In light of the Kurdish conference held in northern and eastern Syria on the 26th of this month, we, the Kurdish people of Syria, affirm that this conference, despite its limited scope and its restriction to two Kurdish parties without the inclusive participation of all Kurdish national forces and figures from across northern and eastern Syria, remains an important political step that cannot be ignored or downplayed.

We acknowledge the real shortcomings in the structure of the conference, both in terms of the absence of broad representation of all Syrian Kurds and the need for more inclusive organizational frameworks that represent various social, cultural, and political sectors. Nevertheless, this conference represents a clear expression of an important and fundamental part of the Kurdish political will in Syria.

Therefore, we emphasize that Mr. Ahmed al-Sharah (known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani), who presents himself today as the president of the Syrian Transitional Government, must take full national responsibility and promptly recognize the outcomes of the Kurdish conference in northern and eastern Syria as an integral part of the comprehensive national solution, not as a threat to the unity of the country.

Denial of the legitimate national demands of the Kurdish people or ignoring their free will will only deepen national wounds and accelerate the disintegration of the Syrian state into a catastrophic and inevitable fate of divisions and fragmentation, which does not serve the interests of any sincere national party.

Maintaining the true unity of Syria cannot be achieved through marginalization and exclusion, but rather through recognizing the rights of all its components, with the Kurdish people at the forefront, to determine their fate within a democratic, pluralistic national framework.

Our historical responsibility compels us to state clearly: There is no unity without justice, and there is no justice without recognition of the rights of all.

Therefore, we demand that Mr. Ahmed al-Sharah, and behind him all Syrian political forces, understand that ignoring the Kurdish will is a betrayal of Syria's unity, and that recognizing the outcomes of the Kurdish conference is the first step toward building a new Syria, a state for all its citizens without discrimination, exclusion, or hegemony.

Time is running out... and Syria stands today at a dangerous crossroads. Let us preserve what remains before history forces upon us the cost of collapse.

Long live Syria as a free, democratic, and pluralistic state.
Long live the Kurdish people, free and dignified on their land.

April 28, 2025

Dr. Adnan Bouzan

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