During its 91st ordinary meeting on Tuesday, the General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria approved the Social Contract presented by the Social Contract Drafting Committee last week. The aim of the Social Contract is to create the framework for a decentralized administrative system in Northern and Eastern Syria. This applies in particular to the separation of powers and the protection of human rights.

Members of the General Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, the Co-Chair of the Executive Assembly of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and members of the Justice Assembly came together in front of the Executive Assembly building on Wednesday for a statement about the approved Social Contract.

The statement was read in 3 languages, in Arabic by Fatme Xelîl, the Deputy Co-Chair of the General Council, in Kurdish by Ferîd Etê, the Co-Chair of the General Council, and in Syriac by Gebrîyel Şamûn, Deputy Co-Chair of the Executive Assembly.

The statement said that the new Social Contract charter, which was prepared by the Broad Committee for the Social Contract of North and East Syria as a result of meetings with the people and components in the Cizîr and Euphrates regions, was passed by the General Assembly and approved after being put to vote.

It was stated that on 14 December 2020, the General Council adopted resolution number 6, and in line with this resolution, it was agreed to establish a committee to secure the rights of the components of North and East Syria and to re-establish the basic contract of the Autonomous Administration.

The statement pointed out that the 158-member broad committee convened in Hesekê decided to establish a narrow committee of 30 members to review and reorganise the Social Contract charter, and that the result of the charter, which had been worked on for more than 6 months, was presented to the broad committee for discussion.

"Thereupon, a meeting was held between 4 December and 7 December 2023 at the building of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in the city of Raqqa. At the meeting, an agreement was reached on the creation of the final charter of the Social Contract. The charter was submitted to the General Council of the Autonomous Administration for approval by the General Council, representatives of the legislative assembly of the Autonomous Administration and the civilian assemblies of North and East Syria."

The General Council of the Autonomous Administration noted that the social contract submitted by the Broad Committee on the Social Contract a few days ago was approved at its 91st ordinary meeting yesterday and entered into force with this statement.