​​​​​​​ Lahdo: We always open all doors for dialogue with Damascus government

 Lahdo's statements came in a meeting with our agency about the position of the AANES regarding dialogue with the Damascus government.  Lahdo reiterated the administration's assertions of its desire to resolve the Syrian crisis through dialogue.

 Lahdo's statements were preceded by statements made by Aldar Khalil, a member of the Joint Presidency of the Democratic Union Party, in which he expressed their readiness for a direct dialogue with Damascus.

 This series of statements came after the co-chair of the leadership of the Kurdistan Community System, Camil Bayek, said in late October that reconciliation between the Damascus government and the Aministration is the correct solution to the Syrian crisis.

 "It is time for a solution to this Syrian crisis," Lahdo told our agency.  He added, "The AANES will be a bridge to bring the Syrian people to safety."

 Lahdo ruled out finding a solution to the Syrian crisis away from the Autonomous Administration, and said, "We, as the Syrian people, have an interest in solving our crisis. Therefore, since its inception, the Autonomous Administration has had an important position regarding this matter, and it is not possible for the Autonomous Administration to be absent from a solution to the Syrian crisis."

 Regarding previous meetings that took place with the Damascus government, Lahdo explained that they "did not bear fruit." He justified this by the intervention of international powers that have an interest in keeping the Syrian crisis unresolved.

 "We are ready and open to enter into negotiations, but the Syrian government was not ready for this matter," Lahdo added.

 But Lahdo returned and reiterated the administration's desire for dialogue, "We continue to open all doors for dialogue with the Damascus government and the opposition, because we previously entered into the dialogue and it did not bring any result."  He stressed that "negotiations are the basic solution because we are Syrians and represent the Syrian identity."

 Lahdo stressed the need for any future negotiations, if they take place, to be serious and include various levels, and to be mediated by the international community and with the participation of the United Nations.

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