Syrian Kurds are ready to negotiate with Damascus

According to Isna, Maryam Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the negotiating team of the Autonomous Administration with Damascus, told the North Press Agency on Saturday that the delegation is waiting to set a new date for the negotiations and emphasized the readiness of the Autonomous Administration to reach a political solution despite Damascus’s procrastination.

He added that what has happened since the March 10 agreement was nothing more than verbal understandings, without documents or official signatures, and he considered the absence of such documents as a sign of Damascus’ lack of seriousness in implementing the agreement.

Ebrahim also emphasized that the current stalemate confirms that Damascus is not committed and cooperating despite approaching the year-end deadline to implement the March agreement.

He noted that the autonomous administration has shown considerable flexibility and the board has opened the case. The army, at the request of Damascus, was the first step, although it was supposed to be the last step and most of the terms had been agreed upon.

In his statement, the spokesman for the negotiating team of the “Autonomous Administration” confirmed that the United States and France, the guarantors of the dialogue, “know very well who is sticking to the agreement and who is blocking it.”

He emphasized that the determination of a new date for negotiations is solely the responsibility of Damascus and the delegation is ready to resume negotiations at any time.

In the end, he stated that the “self-governing administration” is committed to the political solution and the success of the March 10 agreement, despite “Damascus’s procrastination and non-adherence to the timetable”.

The Syrian presidency had announced on March 10 that it had reached an agreement with the “autonomous administration” of northern and eastern Syria. Among the most prominent provisions of this agreement was a ceasefire between Damascus and the “autonomous administration” throughout the territory of Syria and the integration of all civil and military institutions in the north and east of Syria into the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, airports and oil and gas fields.

The last meeting between the two sides was held in October. Last October, a military delegation from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) visited Damascus to negotiate integration into the Syrian army.

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