The higher Kurdish Council met in Nurradin Zazza’s hall in Qamishlo on Wednesday 22 August 2012. They discussed different issues including the call on joint-committees to continue to meet in order to define their authorities and responsibilities and to fulfill tasks. They also took some important decisions by agreeing to Kobani’s two local councils’ recommendations to combat the spread of drug plants. The higher Kurdish Council’s spokesman Ahmed Suleiman said in an interview with Aldemoqrati website, that the higher Kurdish Council has decided to raise only the Council’s emblem and to reduce the use of Kurdish parties’ flags and symbols and focus on what is common. The Council has also decided to demonstrate next Friday under the slogan "towards a democratic, pluralistic Syria for whole of its people". He reiterated the Council has taken a decision to raise only the Council’s symbol on all checkpoints and they going to meet with the local security unities in this regard.