Rojava Autonomous Administration Representatives Rodi Osman and Reşat Benav, and PYD’s representative in Russia Abdulselam Ali met with businessmen from Rojava in the Russian capitol Moscow. The meeting in the PYD representation office began with a minute of silence to commemorate those who fell during Rojava revolution. Rodi Osman spoke during the meeting and recalled the ongoing embargo on Rojava. Osman stated that people of Kurdistan living abroad could break this embargo by organizing where they live and protecting the interests of Rojava revolution.

PYD’s representative in Russia Abdulselam Ali also spoke during the meeting and stated that Kurds were furthering the struggle against ISIS, a menace against humanity, with their advance on Manbij and other locations. Ali said that ISIS was a threat to entire humanity, and Kurdish freedom fighters would not stop until they expulse ISIS gangs from Kurdistan. Ali criticized the lack of an effective struggle against ISIS other than that of Kurdish people, and said that Rojava’s struggle could go further through the union of peoples against ISIS savagery.

Businessmen from Kurdistan shared their views on recent developments with Rojava representatives at the end of the meeting.