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We trust you because you are worthy of that trust, and you are capable of making difficult decisions
We have unwavering confidence in the members of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, composed of nine fighters, led by brother (Mohammad Ismail) and sister (Brouwin Yousif). These individuals combine a militant heritage with political experience, and possess a calm mind along with a clear vision. They are among those who are not swayed by fleeting slogans but carry in their memories the pain of Western Kurdistan and hold in their hearts a project for a homeland that deserves to live.
These are individuals who have traversed the paths of struggle and have lived through the agony of marginalization and the bitterness of exclusion. They enter negotiations not as petitioners seeking political charity, but as representatives of a just cause a cause for a people who carry Syria in their hearts and who have not sold their dignity in the market of narrow interests. They possess exceptional political capability, enabling them to present the demands of the Kurdish people with clarity and boldness. They are armed with a strategic vision that views the decentralized federal system not merely as a Kurdish solution but as a salvation project for all of Syria to rescue the nation from the grasp of collapsing centralism and entrenched tyranny.
This delegation, born out of the Kurdish Conference in Qamishli, bears no narrow sectarian agenda, but rather an expansive national document that believes in a new Syria, shared by all its components, without marginalization or guardianship. They are convinced that the future Syria will only be built upon foundations of justice, citizenship, and mutual recognition. They are not negotiating on the fringes of history but are rewriting it hand in hand with other forces committed to real change.
We are certain that when these members sit at the negotiation table with representatives of the transitional government, they will not be representatives of a party or faction alone but of a cause as large as the history of the Middle East, of a century-long dream, and of a people who have sacrificed more for dignity than anyone else. We know they carry the archive of a nation, the memory of a people, and files of suffering as old as modern Syrian geography.
Let us elevate above the logic of partisanship and regional bias and think of Western Kurdistan as a political and geographical unit that transcends localisms and sectarian loyalties. The matter is no longer just about a committee responsible for economic, legal, or administrative issues, or just one region over others. It relates to the core of political representation for a forcibly distributed and historically oppressed people. According to the Convergence Conference Charter, the entity represents Western Kurdistan, extending from Dêrîk Hemo to Afrin, encompassing the entire geographical, social, and cultural breadth of the Kurds in Syria, from major cities to the furthest communities.
They are not merely technical representatives but carry a political and national mandate, entrusted with discussing higher principles and shaping the features of the coming phase. They understand, as every patriotic Syrian must, that technical matters will be delegated later to specialized committees. However, the overall political direction is non-negotiable and cannot tolerate hesitation.
Today, the Kurdish issue stands at a critical crossroads: the decentralized federal option. This is not merely a tactical demand but a historical necessity to ensure justice and pluralism, and to create a new Syria that accommodates all its components without discrimination.
We hope that this delegation possesses enough tact and seriousness to convince those rejecting the process— whether their rejection stems from regional alignments or lingering cultural residues that still view central authority as an ultimate fate, and reduce nationalism to Arab majority hegemony. The current battle is not only on the ground but also over concepts— between those seeking to reproduce a security-state model and those who believe in a Syria as a state for all its peoples, with multiple identities and balanced authority.
We call on all free patriots and all Syrians who dream of a homeland that deserves them to rally around this delegation, support it, and safeguard its path from defamation. What is built today could serve as the foundation of the constitution of tomorrow. As we stand with them, we extend our hands and trust that they will carry their people’s trust with the utmost responsibility and awareness, and that their voice will be loud, free, and only kneel before the truth.
We wish them success, not only on behalf of Western Kurdistan but also for a free Syria— a Syria that is long overdue to rise from the ashes of tyranny, to be reborn anew— diverse, just, and humane.
Dr. Mahmoud Abbas
