Bedran Çiya Kurd : 2021 was distinguished year for the diplomatic activity

Bedran Çiya Kurd's speech came during his participation in a special program through ANHA' agency, to talk about the most important political events that the Autonomous Administration witnessed during the year 2021 and the Administration's plans during 2022.

Çiya Kurd said: 2021 was a special year, especially in the politics and diplomacy sides, which took an important aspect for AANES.

He continued, "This expansion and political openness came as a result of the enormous sacrifices made by the peoples of the region, and what they have done in the struggle against terrorism, these have crowned the Administration's efforts also with political openness externally".

Certainly this year, the administration had more political achievements, have become alongside with its military forces a force to be reckoned with in securing the stability of the region and forming a foundation for a political solution in Syria.

There were extensive meetings and the women's leadership for the Administration project had an important impact

Çiya Kurd, also added: There were extensive meetings at governmental, people and civil levels, there was communication and engagement to introduce Autonomous Administration project and gain support for it, and what the Administration done has formed an important impression for the foreign countries, and that the Autonomous Administration is an experience and a project that can be relied upon and made into a project for a solution in Syria, especially that its basic principle is coexistence, and this is what is lacking in other regions of Syria and even in Middle East.

Vice co-chairmanship of Executive Council touched upon the participation of women in Autonomous Administration structure and their leadership of the project, which formed a great influence that led to more engagement with the international community, and said: women’s leadership in this project, and their effectiveness and leadership, had a great impact that led to more involvement in several fields, Also this year, many reservations that many countries suffering from were overcome for their own interests with Turkey and Syrian regime.

He continued: We can say that the reality that was imposed through building the Autonomous Administration project led to direct interaction and by passing previous reservations, and this is what we witnessed in opening of representations of the Administration and issuance of the decision to recognize the Autonomous Administration by Catalan parliament, although it is not at the level of Spanish government, but it opens the way for wider support.

The solution of Syrian crisis is in the hands of the Syrians, and all international meetings have failed

When we asked him about the international meetings held to resolve the Syrian crisis, but they remained without desired results, Çiya Kurd added:

"We have been since the beginning of the Syrian crisis and until now emphasized one thing, which is that the Syrian solution is in the hands of Syrians, and any efforts aimed at finding a solution, if not all representatives of the Syrian society are shared, can't lead to results that satisfy everyone and will lead to failure, and this is what we see".

Where Geneva meetings regarding the constitution, have been blocked without result, and there are also political agendas that effect on these meetings and exclude the important parties, and all these discussions that are subject to these agendas do not serve the Syrian solution.

Regarding Astana meetings, he indicated that it is held between the countries that play a direct role in the Syrian file (Turkey, Iran and Russia), and each of them has interests that they are trying to preserve, and everyone knows that Astana, a lot of deals made on it, and in the end, Damascus government was the beneficiary of it, it did not produce anything reliable for a political solution, on the contrary, it led to a lot of displacement and new occupation operations in Syria, and made demographic change, especially in Afrin, which was also occupied as a result of Astana meeting.

He also stated that it has no agenda other than attacking the Autonomous Administration, and drawing attention to it and unifying hostile positions against it and at the end of each meeting, they come out with a statement accusing the Administration of being a separatist project that tries to create an entity independent of Syria.

He said, "In this matter, we affirmed that the project is based on the unity of Syrian lands, not division."

Many attempts during this year aimed at striking the social fabric in the region

Bedran Çiya Kurd explained that Damascus government, during the year 2021, tried a lot to strike the social cohesion and fabric in NES, especially between the Kurds and Arabs in the areas of Al-Shadadi, Deir al-Zor and Manbij, but all its attempts failed, as all components of the region have one opinion, which is that the stability of the region is guaranteed by Autonomous Administration institutions and the Syrian Democratic Forces are the only ones working to secure a better future for the peoples of the region.

He stated that this means that social cohesion has reached high levels and that Autonomous Administration's service and security institutions have become expressive of the hopes and aspirations of peoples of the region, We worked on this by holding seminars and conferences in all areas of Autonomous Administration to listen to the different opinions, criticisms and just demands.

Autonomous Administration considered many corruption cases and fell in the hands of justice

He added: These demands and opinions were important and valuable for Autonomous Administration, which reconsidered many corruption cases within its structure, and all the recommendations that came out of Sons of Jazera and Euphrates conference were and still under investigation and follow-up, and the Autonomous Administration is still carrying out follow-up the corruption files, many of which have fallen into the hands of justice.

Social contract is an urgent necessity and not a substitute for the Syrian constitution

Recently, the committee to reformulate the social contract met in the regions of NES, and about this, Çiya Kurd said, "The social contract came as an urgent necessity because the Autonomous Administration needs a broader contract and there should be social and political civil consensus, as it relied on a political charter in its work, But it now needs a broader participation process.

