{"id":133043,"date":"2025-12-09T07:04:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133043"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:04:30","slug":"kurdish-politician-says-no-stability-in-syria-without-resolving-kurdish-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133043\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdish politician says no stability in Syria without resolving Kurdish issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Mohammed Ismail, head of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS), told North Press on Monday that the Syrian transitional government\u2019s disregard for the joint Kurdish delegation amounts to disregarding a fundamental component of the Syrian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ismail, who also serves as the co-chair of the joint Kurdish delegation formed from the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/124971\/\">Kurdish Unity\u201d conference<\/a>, stated on the sidelines of a celebration in the city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, marking one year since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, \u201cThe joint Kurdish delegation represents all Kurds in Syria, and Damascus\u2019 dismissal of it is essentially a dismissal of a core part of the Syrian population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that no negotiations with Damascus have yet taken place, adding, \u201cWe extended our hand for dialogue and did not position ourselves as opposition. But until now, the regime shows no interest\u2014something that serves neither its own interests nor those of Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding Kurdish demands, Ismail said they include, Kurdish participation in both the legislative and executive branches, a resolution to the Kurdish issue, and a formal agreement recognizing the Kurds as a distinct component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that without addressing this issue, neither Syria nor the broader region can achieve true stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ismail also explained that the joint Kurdish delegation represents the Kurdish people alone, emphasizing, \u201cIntegrating the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces into the Ministry of Defense are technical matters. They do not address the broader Syrian crisis, nor do they resolve the most critical issue\u2014the Kurdish issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting by Nalin Ali<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Mohammed Ismail, head of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS), told North Press on Monday that the Syrian transitional government\u2019s disregard for the joint Kurdish delegation amounts to disregarding a fundamental component of the Syrian people. 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