An NGO representative office for Syrian Kurdistan has opened in Moscow. It was created to represent the interests of Syrian Kurds and develop bilateral relations with Russia, the mission’s head said.
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Our aim is to strengthen and develop relations with the Russian side, including its civil organizations, political parties, academics,” a member of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), Abd Salam Muhammad Ali, who will head the mission, said. He explained that Syrian Kurds are facing a number of problems that they would like to discuss with the international community.
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We naturally would like to take part in Geneva-3 [talks on Syria], but there are a number of regional forces led by Turkey who have stood up against it, threatening that they would quit should Kurds, the PYD party, or other democratic self-ruling representatives participate in the talks in Geneva,” Abd Salam Muhammad Ali said.
Turkey, on the other hand, is aiding the jihadists in the region, Abd Salam Muhammad Ali claimed, saying that the Kurds have information that Turkish secret services are operating in Syria disguised as local civilians. He also said that Ankara “
helps Islamic State and does not take any action to prevent the flow of militants from around the world, letting them arrive to Syria through Turkey.”
Pointing out that the Syrian Kurds have been militarily cooperating with the US since the battle for the town of Kobani, where the US-led coalition supported them from the air, Patiev, a member of Kurdistan’s national congress, stressed that it is also important to develop and broaden political dialogue. All forces fighting against international terrorism, no matter if they are Russian, American, or European, should cooperate in defeating the common terror threat, he added.
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The PYD party has supported and welcomed Russian campaign in Syria from its very first days. We will stand by any country that will help the Syrian people fight terrorists, radical groups, and bandits such as never seen before,” Abd Salam Muhammad Ali said. Furthermore, the fight against Islamic State, Al Nusra, and other radical groups should intensify in Syria, the mission head added, asserting that the Kurds are ready to cooperate with Russia on that.
Syrian Kurdistan mission opens in Moscow