Salih Muslim on Talks with Damascus: an Attempt to Preserve Autonomy
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Basnews English 10/08/2018 – 15:43 ERBIL — A Syrian Kurdish political leader has made it clear that the recent talks with Bashar al-Assad’s regime is an attempt to preserve what they have already built throughout the past few years.“We are trying to preserve everything we built in terms of the autonomous system, the institutions, the democracy,” Muslim was cited by AFP.”But there’s a mentality that won’t accept this right away, so it has to happen gradually.”
The ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD), in which Muslim previously served as co-leader, is now leading talks with Damascus in order to reach a solution to their political tensions, as well as a mechanism for ruling the Kurdish areas in northern Syria.”Syria will not go back to what it was. There needs to be decentralised democracy,” Muslim said.He pointed out that the Syrian Kurds have a project that could be used as a model for all Syria.