​​​​​​​Turkish escalation, negative Russian statements... What Astana 17 came out with?

The final statement of the 17th round of the Astana series, between the trio (Russia, Turkey and Iran) on Syria, did not go beyond the scope of the statements of the previous rounds, which included talking about (Syrian territorial integrity and independence) and attacking the democratic experience in NES.

The Turkish occupation intensifies its attacks, and SDF responds and suggests a compromise

The last round coincided with the intensification of the Turkish occupation's attacks on northern and eastern Syria, where it intensively bombed the contact lines in Tal Tamr and Zarkan, in addition to bombing Kobani, which led to civilian deaths and injuries.

The mercenaries of the Turkish occupation tried to occupy the village of Umm al-Kaif, which is 6 km from Tal Tamr district.

The Syrian Democratic Forces, the SDF, issued a statement earlier, about the attacks of the Turkish occupation state and its mercenaries, in which it stated that they repelled the attacks within the framework of their right to legitimate self-defense.

The official of the media center of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shami, indicated, in a previous statement to our agency, that the basis for the attacks that targeted Tel Tamer were prepared through the meetings of Astana and the siege of Rojava, and said: "It seems that there have been bargains against the region."

Shami added: "The Turkish state spread false news. Rojava was besieged. The basis for these attacks was prepared through the Astana meeting and the things we mentioned. It seems that there were bargains made against the region. Especially since some international forces that move with the Turkish state announced that they would not It accepts the regions of northern and eastern Syria like this. And it will intensify its attempts. And whether through the attacks of the Turkish state or through the ongoing provocations against our regions, it has activities and works such as recruiting agents and establishing cells, especially by the Damascus government and the Turkish state.

Renewing permission for Turkish hostility to northern and eastern Syria

In this context, the director of the Kurd Without Borders Center, Kadar Beri, said: "The issue of the Turkish bombardment of northern and eastern Syria, specifically in the Tal Tamr area, and the previous one on Kobani and the rest of the areas is not only related to Astana, but is a continuation of the hostile Turkish policy towards the administration. and the peoples of NE Syria.

In an interview with our agency, Beri added: "In Astana, the pledges or concessions may have been renewed and the Russians allowed the occupying Turkish side to continue this hostility without there being accountability and control, but it is not linked to Astana or its talks because the bombing before that and before the Turkish-Russian-Iranian meetings continues to exist.

He stressed that "this bombing will not end until the occupation ends and the Syrian problem and issue is resolved in a political and peaceful manner, so that there is a comprehensive solution for Syria and that there is an expulsion of the Turkish occupier out of Syrian territory, at which time the Turkish bombing will stop."

You didn't come up with anything new

On the results of the last round of Astana, he said: "It did not bring anything new, but rather it is a continuity mainly for the interventionists and the worst of them in the Syrian file. The Russian intervention was to save the regime, and the same for the Iranian and Turkish, of course, was to fuel the Syrian conflict and turn it into a sectarian conflict, meaning a revolution against injustice and dictatorship. A demand for freedom and dignity is for the sake of Turkey's interests and Turkey's goals, which are clear to everyone, namely carving out parts of Syria. These are Turkish policies."

He added: "These three collectively do not want the best for Syria, but their goal is their interests, and this was clear in the final statement, where the items that this last meeting came out with are divided, all items according to the interests of the countries that participated, Turkey - Iran - Russia).

A negative Russian view of the Syrian crisis

In conjunction with these talks, Russia's Lavrov made negative statements about the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the AANES, and the Kurds.

Lavrov said: "The US military presence in Syria will end sooner or later, and the Kurds in this country must decide their stance towards the Damascus government," according to his claim.

These statements indicate that the Russian policy towards solving the Syrian crisis remains the same, as Beri believes that it “comes as a complement to the agreement of the three parties to eliminate any democratic idea in Syria. Something was not, and this is absolutely impossible, and the statements of the Russian Foreign Ministry were preceded by Khalbih's statements on the subject of talks with Damascus and that they will be a guarantor, knowing that the Russians in this regard are also not fulfilling their duty."

Beri added: "These statements come within the tripartite agreement harmful to Syria and this matter specifically when it comes from Russia and it is its sponsor. These meetings are a continuation of the basis of what Russia wants in Syria to return the situation to the way it was in the past, and that is why it is not serious in putting pressure on the government that there is a solution and a serious dialogue between the Autonomous Administration and the Damascus government, which is therefore a continuation of the project of sedition that they want.”

