“Syrian Interim Government pressures Syrians to achieve political interests”

The Syrian Interim Government continues to obstruct efforts for Syrian dialogue and attempts to mend divisions among Syrians by pressuring them, starting with road closures and besieging areas such as Al-Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiyah neighborhoods, as well as the city of Swedia.

Mustafa Al-Nasser, co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in al-Tabqa canton, stated in an interview with ANHA agency: “Measures taken by the Interim Government, such as blocking roads between interior Syria and North and East Syria, and halting the delivery of flour and food supplies to Swedia governorate, are directly aimed at exerting pressure on the Syrian people.”

Al-Nasser emphasized that services are primarily humanitarian and must be available to all citizens without exception.

He pointed out that providing services to all Syrians contributes to narrowing differences during dialogue between the Syrian Interim Government and other political parties. He added that there are internationally recognized rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations, such as freedom of movement, education, and expression of opinion. These rights should not be confused with political demands as they are non-negotiable rights.

Al-Nasser noted: “As long as Syria is witnessing internal dialogue, it is essential to keep citizens’ lives separate from political disputes, because addressing vital issues affecting people’s lives contributes to the maturity of Syrian-Syrian dialogue, which all Syrians eagerly await the results of.”

He added that the mentality governing the country should be collective and inclusive of all parties, far from a mentality of revenge and exclusion, because the goal is to bring together discussions and dialogues that contribute to political maturity both within the Interim Government and in Syrian society at large.

He also stressed that dialogue among Syrians must stem from internal Syrian interests, away from external pressures and dictates. He explained that these pressures were the main reason behind the previous failure of Syrian dialogue, as foreign countries seek to achieve their own interests at the expense of the Syrian people, while the real solution must be purely Syrian to build a homeland that accommodates all Syrians.

The co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party concluded: “The slow pace of dialogue and attempts to undermine it are due to conflicting regional and foreign interests that have prolonged the Syrian crisis for more than fourteen years, exhausting the Syrian people who today aspire for peace, reconstruction, prosperity, and peaceful coexistence among all Syrian components.”

ANHA