{"id":128378,"date":"2025-08-17T14:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=128378"},"modified":"2025-08-17T14:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T14:57:43","slug":"iraqi-fm-decentralization-key-to-syrias-political-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/128378\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi FM: Decentralization key to Syria\u2019s political solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Saturday that the solution to the Syrian conflict requires moving away from centralized governance and creating trust among the country\u2019s diverse communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to the Kurdish channel Shams, Hussein stressed that decades of war had eroded confidence among Syrians, making centralization an obstacle to national reconciliation. \u201cWe know there is a state of mistrust between communities due to this long conflict, and I believe we must move away from the centralized mindset,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hussein explained that decentralization offers an alternative that could preserve Syria\u2019s unity while accommodating its social diversity. \u201cDecentralization relies on communities and the Syrian government itself. A decentralized system leads to unity, while centralization leads to division, because it is not possible for communities that lost trust to return to relying on a single ruling authority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iraqi minister also underlined the importance of democracy alongside decentralization. \u201cThe Syrian people struggled for democracy, so we need two things: democracy and decentralization,\u201d he said. He warned that failure to empower Syrians would perpetuate foreign intervention. \u201cThere are Turkish, American, French, Israeli, and Russian forces inside Syria, in addition to ISIS remnants,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hussein called for new initiatives rooted in national cohesion and recognition of individual and communal identities. \u201cThis cannot be achieved unless people in society are confident in themselves and their identity, from which the Syrian identity as a whole can be formed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the question of Kurdish aspirations in Syria, Hussein said every people has the right to dream, but emphasized that Syrian Kurds have not sought independence. \u201cI cannot prevent anyone from dreaming, and the Kurdish people have the right to self-determination,\u201d he said. \u201cBut in Syria, Kurds have not proposed establishing an independent state. I have not heard any Syrian Kurdish politician or party recently call for independence, but rather for rights within Syria\u2014whether through federalism or decentralization within the Syrian framework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iraqi foreign minister\u2019s remarks come as discussions on Syria\u2019s political future remain stalled, with international powers and local actors holding diverging visions for governance. Calls for decentralized administration echo long-standing demands from communities in northeast Syria, where the Autonomous Administration has sought recognition for its self-rule model backed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Atoun Jan DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said on Saturday that the solution to the Syrian conflict requires moving away from centralized governance and creating trust among the country\u2019s diverse communities. 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