A conference titled "The Kurds and the Future of Syria" is going to be held in Brussels on Friday.

The panel is devoted to analyzing the state of affairs of the situation in Syria and the case for ethnic and religious minorities in the country, with special regard to the Kurdish situation.
Keynote speakers and schedule
13:30 – Opening Karl Vanlouwe. Member of the Belgian Senate.
13:45 – The Kurdish question in Syria and the role of Turkey
Khaled Issa. Spokesperson for the Party for a Democratic Union (PYD) in Syria/West Kurdistan.
Dogan Özgüden. Chief editor of “Info-turk”

14:30 – The role of the Media and international actors and their allies
Ludo de Brabander. Middle-east expert for Vrede (Flemish Peace movement).
Rudi Vranckx. Middle-east analyst of the Flemish Public Broadcasting (VRT).

15:45 – Closing remarks
Salih Muslim. Co-President of the Party for a Democratic Union (PYD) in Syria/West Kurdistan.
Bernard Kouchner. French minister for Foreign affairs 2007-2010 and founder of ‘Médecins sans frontières’