The Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria issued a statement after singing the agreement between Leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi and President of the Syrian State Ahmed al-Sharaa.
“This agreement is a positive step towards promoting dialogue and understanding among Syrian people. It also stands against conspiracies and strife among the various Syrian components. It represents a genuine and correct beginning by the Syrian Government towards resolving all pending issues in Syria, to build a sound and strong foundation for all Syrian institutions which involve all Syrians, regardless of their national and religious affiliations, as well as ensuring their rights are obtained under the new Syrian constitution,” read the Party statement.
The Party emphasized the importance of taking strong steps towards implementing the terms of the agreement and forming the necessary institutions for the transitional phase with the participation of representatives from all Syrian components. It also called for Syria to receive the necessary international support for reconstruction, the return of all displaced persons and refugees and the removal of all sanctions imposed on Syria.
“The agreement is incomplete and does not reflect the aspirations and rights of the Syriac-Assyrian component as an indigenous Syrian component, from which Syria derived its name. Despite the participation of the Party and Syriac institutions in the structure of the Autonomous Administration, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) since their establishment, this was not included in the agreement,” the Party stated.
The Party pointed out that it has been struggling for a free and democratic Syria where all Syrians live with full national and religious rights and equal citizenship.
The Party also works towards constitutional recognition of the rights of the Syriac-Assyrian component and ending a long era of marginalization, denial and persecution that Syriac-Assyrian people have faced since the establishment of the Syrian state, despite their positive contributions to building Syria and their role in various political, economic and social fields alongside their brothers in the homeland.
” During the years of the Syrian revolution, the Syriac-Assyrian component made significant sacrifices in confronting the dictatorial regime and the Islamic State (ISIS). The Syrian picture cannot be complete, nor can stability be achieved, without fair equality in rights and duties among all Syrians, so that we can join hands to build a united and strong Syria that protects its people and preserves their individual and collective rights, amid this historical phase that Syria and all its components are going through,” the Party declared.
The Party called on all Syriac people in diaspora and homeland to fulfill their historical duty to defend their existence, cause and rights, and to affirm their historical identity in their homeland, Syria.
