Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi held talks with officials in Damascus on Sunday to discuss the implementation of the integration of his forces into the Syrian government, but state media reported that no progress was achieved, according to AFP.
In March, the Kurdish parties signed a landmark deal with the new Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to integrate their civil and military institutions into the Syrian state by the end of 2025.
However, the Kurdish-led SDF has been postponing the implementation of the deal due to some differences.
In a statement by the SDF, the Kurdish parties said that a delegation from its leadership including force chief Abdi held a meeting with government officials in Damascus and the details would be published later.
However, the state television reported that the talks “did not produce tangible results on speeding up the implementation of the agreement on the ground.”
Moreover, both sides agreed to hold further talks.
Kurdish Call for Decentralization
In December, SDF Chief Mazloum Abdi stated that they are exerting efforts to safeguard negotiations with Damascus on the integration deal.
He also reiterated his call for decentralization, the same demand he requested in May, when Kurdish parties hosted a significant conference to introduce a unified vision for the country’s future after the ousting of Bashar Al-Assad.
As a major component of Syria, Kurds “must present a solution and a project proposal for the future of Syria,” Eldar Khalil, an official in the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, said.
Moreover, Abdi called for “a new decentralized constitution that includes all components” of society.
In response, the Syrian government utterly rejected decentralization system and refused “any form of division or federalization.” It also urged SDF fighters to integrate into the army.
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