Damascus, Jan. 16 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa called on Syrian Kurds not to believe narratives of sedition, urging them to return safely and to participate fully in building Syria as one homeland that embraces all its citizens, announcing the issuance of a special decree guaranteeing Kurdish rights and specific cultural considerations.
In a televised address, President al-Sharaa said that there is no superiority for an Arab over a Kurd, nor a Turk, nor anyone else, except through piety and personal integrity, regardless of one’s ethnicity.
“Our Kurdish people, descendants of Saladin, beware of believing claims that we seek harm against our Kurdish brothers. By God, anyone who harms you is our adversary until the Day of Judgement. Your life is our life. We seek nothing but the well-being of the country and its people, development, reconstruction, and the unity of the nation, and no one shall be deprived of their share of this good,” the President said.
President al-Sharaa concluded: “Today, I am honored to issue a special decree for our Kurdish people, guaranteeing their rights and certain specific considerations under the law. I urge all those who were forcibly displaced from their lands to return safely and securely, without condition or restriction other than laying down arms. I call upon you to participate actively in building this homeland and preserving its security and unity, and to reject all that contradicts this path. God is the source of all success.”
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