MSDAt the invitation of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), it was held in the city of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria a dialogue symposium on the concepts of decentralization and national identity on Thursday where it was attended by community and civil events, representatives of the Assyrian People’s Assembly, the Committee of the displaced of Seri Kaniyeh (Ras al-Ain), the Yazidi House, and an elite of politicians.
The Co-chairwoman of the Syrian Democratic Council, Amina Omar, presented a summary on the history of decentralization in Syria and how its constitutions were at that time. “Decentralization is not an emergency case in Syria but it was since the establishment of the Syrian kingdom until now as a circulated issue that has the current legitimate, official, community constitutions and it states that the disadvantages of centralization and the highly centralized regime is one of the most important causes of the crises in the region in general and in particular what is happening in Syria” Amina Omar said.
Regarding the discussion of Law 107 of 2012 on local administrations, Omar said that “It does not serve the political aspirations of the Syrian people who were calling for change after decades of deprivation and exclusion.”
The Co-chairwoman of the Syrian Democratic Council explained the concept of decentralization, its necessities and models.
At the conclusion of her speech, Omar stressed that the transition to a decentralized regime that enjoys the democracy requires major efforts during which the level of political culture is deepened, and requires the adaptation of educational, cultural and media curricula towards establishing the concept of democratic citizenship that will affect all fields of life, and the process of participation and political representation.
For his part, Muhammad Salih Abdo, a member of the Political Committee of the Kurdish Left Party in Syria, spoke about the national identity, noting that “Syria has not possessed a comprehensive national identity since its establishment, and each stage of its development was characterized by a special vision of the national identity of Syria according to the prevailing and controlling powers without It takes into account the reality of the Syrian people,”
He said that there is no consensus among the traditional movements on the unifying national identity. “There are many differences among the Syrian political movement and its various parties on the concept of national identity, as the Baath Party and many national parties believe that Syria is a pure Arab state, while the Muslim Brotherhood and all political Islam parties Syria believe that Syria as a temporary state, and it awaits completion after it will be united within the framework of the Islamic nation,” adding these approaches are far from the Syrian reality and cause severe damage to the unity and stability of Syria.
“Syrians must see the national identity as the mirror that shows the life of the human community in one geographical region in all its forms, organizes them, defines their goals at the internal and external levels, unifies their efforts, builds the foundations for their protection, achieves justice among them, develops their living, cultural, social and health life, and defines the regime of governance in the country.” the leader of the Kurdish Left Party in Syria confirmed.
