Syrian Kurds want state decentralization – Abroad – News

The SDF, which controls part of the territory in the north and northeast of the country, said Thursday and Friday that the first round of negotiations had agreed with the government of President Bashar al-Assad to create joint committees . The wing – Syrian Democratic Council – said the purpose of the negotiations was to find "a clear path to a broader and more comprehensive dialogue" and to establish a "road map" for the future. establishment of a democratic and decentralized Syria. After the withdrawal of the Syrian government from the main Kurdish areas in 2012, the Kurds seized the opportunity to set up their administration and began implementing long-awaited reforms, such as the introduction of the 39, Kurdish language education. . [19659002] SDF officially formalized these administrative arrangements in 2016, creating autonomous cantons for the territories controlled by the groups, which it considers as a model for a federal system at the Syrian level.

Damascus opposes self-government desired by the Kurds, but at the end of the year At the end of May, Asad announced that the government was ready to negotiate with the SDF but warned that Damascus was also ready to use force to ensure the return of Syrian authorities to areas controlled by the SDS.