Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are showing “no intention” of honoring their agreement to integrate into Syrian state institutions, according to Reuters.
He also accused the Kurds of maneuvering to evade the deal signed between Syria’s President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and the SDF Chief Mazloum Abdi.
In an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Fidan noted that Ankara was not handing the Syrian government a “blank cheque” to suppress minorities, underscoring that all Syrian communities “must feel safe and free.”
In the same context, he added that Israel’s “destabilization policies” in Syria remain the main barrier to attempts to rebuild unity in Syria after several years of civil war that tore the country apart.
Turkey considers the US-backed SDF a terrorist organization and has repeatedly noted that it expects the group to abide by the deal to disarm and integrate into Syria’s state institutions.
In May, Kurdish parties hosted a significant conference to introduce a unified vision for the country’s future after the ousting of Bashar Assad, according to AFP.
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, SDF Chief Mazloum 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.
Turkey has also rejected any plans that may undermine Syria’s central government or threaten its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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