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National Syrian Kurdish Council: We wanted
more deterrents against the Syrian regime
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A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad
defaced with red paint is sown during an
anti-government demonstration in the outskirts of
Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012
Photo: AP See Related Links
March 1, 2012
ERBIL-Hewlęr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', —
The decision of EU foreign ministers to tighten the
sanctions on Syria was "good" but harsher action
should have been taken against the Syrian regime,
said an official of the National Syrian Kurdish
Council in Sweden.
Member of the council Saad al-Mulla said the
economic and military sanctions imposed on the
Syrian regime may put pressure on the regime in the
long term. He added that the sanctions are not
however an obstacle in the short term because of the
economic, military, and political support the regime
receives from its home country and Iran.
Foreign ministers decided on Tuesday to freeze the
assets of the Syrian central bank and prohibit
Syrian cargo flights from the EU. They also decided
to ban the purchase of gold, precious metals and
diamonds from the country, in addition to freezing
the assets of seven Syrian cabinet members close to
President Bashar al-Assad.
Commenting on the decision of the EU ministers,
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt expressed his
belief that sanctions alone will not stop the
killings in Syria but will put pressure on the
regime.
Saad al-Mulla continued to say that the council
supports all decisions that provide protection to
civilians and put an end to the the crimes committed
against them.
Asked whether he expects Syria to go through the
same course of history as Iraq, which culminated in
the invasion of coalition forces in 2003,www.ekurd.net
Mulla said: "We hope that the Iraqi experience will
not be repeated in Syria and the decisions and
actions taken against the Syrian regime will be
quick and close.
"The Syrian Kurdish Council seeks to achieve true
democracy, which means that all Syrian components
get equal rights in a united state in addition to
the application of political decentralization in
Syria," he added.
With regard to the possible establishment of an
autonomous region similar to Iraqi Kurdistan, Mulla
commented: "Yes, we hope to establish a federal
state... The Kurdish area in Syria is inhabited by
Kurds, Arabs and Christians."
He did not deny his wish to integrate the Kurdish
areas in Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran to form a
common market with all four complementing each other
economically, politically, socially and culturally.
By Lina Sayawish
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