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Syrian Kurdish person Mazloum Abdi has announced that helium had reached a "preliminary agreement" with Damascus connected the integration of his troops into Syria's military and information forces.
Mr. Abdi, who heads the almighty Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), had met Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa successful Damascus past week, on with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack and U.S. commandant Brad Cooper.
While the Kurdish forces — who power ample swathes of Syria's oil-rich northeast — had signed an statement with the caller Syrian authorities successful March to merge their civilian and subject institutions, the deal's presumption were not implemented.
"What is caller successful our caller talks successful Damascus is the shared determination and beardown volition to accelerate the implementation of the terms" of the agreement, Mr. Abdi said successful an interrogation astatine a subject basal successful the northeastern metropolis of Hasakeh connected Sunday.
"The astir important constituent is having reached a preliminary statement regarding the mechanics for integrating the SDF and the [Kurdish] Internal Security Forces wrong the model of defence and interior ministries," helium added.
The Washington-backed SDF and Kurdish information forces dwell of astir 100,000 antheral and pistillate members, according to them.
The SDF played a captious relation successful the combat against the Islamic State radical successful Syria, which yet led to the jihadist organisation's territorial decision successful the state successful 2019.
Abdi said that subject and information delegations from his forces are presently successful Damascus to sermon the mechanics for their integration.
Disagreements
After the autumn of longtime person Bashar al-Assad successful December, Sharaa announced the dissolution of each equipped groups, to beryllium absorbed by authorities institutions.
Abdi explained that "the SDF volition beryllium restructured done its integration into the defence ministry", arsenic portion of respective formations.
However, immoderate disagreements remain.
"We request a decentralised strategy successful Syria... we person not agreed connected it," helium added, arsenic they are "still discussing uncovering a communal look acceptable to all".
He stressed that they "agree connected the territorial integrity of Syria, the unity of nationalist symbols, the independency of governmental decision-making successful the country, and the combat against terrorism".
"We each hold that Syria should not instrumentality to the epoch of war, and that determination should beryllium stableness and security. I judge these factors are capable for america to scope a imperishable agreement."
During the past gathering with Sharaa, Abdi said helium had called for "modifying oregon adding immoderate clauses to the existing law declaration" announced successful March, peculiarly those related to "guaranteeing the rights of the Kurdish radical successful the constitution".
"There was a affirmative effect to this matter, and we anticipation this volition hap soon," helium added.
Abdi besides expressed his gratitude to the United States and France for facilitating negotiations with Damascus.
Asked astir Damascus's main backer Turkey, which has ever been hostile to the SDF, Abdi said "any occurrence of the negotiations volition surely beryllium connected Turkey's role", expressing anticipation that it volition play a "supportive and contributing relation successful the ongoing dialog process".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the SDF connected Wednesday to "keep their word" and "complete their integration with Syria".
When questioned connected the region's fossil substance reserves, Abdi noted they "have not yet discussed the lipid issue, but it volition surely beryllium addressed successful upcoming meetings".
"Oil and different underground resources successful northeastern Syria to beryllium to each Syrians, and their revenues and revenues indispensable beryllium distributed reasonably crossed each Syrian provinces".
