Faisal Yousef for Kurdistan24: A joint Kurdish delegation has been announced to Begin Negotiations with Damascus
Kurds in Western Kurdistan form a joint delegation for talks with Damascus, uniting PYD and KNCS representatives to negotiate Kurdish rights with the interim Syrian Government.
By Ahora Qadi
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The formation of a joint Kurdish delegation has officially been announced and is set to begin political negotiations with the new Syrian leadership in Damascus. The move comes as part of a broader Kurdish strategy to secure recognition and rights in a post-Assad Syria.
Speaking to Kurdistan24 on Wednesday, KNCS spokesperson Faisal Yusuf confirmed that “a joint Kurdish delegation for negotiations with the new authorities in Damascus has been officially announced.”
According to Yusuf, the delegation includes representatives from both the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNCS) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), as well as an independent figure. Specifically, it comprises Mohammed Ismail (Co-chair), Sulayman Osso, and Faisal Yusuf on behalf of KNCS.
On behalf of the PYD, the delegation includes Parwin Yusuf (Co-chair), Aldar Khalil, and Nasraddin Ibrahim.
The joint Kurdish delegation also consists of: Rayhan Luqo, Ahmed Suleiman and Salah Darwish.
A Result of Kurdish Unity Efforts
The formation of the joint delegation was a key outcome of the Kurdish Unity and Solidarity Conference, held on April 26 in Qamishlo, Northeast Syria (Western Kurdistan), which brought together more than 400 participants. These included representatives of the two main Kurdish blocs—KNCS and PYD—alongside civil society groups, women’s movements, and independent political actors. Also in attendance were prominent delegations from the Kurdistan Region, including an envoy from President Masoud Barzani, and representatives of Kurdish political parties from Turkey.
The conference concluded with the adoption of a unified Kurdish political document that outlines a vision for constitutional recognition of Kurdish rights within a democratic, pluralistic, and decentralized Syria.
Coordinating with DAANES-Damascus Dialogue
The announcement of the delegation comes as representatives of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) and Syria’s transitional government continue follow-up meetings in Damascus to implement the March 10 reconciliation agreement signed between DAANES commander Gen. Mazloum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Those talks have addressed issues including education coordination, administrative integration, the return of displaced populations, and the reactivation of security arrangements in Aleppo’s Kurdish-majority neighborhoods such as Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh.
Toward a Post-Assad Syria
The Kurdish delegation aims to open a formal political channel with Damascus, turning the conference's resolutions into practical negotiations. According to the unified Kurdish document adopted in Qamishlo, key principles include decentralization, constitutional equality, Kurdish language recognition, and the reversal of demographic engineering imposed under previous regimes.
In his remarks to Kurdistan24, Faisal Yusuf emphasized that this delegation represents a collective Kurdish national will, aiming to guarantee Kurdish rights while safeguarding Syria’s unity and stability in a post-Assad era.
