{"id":133971,"date":"2025-12-30T09:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133971"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:18:44","slug":"ocalan-says-march-10-sdf-damascus-deal-could-ease-syria-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133971\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocalan says March 10 SDF\u2013Damascus deal could ease Syria process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Tuesday that implementing the March 10 agreement \u2013 signed between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian transitional government \u2013 could ease and accelerate the political process in Syria. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a New Year message shared by the pro-Kurdish Peoples&#8217; Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Ocalan addressed the agreement signed between the SDF and the Syrian government, describing it as a step that could open the way for democratic dialogue and reduce tensions if fully implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocalan stressed that the agreement reflects a demand for a democratic political model that allows Syria\u2019s communities to govern themselves collectively, based on equality and shared decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the deal also provides a basis for democratic integration that could be negotiated with a central authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe implementation of the March 10 agreement will ease the process and accelerate it,\u201d Ocalan said, emphasizing that Turkey\u2019s role as a facilitator, constructive actor, and open party to dialogue is of \u201cvital importance\u201d in this phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He linked Syria\u2019s prolonged crisis to what he described as decades of authoritarian, exclusionary governance, arguing that the Kurdish issue\u2014at the heart of many regional crises\u2014can only be resolved through social peace and democratic reconciliation, not military or security approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocalan also highlighted women\u2019s freedom as a core pillar of any democratic society, saying lasting peace is impossible without dismantling patriarchal mindsets and ending the culture of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to the situation in Syria, he said the country\u2019s chaos underscores the urgent need for democratization, noting that demands for freedom and equality among Kurds, Arabs, Alawites, and other communities have long been suppressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocalan concluded by calling for the new year to be a year of peace rather than war, urging democratic reconciliation, dialogue, and a shared future for the peoples of Turkey, Syria, the Middle East, 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