VOA Kurdish: Syrian Kurds denounce exclusion from National Dialogue Conference

Damascus, Syria

A long-waited Syrian National Dialogue Conference took place Monday at the People's Palace in Damascus, with approximately 550 attendees, as reported by Syrian media. Syrian Kurdish political parties criticized their exclusion from the event, while the organizing committee stated that invitations were extended to individuals rather than representatives of political parties or organizations. The Kurdish National Council in Syria called the conference "a humiliation" and violation "of the principles of the Kurdish people's right to national unity" in Syria.