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Kurdish national conference held in Moscow despite Turkish sensitivities
[ARA] On 15 February, a pan-Kurdish conference was held in Moscow with the participation of opponents of the Turkish government and allies of the Democratic Union Party in Syria (PYD), showing that Russia is trying to balance its relations with ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... asnd the Kurds. "Very pleased to see our national Kurdish conference in Moscow, which includes comrades from PYD, PUK [Patriotic Union of Kurdistan], Gorran and PJAK [Kurdistan Free Life Party]. Unity is strength," said Adel Murad, a co-founder of the PUK. "Politician Baydemir Osman showed our partners in the Moscow conference the reality of Erdogan’s war crimes against Kurdish civilians," he added. Speaking at the conference, PYD Co-Chair Asya Abdullah said they would not recognize any decisions taken on Syria in the upcoming Geneva talks, as long as they’re excluded from the talks. Although Russia called for the inclusion of the PYD, Turkey has pressured the Geneva 4 conference organizers to exclude the PYD from the peace talks‐scheduled for 23 February. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-17 |
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