RONÎDA HACÎ

Hasakah- Since the fall of the Baathist regime, Syria has been experiencing a new political process. In Syria, where political and military balances have changed, the necessity for a Kurdish national unity has once again become apparent. In an interview with NuJINHA, Şerin Oso, member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Women’s Council, commented on the importance of Kurdish national unity.

‘The obstacle to unity is external intervention’

“A great revolution took place in North and East Syria amidst the turmoil and war,” said Şerîn Oso. “Important steps were taken during the revolution. One of the most important steps was the gains achieved under the leadership of women. Since the beginning of the revolution, the Kurds have needed unity. There are no internal obstacles, except external interventions, to achieving Kurdish national unity. In particular, the Turkish state is the biggest obstacle to this process.”

‘There is an attempt to keep away the Kurds from the process’

Şêrîn Oso emphasized the importance of the Kurdish presence in the recent developments in Syria and said, “The Kurdish people play an important role in the recent developments in Syria. We can say that the Kurds determine the fate of the Syrian people. During the revolution in Rojava, Kurdish women and men achieved successes. There is an attempt to keep away the Kurds from the current process because it is known that political powers will fail if the Kurds become stronger. Therefore, the aim is to prevent the Kurds from uniting.”

‘All Kurdish political parties must unite’

Şerîn Oso called on all Kurdish political parties in Syria to unite because “The current process needs the unity of the Kurds. As the PYD, we are a Kurdish party and the most important thing for us is the interests of the people.”

Şerîn Oso thinks that holding the national congress of Kurdish political parties and movements in Rojava will strengthen the Kurds' position in Damascus in the future. “As the Kurdish people, we must support the call of leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) and build our unity. We will respond to this historic call by achieving Kurdish national unity. We call on all Kurdish political parties to support the call.”