He stressed that it will be part of the future democratic constitution that we can agree on and not a substitute for the constitution as it is promoted, on the contrary, we will work to be part of the process of creating a future Syrian constitution, to form a legal Administration is embedded in the Syrian constitution and it will be one of our main tasks during the new year.

There will be an electoral process with wider participation, especially in the areas that have recently been liberated from ISIS, and in which civil councils have been formed in light of the great challenges.

Economic suffering was part of the general Syrian suffering

In addressing the economic realities in the north and east of Syria, Bedran Çiya Kurd explained that the year had seen great economic harassment, crises and challenges, there had been a systematic policy against the region, particularly the imposition of a blockade to submit the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, AANES, of the demands of hostile forces.

So the administration is taking this seriously to emerge from economic crises. Let's also say that this suffering was part of the overall suffering of the Syrian scene and part of the effects of Caesar's sanctions.

Bedran Çiya Kurd noted that the Tel Kocher Crossing is primarily a humanitarian issue. In 2021, the issue was discussed with representatives of the United Nations and all the parties concerned to open it.

He said, "These efforts continue, and there are views that support our position to open the crossing point. We say that the crossings should not be closed and the crossings opened for a political agenda that serves some sides and that the crossings must be neutral from the political agenda.

File of ISIS/Daesh detainees and their families stuck

Thousands of ISIS mercenaries are being held in detention centres in NE Syria. In addition to 11, 000 ISIS women and children are detained in the camps, AANES has

repeatedly called on the country that has citizens to return them to their countries, as well as to support AANES to prosecute mercenaries.

About this, Bedran Çiya Kurd said: This file is stuck and there's no international decision, no trial, no return, no change and no move to mention this year.

He said: We have stated and confirmed that we are ready to provide all facilities for the return of women and children to their countries, but States have not moved towards that. There have been very few returns by some countries

We hope that Kurdish parties will be supportive of ANNES and do not engage in hostile operations.

Since 16 December, the Faysh Khabour crossing has been closed by the KDP authorities, and days later al-Walid crossing has also been closed.

Bedran Çiya Kurd, during a question about the coordination between the forces hostile to AANES’ project and the increase in Turkish occupation attacks, mentioned: First of all, we hope that the Kurdish parties will be supportive and helpful to AANES, as they are considered a national gain for all components of the region and for all the Kurdish people. They must not be dragged into any hostile processes that do not serve the national best interests of the Kurdish people and the peoples of the region and must not engage in agendas that Turkey exercises with its mercenaries and the Damascus Government against us.

The Syrian scene has not undergone significant changes... Damascus Government imagined victory

Bedran Çiya Kurd, speaking on the Syrian scene, continued: In general, we can say that there have been no significant changes, but there have been changes in favour of some forces, particularly the Damascus Government, which has carried out reconciliation and settlement processes in the areas of Daraa and Deir ez - Zor, as well as some relations developed with Damascus by some Arab countries.

He said: This led the Damascus Government to fancy that it had returned as before, triumphed and resolved the issues, but that is not the case. After 10 years of murder and destruction, there can be no talking about victory in the ongoing crisis.

Dialogue between AANES and the Damascus Government. 

On this subject, Vice co-chairmanship of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration and Damascus Government noted that a single meeting between the AANES and Damascus Government during 2021 had been initiated by Russia and had not produced any results and had not evolved as a result of the mindset of the Syrian regime.

But it can be said that the Russian initiative continues and acts as a guarantor in the dialogue, and discussions with Russia focus on what the future dialogue plan will be like.

We hope for more stability in the next year.. which is the year of Turkish fascism collapse

Vice co chairmanship of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, concluding with the New Year 2022 programe, said: "In the new year, we hope for more stability, progress and challenges. We hope that it will be a happy, supportive year around AANES’ project, which is a solution to the Syrian crisis and will overcome gaps through joint efforts. We also have a scheme that has been developed in the economic and service spheres to overcome the many problems we have experienced.

As we work towards providing prospects for political solutions, ensuring sustainable stability, developing Syrian dialogue both with the people at home and with the Damascus Government and developing national dialogues at the Kurdish level.

He continued: The new year will be of great changes, especially when we see the Turkish side, which is the strategic threat and the main reason for what we suffer, is living in decline and its fascist regime is heading towards collapse, so the new year will be a year for the collapse of Turkish fascism and comprehensive crises will live, and this will lead to important changes in Iraq And Syria and the other countries that interfere in it, then this should be an incentive to intensify our struggle at high levels.

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