SDF political wing lists 10 demands in negotiations with Damascus

A “road map” presented by Syrian Kurdish officials to Russia, consisting of 11 items, demanded the recognition by the Syrian authorities of “self-management” in the north-east and a new constitution guaranteeing participation in natural resources and elimination of discriminatory measures.

Elected and centralized state, its borders, its flag and its army”.

According to media report by several newspapers and news agencies, Kurdish officials handed the Russian side a detailed “road map” of the principles was the commander of the Kurdish people’s protection units Siban Hamo put it during two unannounced visits to Damascus and Moscow at the end of last year, Guarantee “of any agreement between the Syrian authorities and the Kurdish unites (SDF).

After US President Donald Trump announced at the end of last year his intention of “full and rapid withdrawal from Syria, Hamo visited Hamimim base and then Damascus and met with high-ranking Syrian officials in the presence of Russian army commanders.

He also visited the Russian capital on December 29 and met with Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Chief of Staff Valery Girasimov and Chief of Staff Operations Staff Sergey Rodzkoy.

The paper included 11 items, “six meet the demands” of the Syrian authorities and “five meet the demands” of the negotiating side represented by the “protection units”.

The principles stated that “Syria is a unified state and recognition of its international borders and it is a central state with Damascus as its capital” “The president-elect, that is, President Bashar Al Assad, is the president of all the Syrians” under an election in 2014.

The third item states that “natural resources are a national treasure for all Syrians”.

The areas controlled by the “Syria Democratic Forces”, which is supported by the Washington-led international coalition contain 90 percent of the Syrian oil, which included the production of 360 thousand barrels before 2011, and includes areas of East Euphrates, also half of natural gas and the largest three dams in the country, in addition to the majority of agricultural production of cotton and grain, where the country was storing 3.5 million tons.

The fourth item recognizes the “general policy of the country registered in the Constitution”, including foreign policy and the source of the decision in the international forums in Damascus, the capital of the central state, in addition to two items, the first of which is recognition of the “one flag” of the country, the official Syrian flag.

Article 6 states that the Kurdish side recognizes the existence of “one army” of the state, but that there is a negotiating position based on the “Syria Democratic Forces” which includes 70-80 thousand fighters within the future national army under future arrangements.

On the other hand, the Kurdish demands, which included the “road map”, which was handed over to Moscow, included five Kurdish demands, the first being the abolition of the “emergency law” under the constitutional amendment and “constitutional reform” leading to a consensual constitution and a law of parties and independent and independent judiciary, Which was issued after 2011 and the Constitution passed in 2012.

The other item called on the Syrian authorities to demand”self-government recognition” in the north-east of the country, as well as “the abolition of all discrimination against the Kurdish people.

“In a third article, a series of “unjust measures” such asd Kurdish unregistered population, “in addition to an invitation to abolish” security pressure “against the Kurds.

The fourth item included the “recognition” of the Syrian government of “the Kurds as a major component of the Syrian people” such as the rest of the components, including the Assyrians, Turkmens, Arabs and others, in addition to a fifth item on “the determination of financial – budget for all regions, including the Kurdish areas” Fair in natural wealth.

Syrian officials have issued military action against Kurdish control areas if negotiations fail.

A series of negotiations took place between the Syria Democratic Council, the political arm of the Syria Democratic Forces, and Damascus.

There was a fundamental disagreement between the demands of the Kurdish side to “recognize self-management” and the Syrian authorities’ acceptance of the “local administration”.

The Syrian deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad expressed his “optimism” over the dialogue with the Kurdish groups on the negotiations a few days ago, pointing to progress in the talks guaranteed by Russia.

“Past experiences have not been encouraging, but now things are coming to an end.

If some Kurds claim to be an integral part of the Syrian state and the people of Syria, these are the favorable conditions. So I’m always optimistic”.

The region is now in the safe zone of US President Donald Trump, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the mechanism of its implementation on the ground, including several cities under the control of the Kurdish “units” on the border with Turkey.

It’s worth mentioning that, a Syrian Kurdish source revealed a round of negotiations “very close between the Syria Democratic Council and the Syrian government in Damascus”.

According to the source said that a round of negotiations will be held under the auspices of Russia within days in Damascus.