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Syrian expatriates to hold conference in
Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
24.1.2012 |
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January 24, 2012
ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', —
Syrian Kurdish expatriate opposition leaders are
expected to meet in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s
semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, next week.
More 200 Kurdish leaders from 25 countries are
expected to come together for the conference that is
expected to be held on Jan. 28-29 in Erbil’s Saad
Abdulla Convention Hall.
Among the Kurdish expats are leaders from the
Kurdish opposition parties that are part of the
Syrian National Council while the others are
independent politicians.
Ali Shindin, spokesman for the conference told
AKnews: “In the conference, the Kurdish leaders will
discuss the Kurdish question in Syria, how to deal
with the Syrian opposition and how to establish
Kurdish rights in Syria.”
"The conclusions of the conference will later be
submitted to the opposition group the Syrian
National Council so that they will deal with the
Kurds according to their presence and weight, now
and in the future”
Arab-Led Syrian Opposition
Courts Erbil
In an attempt to ease Kurdish concerns over Syria’s
Islamist-led opposition, Burhan Ghalioun, the head
of the Syrian National Council (SNC), pledged to
guarantee Kurdish rights in post-Assad Syria during
a meeting with Kurdistan Region President Massoud
Barzani in Erbil earlier this month, a senior
opposition leader told Rudaw.
Abdul-Bast Sayda, a member of the executive
committee of the SNC who accompanied Ghalioun to
Erbil, said that following the visit to Erbil,
“Barzani’s attitude has changed toward Syrian
National Council.” Leaders in the Kurdistan Region
of Iraq have aired reservations about the
Arab-dominated SNC and Kurdish claims that they have
been sidelined in key decisions on Syria’s future.
The SNC was established in Istanbul September. Ten
Kurdish parties and civil organizations have
boycotted the council and formed their own Kurdistan
National Council.
However, Sayda, a Kurd, joined the SNC and has tried
to bring more Kurds into the group.
“We will respond to this attempt for unification
between the Kurdish and Syrian National Council
soon,” Sayda said. “We have asked both of the
councils to meet in Erbil in the near future.”
Abdul-Hakim Bashar, the head of the Kurdish National
Council in Syria, confirmed to Rudaw that there is
an attempt to bring both councils closer.
Bashar, who is also the leader of Kurdish Democratic
Party of Syria, said, “We feel like the Syrian
National Council doesn’t treat us like we are all
equal in Syria. Despite this,www.ekurd.net
there is progresses and between the two councils.”
According to Sayda, Ghalioun wanted to meet with
Barzani, who demanded that Kurdish rights be
respected in Syria if Assad’s regime falls.
Aknews part of this report written by Fryad
Mohammed
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