HESNA MUHAMMED

Qamishlo- On Saturday, a conference on Kurdish national unity was held in the city of Qamishlo (Qamishli) with the participation of more than 400 delegates from four parts of Kurdistan and various cities of Syria.

The conference was attended by representatives of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), women’s organizations and different religious and ethnic groups.

For the first time, the representatives of many Kurdish political parties and organizations came together at the conference.

The conference was an important turning point in the history of North and East Syria thanks to the struggle and resistance of fighters from all four parts of Kurdistan. One of the issues discussed at the conference was the guarantee of Kurdish rights in the constitution of the new Syria.

‘This conference will be a historic step’

Foza Yusif, member of the Presidential Committee of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), was one of the conference attendees. “We salute the YPJ members, the mothers of martyrs and women fighters,” she told NuJINHA at the conference. “This conference will be a historic step for Rojava Kurdistan. Today, the representatives of the four parts of Kurdistan came together and this is a great source of pride for us. We hope that this conference will pave the way for the Kurdistan National Congress. A great effort is needed to protect the gains and the values of the Rojava Revolution.”

Nesrin Abdullah: The role of women has become more prominent

The unity among the Kurdish people will be decisive in shaping the future of a democratic country, emphasized Nesrin Abdullah, one of the commanders of the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ). “We are experiencing a historic process because all the Kurdish people and forces have come together in Rojava Kurdistan today. This conference will have an influence on current developments. In addition, the role of women has become more prominent than ever at the conference. Kurdish unity will play an important role in building a democratic Syria. The rights of the Kurdish people and women should be constitutionally guaranteed in the new Syria. Protecting women's rights is defending the unity of the Kurdish people. As YPJ, we will always be the defenders of our people and strengthen this unity.”