AANES delegation holds talks with MPs in Belgium

AANES delegation met with MP Georges Delmon from the Belgian Humanitarian Democratic Party and MPs Aline Samin and Joris De Vriendt from the Vlaams Belang Party.

A delegation of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is holding diplomatic talks in Belgium.

The AANES delegation met with MP Georges Delmon from the Belgian Humanitarian Democratic Party and MPs Aline Samin and Joris De Vriendt from the Vlaams Belang Party on Tuesday.

During the meetings in the Federal Parliament in Brussels, AANES representative in Europe, Dr. Ebdulkerîm Omer, and the co-chair of the AANES representation in Belgium, Hozan Ahmed, told about the experiences of the autonomous administration.

According to ANHA, Dr. Ebdulkerîm Omer pointed out the lack of prospects for a political solution in the country and said: "There are currently no actual movements to end the Syrian crisis, and some of the attempts that were made during the previous stages did not achieve any results. The parties that claim to be seeking a solution are far from taking into account the ambitions and aspirations of the Syrians."

Omer also spoke about the recent attacks launched by the Turkish state on North-East Syria, saying: "These attacks mainly targeted vital infrastructure and facilities, which led to the deprivation of millions of citizens in the targeted areas of vital services, in addition to the death of dozens of civilians."

Omer also touched on the initiative proposed by the Autonomous Administration to host Syrian refugees. He said: "This initiative comes out of national and humanitarian motives, and the Autonomous Administration has confirmed through it its readiness to receive any Syrian refugees who want to come to its areas, provided that this return is voluntary, safe and under the auspices of the United Nations."

Regarding the Autonomous Administration’s decision to try some ISIS members, Omer said: "We were forced to take this step given the international community’s ignoring of all our calls for assistance in establishing a special court in our regions to try ISIS members involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

For his part, MP Georges Delmon said: “"The situation in the Middle East, according to what we see now, is heading towards escalation. There are indeed complex problems that require sincere international intentions to find appropriate solutions. The Syrian crisis, in turn, is one of those crises that faces a series of obstacles that prevent it from ending. We believe that any future solution must first and foremost respect the will of Syrians of all sects, segments and nationalities."

Regarding the AANES' decision to hold trials for ISIS members, Delmon said: "We completely understand that the Autonomous Administration has taken this step, and it is truly surprising that the international community has ignored its calls to solve this serious problem, which constitutes a heavy burden on the Autonomous Administration that exceeds the capabilities of other countries to solve it. Indeed, the presence of this large number of members of the most dangerous terrorist organization inside the detention centers in North-East Syria threatens to escalate the situation and revive terrorism again at any moment. If this happens, it will strike security and stability in the areas of the AANES, and once again constitute a major security problem for Europe and for the whole world."

Delmon also pointed to the humanitarian conditions as a result of the ongoing attacks on various regions of Syria, and said: “We know that there is a significant deterioration in the humanitarian conditions as a result of the war that has been going on for more than a decade in Syria. It seems that the suffering of people in some areas has increased recently as a result of Turkish attacks on vital service facilities. It is a sad and disturbing thing that the international community remains silent about these clear and explicit violations of international laws."