Erbil, Jan. 17 (SANA) The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Saturday welcomed a new Syrian presidential decree recognizing the country’s Kurdish population, describing the move as a significant political and legal step toward building a new Syria.
Barzani expressed support for efforts to establish a Syrian state that represents all communities without discrimination or marginalization.
The comments followed the issuance on Friday of Presidential Decree No. 13 by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The decree affirms that Syrian Kurds are an integral part of the Syrian people and that their cultural and linguistic identity is an inseparable component of Syria’s unified and diverse national identity.