Statements aimed at sedition

Regarding the Astana tripartite talk about Syria’s unity and independence, Beri said: “Their emphasis on the issue of not dividing Syria, or they always focus on the unity of Syria, as if there was a party or force whether Kurdish or others, had demanded secession from Syria, but it comes to focus on this point that the Kurds are separatists which is not true. It is only for there to be strife among the Syrians and to wrongly focus the compass towards the Kurds because they are the reason for the division of Syria."

He added: "The truth of the matter is that whoever wants to divide Syria is the Turkish occupier by occupying dear parts of Syria and imposing everything that is Turkish and Turkification that region that is under occupation. Making demographic change in that region is separation in itself, especially since in the occupied territories they linked everything to the party The Turks and the Turkish governors are on the other side.”

Rehabilating

Concerning the three parties’ goals from their meetings, he said: “Only the return of the system and the situation to what it was before the year 2011, means rehabilating the regime completely because Turkey had ambitions that were in Syria and failed, and now it has curbed its ambitions to be on this emerging democratic component and eliminate the people. The Kurdish in Syria.

As for Iran, Fairy Beri "was aspiring to impose its control and the transformation of the entirety of Syria. In the competition between them and the Russians it also failed, so the biggest beneficiary is Russia because during the Syrian file it returned to the previous position it was in as a party and a global pole through its use of its veto in the beginning in favor of the regime Hence, direct participation in the killing of the Syrian people.

He added, "These three countries do not want the good of Syria, but only their interests. There are those whose ambitions in Syria have failed and their ambitions are limited to eliminating the hopes of the people of Syria to live in a multi-democratic, decentralized state."

Russia is looking for solutions such as reconciliation

Regarding the approaches of Russia and Damascus to the solution in Syria, the director of the Center for Kurds Without Borders said: "They are looking for solutions such as reconciliation in Daraa, as if there are those who are outside the law and only they will pardon him or issue decrees of amnesty for a certain party or certain people, or after that they arrest and assassinate leaders That region, this is the solution that Russia and the regime want."

He added: "The Russian is using the Turkish as a pressure card on northern and eastern Syria, and it has failed so far, and I think in the future it will also fail because the American presence and the international coalition is considered a stumbling block in front of their plans. In the region, there is simply the fight against terrorism that threatens global security, as well as the interests of America's political or sovereign decision abroad, so its exit and handing it over to Russia or any other party. This will offend US foreign policy and its dealings with others, whether in Syria or elsewhere in the future.

Berry believed that "Russia alone is not capable of a solution in Syria, and its solution will be short in that it is in its interest and in the interest of the regime only. The Russian is simply a country that has proven that it is also a repressive dictatorship that cannot give good or democracy to others, so Russia and Damascus are thinking of temporary solutions, solutions that pave the way for the return of the repressive, dictatorial, central intelligence regime as it was in the past.

After the last round, Turkey denied what was stated in a statement by Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Syria, that Ankara representatives at the Astana meeting held a few days ago in the Kazakh capital, "Nur-Sultan", said that Turkish soldiers would leave Syria at the first opportunity.

A Turkish newspaper said that Ankara had set 4 conditions to get out of Syria, and linked its exit to resolving the Syrian crisis, as it claims, in addition to preventing the success of any democratic experiment in northern and eastern Syria, and the return of Damascus government forces to the entire border strip, while not mentioning the fate of the Syrian areas it occupies.

On this, Berry said: "Turkish statements fall into the same category as Lavrov's statements, as it is an affirmation of the elimination of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the military forces, and a major component of the components of north and east Syria. All of Turkey's statements fall into the same category and come in the same context as the Iranian demand The Russian-Al-Assadi-Turkish, which is the return of the regime to what it was in the past, and I think that this will not be the case.”

'The position of the self-management is very sensitive and its development is necessary'

Regarding what is required of the Autonomous Administration to confront these plans, the director of the Kurd Without Borders Center said: "In fact, the position of the Autonomous Administration is very sensitive on this point, in particular the issue of how to deal with such steps directed against the administration, but what it is doing is one of the right aspects, which is dealing With everyone, whether the Russian side, with all its disadvantages, and also with the international coalition and America.

He added, "I think that expanding the circle of foreign or diplomatic relations in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria abroad is very important. Another very important point is the government's expansion of everyone outside this administration to be a partner within this government for this region, which means that there is activity towards All parties who are outside the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Kadar Berry concluded his speech by saying: "Developing the administration itself by being like an official entity in dealing, whether at the internal or external level. The development of this administration has become necessary."

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