DAA's Çia Kurd reveals agreement to hold special meeting on Afrin

Today, a delegation from the Damascus government and the Democratic Autonomous Administration conducted a tour in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo. The delegation included Badran Çia Kurd; Hussein Salameh, the head of the Damascus committee assigned to implement the agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces; and Saad Naasan, the director of political affairs for the Damascus authority in Aleppo.

The joint delegation was accompanied by the Co-presidency of the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhood councils, Hevin Mustafa, Damascus military representative Colonel Muhammad Abdul Ghani, and Masoud Batal.

Çia Kurd explained it was meant to observe the recent progress achieved in the neighborhoods.

Çia Kurd posted a summary of the meeting and tour on his virtual platform, stating:

“Today in Sheikh Maqsoud, we held a meeting with the central committee from Damascus, headed by Mr. Hussein Salameh, to conduct dialogue with the Autonomous Administration. We discussed the remaining provisions of the agreement, especially the file concerning the exchange of remaining detainees held by both sides in Aleppo. We also explored mechanisms for administrative cooperation between civil institutions in the neighborhoods and the Aleppo Provincial Council. There was mutual satisfaction with the progress made under the joint framework.”

Kurd further revealed: “We agreed to hold a special meeting involving relevant parties from both the government and the Autonomous Administration, with the goal of developing a clear action plan and timeline concerning Afrin.”

He also noted their observations: “We conducted a field tour in the neighborhoods together, covering newly established points. A general sense of relief was noticed among residents, reflecting the ongoing efforts on the ground.”

This development follows a coordination meeting held yesterday between the general council of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods and the Aleppo Provincial Council, which aimed to organize municipal services and concluded with an inspection tour of living and service conditions in the areas.

Earlier, on April 13, work began to establish joint checkpoints between Internal Security Forces and General Security around Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, based on the agreement signed between the general council of the two neighborhoods and Damascus representatives in Aleppo.

The agreement, signed on April 1, includes 14 provisions aimed at strengthening coexistence and maintaining civil peace.

Key points of the agreement include:

Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, predominantly Kurdish-populated neighborhoods, are considered part of Aleppo and are administratively linked to it. Protecting the social and cultural identity of the residents is essential to peaceful coexistence.

This interim agreement remains in effect until the joint central committees agree on a lasting solution.

The Ministry of Interior, in coordination with the Internal Security Forces, is responsible for protecting residents and preventing assaults.

Armed appearances are banned in both neighborhoods to maintain civil peace and civilian safety. Weapons are restricted to the Internal Security Forces under the Interior Ministry.

Earth mounds are to be removed from public roads, while main checkpoints remain under the supervision of the Interior Ministry until security stabilizes.

Armed forces must withdraw with their weapons from the neighborhoods to the east of the Euphrates Canton.

Internal security centers will be organized in both Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud.

Freedom of movement for residents is guaranteed, and individuals previously pursued—provided they have not been involved in Syrian bloodshed—shall not be prosecuted.

A coordination committee will be formed to facilitate movement between Aleppo and the North and East Syria regions.

Implementation committees will be formed in the neighborhoods to apply the agreement on the ground.

Civil institutions in the neighborhoods will coordinate with other civil institutions, and services will be provided equally as in other parts of Aleppo through the two municipal branches in these neighborhoods.

Both parties will empty prisons in Aleppo and exchange all prisoners detained after liberation.

The neighborhoods will have full and fair representation in the Aleppo Provincial Council, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and other sectors according to governing laws.

Service, administrative, educational institutions, municipalities, and local councils in the neighborhoods will be preserved until a lasting solution is reached by the joint committees.

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ANHA