ENKS says joint Kurdish delegation to visit Damascus soon
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The opposition Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Thursday said that a joint Kurdish delegation will soon visit Damascus to follow up on implementing the landmark agreement between the Damascus administration and Kurdish-led forces.
“This delegation is one of the committees agreed upon to implement the March 10 agreement between Syrian [interim] President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF chief Mazloum Abdi, and it will go to Damascus,” Nimat Dawood, a senior ENKS member, told Rudaw.
Abdi and Sharaa signed a landmark agreement on March 10 to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus. The agreement recognizes the Kurds as an integral part of Syria, includes a countrywide ceasefire, and stipulates the return of displaced Syrians to their hometowns.
The Kurdish-led delegation will discuss military, educational, security, and other topics in Damascus, according to information obtained by Rudaw.
Kurds in Rojava, like other minorities in Syria, are concerned about the centralization of power and reliance on Islamic jurisprudence in the transitional constitution that has been adopted by the interim government in Damascus.
Sharaa vowed to form an “inclusive transitional government that would reflect Syria's diversity,” but has faced domestic and international criticism that he has marginalized minority communities.
Last month, the Kurdish Unity and Consensus in Western Kurdistan Conference was held in Qamishli, gathering over 400 Kurds from Syria, the Kurdistan Region, and Turkey.
The conference’s final statement recommended that its vision be adopted as a foundation for national dialogue among Kurdish political groups, the new administration in Damascus, and all Syrian forces. It said the goal is to create an inclusive Syria that respects the rights of all communities and strengthens the country’s role as a stabilizing force in the region.
“This delegation is one of the committees agreed upon to implement the March 10 agreement between Syrian [interim] President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF chief Mazloum Abdi, and it will go to Damascus,” Nimat Dawood, a senior ENKS member, told Rudaw.
Abdi and Sharaa signed a landmark agreement on March 10 to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus. The agreement recognizes the Kurds as an integral part of Syria, includes a countrywide ceasefire, and stipulates the return of displaced Syrians to their hometowns.
The Kurdish-led delegation will discuss military, educational, security, and other topics in Damascus, according to information obtained by Rudaw.
Kurds in Rojava, like other minorities in Syria, are concerned about the centralization of power and reliance on Islamic jurisprudence in the transitional constitution that has been adopted by the interim government in Damascus.
Sharaa vowed to form an “inclusive transitional government that would reflect Syria's diversity,” but has faced domestic and international criticism that he has marginalized minority communities.
Last month, the Kurdish Unity and Consensus in Western Kurdistan Conference was held in Qamishli, gathering over 400 Kurds from Syria, the Kurdistan Region, and Turkey.
The conference’s final statement recommended that its vision be adopted as a foundation for national dialogue among Kurdish political groups, the new administration in Damascus, and all Syrian forces. It said the goal is to create an inclusive Syria that respects the rights of all communities and strengthens the country’s role as a stabilizing force in the region.