{"id":120616,"date":"2025-01-05T17:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=120616"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:13:28","slug":"u-s-envoy-urges-kurdish-unity-representation-in-syrias-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/120616\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. envoy urges Kurdish unity, representation in Syria\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Scott Bolz, U.S. envoy to Northeast Syria, held on Sunday a meeting with the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in the city of Qamishli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faisal Youssef, spokesperson for the KNC, told North Press that the American envoy emphasized the importance of Kurdish unity in Syria, stressing the need for a unified stance and vision among Kurdish groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that Bolz reiterated U.S. support for the rights of the Kurdish people, recognizing them as an ancient and integral community in Syria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The envoy also underlined the necessity of forming a unified Kurdish delegation to represent the political aspirations of Syria&#8217;s Kurds, Youssef added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted that a future democratic Syria must embrace all ethnicities and communities as equal participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the fall of the Assad regime, American and French envoys have held multiple meetings with the KNC and other Kurdish parties in an effort to revive intra-Kurdish dialogue and strengthen cooperation among Syrian Kurds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Nalin Ali<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U.S. envoy urges Kurdish unity, representation in Syria\u2019s future \u2013 North Press\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSIGg1eWqtU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Scott Bolz, U.S. envoy to Northeast Syria, held on Sunday a meeting with the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in the city of Qamishli. 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