stressed that normalization between the two countries does not pour in the interest of Syrian people or government, rather it is “a new conspiracy.”
Regarding developments in Afrin, north of Aleppo, he said “Al-Nusra Front expansion in other areas will contribute to notable political changes in the near future.”
Under this changes, “we will be ready to start dialogue with all parties,” he stressed.
Turkey launched three military operations against northern and northeastern regions in Syria. The first was “Euphrates Shield” operation in 2016 where it occupied Jarablus and al-Bab, the second was “Olive Branch” operation in 2018 where it occupied Afrin region, and the third was “Peace Spring” in 2019 which resulted in the occupation of the two cities of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) and Tel Abyad with their countryside.
The co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department highlighted that the AANES has a clear project to fulfill, it is ” brotherhood of peoples” for a democratic future in Syria and intra-Syrian dialogue.
The AANES was first formed in 2014 in the Kurdish-majority regions of Afrin, Kobani and Jazira in northern Syria following the withdrawal of the government forces. Later, it was expanded to Manbij, Tabqa, Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) defeated ISIS militarily.