📰 Kurdish delegation seeks urgent meeting with Syrian government 

QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – A Kurdish politician declared on Tuesday that the Kurdish delegation has formally requested a meeting with the syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian transitional administration “as soon as possible” to discuss the rights of the Kurdish people in Syria.   Perwin Youssef, co-chair of the Kurdish delegation, informed North Press that the group sent a “confidential message” to damascus through mediators and the U. S. -led Global Coalition, after multiple months passed without a date being set for talks between the joint Kurdish delegation and Syrian administration authorities. The request comes six months after the Kurdish Unity Conference, held in Qamishli in northeastern Syria, during which a political document was released calling for the constitutional recognition of Kurdish rights.

Youssef, who also serves as co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), stressed that the joint Kurdish delegation represents the collective rights and aspirations of Kurds across Syria. She reiterated the delegation’s urgent appeal to hold discussions with Damascus. The Kurdish politician declined to provide details regarding the content of the confidential message sent to government representatives.       The Kurdish Unity Conference was held on April 26, 2025 in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, bringing together over 400 participants representing Syrian Kurdish parties, actors from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Turkey, and independent political and civic figures.

The conference aimed to unify Kurdish political positions in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime and amid the transitional period, presenting consolidated demands to strengthen Kurdish participation in the country’s governance. It resulted in a political document calling for constitutional recognition of Kurdish rights, including acknowledgment of Kurdish identity and language, regional administrative powers, participation in state institutions, and gender equality. The conference also established a joint Kurdish delegation to engage with the Syrian transitional government.

While the event was welcomed internationally, it faced internal and external challenges, including concerns over limited civil society participation and tensions with Damascus regarding proposals for regional autonomy. The conference is widely viewed as a milestone in Syrian Kurdish politics, signaling a move from local self-administration toward greater engagement in national political and constitutional processes.   Reporting by Agid Meshmesh Editing by Jwan Shekaki