DAMASCUS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The new Syrian administration on Sunday rejected a recent major Kurdish conference's call for a "decentralized" Syrian state.
"We clearly reject any attempts to impose a divisive reality or establish separate entities under the guise of federalism or self-administration without comprehensive national consensus," said a statement issued by the Syrian leader's office.
"The unity of Syria, both its territory and its people, is a red line, and any transgression thereof constitutes a departure from the national unity and an attack on Syria's unified identity," it said.
It accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of disrupting the work of Syrian state institutions in areas under the SDF's control, restricting public services, and monopolizing national resources and exploiting them outside the framework of the state.
"The SDF leadership cannot monopolize the decision-making process in the northeastern region of Syria," it added.
On Saturday, the "Conference for Kurdish Unity in Rojava Kurdistan," which brought together over 400 figures from Kurdish-controlled areas, concluded in the northeastern city of Qamishli with the release of a final statement calling for resolving the Kurdish issue within a democratic, decentralized Syrian state.
The statement urged constitutional guarantees for Kurdish rights, respect for human rights conventions, and full participation of women in all institutions. It also announced the decision to form a joint Kurdish delegation to engage in dialogue with the new Syrian administration and national forces to implement the adopted vision. ■
