{"id":132251,"date":"2025-11-18T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132251"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:00:30","slug":"masoud-barzani-calls-for-peaceful-settlement-between-syrian-kurds-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132251\/","title":{"rendered":"Masoud Barzani calls for peaceful settlement between Syrian Kurds, Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, said on Tuesday that he hopes Syria\u2019s Kurds will be able to resolve their issues with the Syrian transitional government through peaceful and democratic means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during the second day of the Peace and Security Forum in the Middle East at the American University of Duhok, Barzani stated, &#8220;A golden opportunity has also arisen for Syria. 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