Roj Bash Kurdistan

ebruary 5, 2014

ANKARA,— Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Asia Abdullah said that Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) was seeking good relations with Turkey.

Following the declaration of autonomous independence of three Kurdish regions in western Kurdistan [northern Syria], it has reportedly been announced that the Syrian Kurds are preparing to export their oil via Turkey, the world bulletin website reported.

Abdullah arrived in Turkey to attend in a Kurdish political conference in Ankara. Newly-established Turkey's Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) invited Abdullah to visit Turkey and attend in the party’s conference titled “Kurds Policy in New Era." on Sunday.

Asia Abdullah, one of the leaders of the Syrian Kurdish PYD party, has been reported to have have said that the PYD was in talks with Turkey's Foreign Ministry to discuss the export of oil, according to the daily Milliyet.

Although Abdullah said that the meetings between PYD chief Salih Muslim and Turkey regarding the issue are currently on hold, he reportedly said 'The more meetings there are the better. We see this as important for the future of Syria,' adding that they wanted to continue the dialogue process with Turkey.

Denying that the Syrian Kurds were after full independence, Abdullah added that two of the first three people in the first canton to declare autonomy,Jazeera [Cizire], were non-Kurds -with one being an Arab and the other being a Syriac.

Speaking to BBC Turkish, Abdullah also said that Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) was seeking Turkey's support, reassuring that Rojava is not and would not be an opposing power to Turkey.

Asia Abdullah attended on Tuesday the BDP’s group meeting at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. PYD leader was welcomed with applause by the MPs upon his arrival at the hall before the group meeting started. Later, Abdullah and the Pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş took their seats.

Kicking off the meeting, BDP Deputy Pervin Buldan said “Greetings to Rojova [Syrian Kurdistan] revolution,” referring to PYD leader’s visit which marks the first time in Parliament’s history.

The autonomic administrations launched in Syrian Kurdistan [Rojava] by Syria Kurds are good models for Syria political structure, said Asia Abdullah. According to DIHA news agency, Abdullah told a Kurdish conference in Ankara on Sunday that Syria Kurds have created autonomic administrations with the participation of Kurds, Arabs, Armenians and Assyrians and the model can be a great example for Syria.

Political structures based on religious, racial and cultural differences can solve the problem in Syria in a way all Syrian elements can participate in, she added.

Abdullah also noted Syria Kurds are fighting against assaults of diverse groups and they have paid a big cost to save their identity and existence, reminding that Syria government has neglected the rights and demands of Kurds in the past 50 years. She continued that her party believes Kurds were not invited to Geneva II conference while they should have been invited to the gathering that was to find a solution to Syria civil war.

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Shirko wrote:Brilliant move, these guys know what they're doing. Drive a wedge between Turkey and the Syrian opposition by seducing Turkeys greed. And at he Same they can make Assad offer a coastal strip to get some of the oil too.

Piling wrote:Turkey could not take the 'Syrian' oil and would never accepted.Trading with Southern Kurdistan have constitutional and legal basis, but trading directly with PYD would be consider as smuggling and would be condemned by everyone. If a new Syrian constitution allows Kurds to sell their own oil, that could be, but it is far from the case.

It is just a 'symbolic' gesture from PYD, or they just want to be KRG's copycat.

Now in Syria it seems we are going to have some one like Hussein Shahrestany

Piling wrote:Turkey could not take the 'Syrian' oil and would never accepted.Trading with Southern Kurdistan have constitutional and legal basis, but trading directly with PYD would be consider as smuggling and would be condemned by everyone. If a new Syrian constitution allows Kurds to sell their own oil, that could be, but it is far from the case.

It is just a 'symbolic' gesture from PYD, or they just want to be KRG's copycat.

Piling wrote:

Now in Syria it seems we are going to have some one like Hussein Shahrestany

There is no one in Syria nowadays, only fighters, or terrorists, or frightened civilians. I thought of 'Friends of Syria', UN, Russia, Iran, Arab League, etc.

In international laws, a State can not buy natural resources selling from an armed group which has no official legitimacy. In Iraq Kurds had to wait for 2005 to start a real autonomy. For the moment, Syria (and W. Kurdistan also) is just a battlefield with black economy.Turkey would never put its little finger in that snake' nest.

Piling wrote:Do you really think that Turkey will recognize a PYD-State, against all its international allies ? Syria is not Cyprus.

Moreover, giving money to PYD is giving money to PKK. Turkey wants a weak PKK not a wealthy one.

Londoner wrote:Turkey, present Islamic Government, need PYD and PKK to get the support of Kurds against Kemalist Turks.

Londoner wrote:

Piling wrote:Do you really think that Turkey will recognize a PYD-State, against all its international allies ? Syria is not Cyprus.

Moreover, giving money to PYD is giving money to PKK. Turkey wants a weak PKK not a wealthy one.

Which international allies? Turkey, present Islamic Government, need PYD and PKK to get the support of Kurds against Kemalist Turks.

Shirko wrote:
This news is interesting:
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talsor wrote:

Shirko wrote:
This news is interesting:
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Good find heval and I believe this is the main reason for the conflict in Syria .As far as I know KSA and Qatar had the same plan to export oil via Syria to European market with new pipe line ,but the plan was met with strong objection by Tukey and Russia which are currently the main suppliers of oil to the European market .

As for PYD exporting oil via Tukey ,I do not believe they can without any legitimacy .Declaring autonomy or even independence means nothing in the time of war and with out any international support is like convincing yourself that you are free while still in the cell , a good feeling ,yes ,but not true even if you believe it . They certainly can smuggle the oil and sell it in the black market ,but a pipe line will just give them too much power which no one wants considering their strong ties with PKK .