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Kurdish National Council of Syria KNCS
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A delegation representing the Kurdish National
Council of Syria (KNCS) with Qubad Talabani (C)
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
representative in the United States. , Washington.
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May 12, 2012
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, — A delegation
representing the Kurdish National Council of Syria (KNCS)
is in the U.S. to discuss the Kurdish issue and the
future in Syria after receiving an official
invitation from the State Department.
Headed by Abdulhakim Bashar, chief of KNC foreign
relations, accompanied by other senior council
members, the Kurdish delegation began met with US
officials including a number of members of congress,
officials from the Washington Institute for Near
East Policy and the national security advisor, Tom
Donilon, in addition to
Robert Ford, the former U.S.
ambassador to Syria.
On Saturday, Bashar said that this visit aims at
presenting the Kurdish political vision regarding
the ongoing revolution in Syria, with the Kurdish
issue being the main topic to be discussed.
"The invitation we received from U.S. Department of
State could be seen as a strong indication of how
important the Kurdish issue has become in Syria. It
is becoming one of the primary issues and a serious
effort needs to be made so it is resolved on a fair
basis in the post-Assad Syria. The level of
legitimacy the Kurdish National Council has
representing Syria's Kurds was especially
illustrated by this invitation," Bashar said.
Mustafa Ismayil, member of the KNC, said that the
U.S. and other decision-making centers in the world
want to investigate all kinds of views over the
future of Syria after the overthrow of the current
regime.
“Kurds represent the second nation in the country,
after Arabs, and it is important to listen to their
views about the most suitable solution to their
issue in Syria, especially after decades of
discrimination and persecution,” Ismayil said.
Ismayil asserted that the Kurdish delegation is in
the U.S. to convey the real situation of the Kurds
in Syria and the legitimate rights and aspirations
of the Kurdish people after the fall of Assad
regime.
The Kurdish issue in Syria has gained considerable
attention after the participation of the Kurds in
anti-Assad demonstrations and their emergence as a
main and decisive power in the revolution.
The Kurdish National Council was established last
October in Qamishly as a coalition of 10 parties. It
is the first Kurdish political body to receive such
an invitation from the State Department since the
founding of the Kurdish political movement in Syria
more than five decades ago.
However, some Kurdish activists still argue over
whether the KNC will rise to their hopes and
expectations.
Amin Othman, a Kurdish writer and activist, said
that the demands of the delegation visiting the U.S.
are still ambiguous.
“Will they convey a clear message to the U.S.
Department of State about the popular demand of
Kurds to the right to self-determination in Syria?”
Othman asked. “Are they going to ask for
international guarantees for the future of the Kurds
amid the threats they face by the Arab opposition
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including the Syrian National Council and the
National Coordinating Body? Is political
decentralization for the Kurds in Syria one of the
questions that will be discussed with the
Americans?”
Othman criticized the KNC, saying that the council
still lacks diplomatic experience, a fact which
“might put the Kurdish issue in Syria at stake.”
“The U.S. is building a new vision regarding the
outstanding issues in the Middle East, and the
Kurdish issue seems to be on its agenda. The extent
of the Kurds’ readiness, preparation and power will
determine to what degree the Americans will stand by
their side,” Othman concluded.
By Adib Abdulmajid
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