A group of political parties has issued a public statement, which reads as follows:
The Preparatory Committee for the Syrian National Dialogue Conference, appointed by the transitional government, has invited a large number of Syrian individuals to hold what it calls the National Dialogue Conference in Damascus, in an attempt to legitimize itself. By doing so, it seeks to present the invited individuals as representatives of the Syrian people, when in reality, they represent no one but themselves.
This approach of selecting individuals by a committee formed by one party and portraying them as legitimate or true representatives of various regions of Syria is no different from the tactics and manipulations of the defunct Syrian regime. It does not serve the future that Syrians aspire to.
In countries that have faced circumstances similar to those in Syria, national issues are addressed through a national meeting attended by representatives of the people’s diverse communities and political forces. These representatives discuss and agree on constitutional principles that guarantee the rights of all components of society. A national popular conference is then convened to ratify these principles—not through the method the transitional government in Syria is currently pursuing.
Various regions of Syria have their legitimate representatives from different communities, as well as political and military forces.
We, the forces and parties signing this statement, affirm that a genuine national dialogue conference must be inclusive, bringing together representatives of all communities, political blocs, active parties and organizations, and social and civil forces. This is the only way to ensure a true dialogue that reflects the will of the Syrian people.
Conversely, conferences held with superficial representation of individuals who do not genuinely reflect Syria’s communities are meaningless, lack credibility, and will not contribute to finding real solutions to the crisis the country is experiencing.
The forces and parties signing this statement:
February 24, 2025
1. Syriac Union Party
2. Democratic Union Party
3. Democratic Green Party
4. Kurdish Democratic Peace Party
5. Kurdish Liberal Party in Syria
6. Kurdish Communist Party
7. Kurdistan Democratic Party – Syria
8. Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party
9. Kurdish Leftist Party in Syria
10. Kurdish Leftist Democratic Party in Syria
11. Future Syria Party
12. Kurdistan Democratic Change Party
13. Kurdistan Renewal Movement
14. Kurdistan Workers’ Union
15. National Arab Authority
16. Party of Modernity and Democracy for Syria
17. Syrian Kurdish Democratic Accord Party
18. Reform Movement – Syria
19. Assyrian Democratic Party
20. Kurdistani Brotherhood Party
21. Roj Democratic Kurdish Party in Syria
22. Democratic Society Movement
23. Star Congress
24. Conservative Party
25. Democratic Struggle Party
26. Kurdistan Future Movement
27. Kurdistan Democratic Party – Western Kurdistan
28. Democratic Change Movement
29. Kurdistan National Congress (KNK)
30. Kurdistani National Gathering Party
31. Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (Al-Parti)
32. Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti)
33. Revolutionary Leftist Current in Syria
34. Suraya Party
35. Syrian Homeland Party
