Democratic Peoples’ Council: Decentralization strengthens national Unity, not division

In an exclusive statement to ANHA agency, Yasser Al-Suleiman, the Co-Vice President of the Democratic Peoples’ Council in North and East Syria, asserted that administrative decentralization in a future Syria could serve as a viable solution to numerous challenges that have long hindered the country’s development.

 He clarified that "Decentralization does not signify the fragmentation of Syria, as some parties claim. Such portrayals misrepresent reality and distort the essence of decentralization as a governance model."

 Al-Suleiman further disclosed that the Autonomous Administration has yet to receive an official invitation to participate in the upcoming "National Dialogue Conference" set to be convened by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). However, he characterized previous engagements between representatives of the Autonomous Administration and HTS as constructive in nature.

 He underscored that any representatives of the Autonomous Administration attending the conference would present the administration’s vision for a political resolution, strategies for intra-Syrian dialogue, and a framework for post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation.

 "Every challenge can be addressed within the framework of Syria’s territorial integrity and the unity of its people," Al-Suleiman asserted. "The vision of the Autonomous Administration is to establish a pluralistic, democratic Syria where all citizens live in freedom and dignity, thereby facilitating the nation’s reconstruction."

 He further emphasized that the existing social contract within the Autonomous Administration serves the interests of all Syrians and called for leveraging this experience in the drafting of Syria’s new constitution. He noted that the framework had been developed by prominent Syrian national experts while also drawing on the democratic governance models of other nations.

 Al-Suleiman urged Syrians to embrace the experiences of North and East Syria and to incorporate the region’s legal and administrative expertise into the broader Syrian context, ensuring that all available resources are dedicated to serving the Syrian people.

 In conclusion, he highlighted the democratic nature of governance in North and East Syria, noting that the Democratic Peoples’ Council conducts its sessions publicly, with full access granted to the media. He further revealed that the council has enacted approximately fifty legislative measures spanning economic, cultural, and political domains.

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