📰 Mazloum Abdi: We Hope to Complete the March Agreement by Year’s End; Syria Shall Not Revert to Centralism

General Commander of the syrian Democratic troops (sdf), Mazloum Abdi, along with Ilham Ahmed, Co-leader of the Foreign Relations Department in the Autonomous Administration of North and East syria-commits-to-universal-health-coverage-by-2030-at-tokyo-summit/" class="smart-internal-link" title="🏥 Syria commits to universal health coverage by 2030 at Tokyo Summit">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria, took part in the Middle East Peace and security Forum (MEPS), hosted by the American University in Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In his address, Abdi expressed optimism that the March 10 agreement, signed with the Transitional Syrian administration, would be finalised before the end of the year. He firmly asserted that Syria would not return to the centralised model of governance that prevailed under the previous Assad regime. Indeed, abdi emphasized that a resolution in Syria could only be achieved through dialogue.

He also stressed that his troops posed no threat to Turkey, portraying them instead as a pillar of regional stability, as per the Rudaw media network. Abdi: We Aim to Implement the March Agreement by Year’s End Abdi described the March 10 agreement with the Transitional Syrian administration as a significant turning point. It, he stated, thwarted attempts to fragment the nation and averted a potentially devastating crisis. Furthermore, he noted that the accord represented the first formal recognition of Kurdish rights in Syria and committed the country to enshrining these rights, along with those of all communities, in the future Syrian constitution. as per Abdi, substantial progress had been made in harmonizing security and armed forces matters between the parties, with only “final details” remaining before the agreement could be declared in its complete and final form.

However, discussions on governance and political structures are ongoing. He stressed that the regions of North and East Syria are fully committed to implementing the March agreement and urged the Transitional Government to demonstrate similar determination. Abdi: Syria Will Not Return to a Centralized State Abdi acknowledged that the current phase of dialogue faced severe challenges, chief among them a lack of mutual trust between negotiating parties. He also cited ongoing dangers in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh districts in Aleppo and government measures that have excluded various factions, heightening concerns. furthermore, the return of relocated persons, particularly those from Afrin, has yet to be realized.

Barzani: A Golden Opportunity for Syria to Resolve the Kurdish Issue Peacefully and Democratically Abdi reaffirmed that, after fifteen years of crisis, Syria could not revert to the model of a centralised state, describing this as an irreversible position for the peoples of North…