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Situation of Kurds in Syria discussed in
Belgium Senate
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March 13, 2012
BRUSSELS, — On the eighth anniversary of
the Qamishlo massacre in Kurdistan in Syria,
Flemish, Kurdish and Syrian opposition politicians
discussed in Brussels the current developments in
Syria and the role of neighboring countries.
The moderator of the discussion, Flemish senator
Piet De Bruyn, expressed the solidarity of Flemish
democrats and patriots with the Kurdish people and
their struggle for human rights, democracy and
freedom. De Bruyn compared the Kurdish struggle with
the Flemish fight for human rights in Belgium in the
past.
"We have to know well the history and to look [at]
it from [a] critical point, so we can learn lessons
from the past and build a good future," said De
Bruyn.
Dr. Khalit Isa, historian and vice chairman for the
external relation of Syrian opposition National
Coordinating Committee for Democratic Change,
criticized "the Arab nationalists and Islamic
extremists, especially Muslim Brotherhood, for
cooperating with Turkey and spreading negative
propaganda that Kurds are weak and divided".
According to Dr. Isa, "Kurds are the strong[est] and
[most] organized community in Syria". They have more
than ten different Kurdish political organizations,www.ekurd.net
which represent different political ideas as part of
the democratic debate in the society. But at the
same time they cooperate and they are united on both
a democratic and patriotic basis.
"On the other side, Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey
have good relations on anti-Kurdish grounds," stated
Dr. Isa.
"There are secret agreements between Muslim
Brotherhood and Turkey, as for example the
anti-Kurdish Adana agreement, which provide
weakening of the Kurdish national organizations in
Syria, limitation from power and autonomy rights
after the fall of Assad’s regime [and the]
possibility for cross-border operations on the
Syrian-Turkish border against Kurds in both
countries," he added.
According to Isa, these agreements will be in force
during the Muslim Brotherhood regime, following the
fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Sherwan Hassan, responsible for the foreign
relations of the Party of Kurdish Democratic Union
in Syria (PYD), explained to AKnews that 350,000
Kurds in Syria voted in a referendum to establish
the Kurdistan People’s National Assembly (Meclisa
Gel).
"The National Assembly will have representatives
from different villages and cities, organized in
political, juridical, social and cultural
committees, as well as committees for youths, women,
social reconciliation and self-defense committees,"
he said.
According to Hassan, the Kurdish political parties
in Syria are prepared for every possible
development, but their aim is not to contribute to
the fall of the regime with the involvement of other
countries.
"We support the democratic reforms and the smooth
transition in the country," said Hassan.
Flemish journalist Ludo De Brabander pointed out
that women's rights have been limited since the Arab
Spring. According to De Brabander, if Muslim
Brotherhood comes to power in Syria, they will
reduce the rights and the role of women and of the
ethnic and religious minorities, which are already
under threat in the Middle East.
By Roni Alasor and Lorin Sarkisian
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