Content of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria conference

ARK News... the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Syria. on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, held a press conference in support of the victims of the devastating earthquake and in solidarity with the people in Afrin and Jenderes, in Syrian Kurdistan, at the party's office in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.

The conference was moderated by Nori Brimo, a member of the party's central committee, Khalid Ali, the party's media official in the Kurdistan Region, and Omar Kochari, a member of the central committee. It was attended by dozens of journalists and media professionals from Kurdish and Arabic channels.

The conference was opened by Khalid Ali, the party's media official in the Kurdistan Region. He welcomed the attendees and offered his condolences to the families affected by the devastating earthquake.

Nori Brimo, a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, presented the details of the campaign of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria to provide relief to the affected people, in which he offered his condolences to the families of the victims, especially Afrin and Jenderes.

Brimo said that the aim of the conference is to provide relief to the city of Afrin and Jenderes, to send aid, and to provide support to the afflicted through the committees formed in the region.

He added that the party's efforts are continuing to provide relief to Afrin and Jenderes, and they reached out to the western parties such as the US State Department, and the Turkish, Canadian, and French Foreign Ministry.

Nori Brimo thanked President Masoud Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the Barzani Charitable Foundation for their support and their entry on the line from the beginning of the disaster until the moment, in order to provide relief to those affected.

Primo also sent a message to the correspondents of the participating channels on the need to shed light on the tragedy and catastrophe of Afrin and Jenderes, with the aim of alleviating their suffering and pain.

Primo continued at the conference that thousands of families are affected in Afrin and Jenderes and are in dire need of support, and the catastrophe that befell Afrin is greater than the energies of a party and certain countries.

At the end of the conference, he called for a meeting the call of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria regarding the need to provide material and moral support to the families of the victims affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the region.

Then give way to questions from journalists and media professionals.

The leadership of the Kurdistan Region-Syria office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria called on the masses, its members and supporters in the Kurdistan Region, in a distress call published on Tuesday, to contribute to a campaign to collect financial and material assistance for the people of the affected areas, especially Afrin and Jenderes.

The text of the appeal, which ARK received a copy of it, stated: While we condole the Syrian and Turkish people for the disaster that befell them as a result of the earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023, we condole ourselves and our people in the Afrin region, Jenderes, and all the Kurdish towns and villages that were affected by the disaster.

The leadership added: "At a time when the international community has rushed to help Turkey and Syria to some extent, we find it our duty to provide all possible assistance to our people in the Afrin Jenderes region and elsewhere."

The leadership continued, "Therefore, we appeal to the masses of our people and the members and supporters of our party in the Kurdistan Region, to take the initiative to provide assistance to our people in northern Syria, especially in Afrin and Jenderes, which were subjected to this disaster, and the region has turned into a disaster area, and the situation has become catastrophic and tragic in the absence of sufficient capabilities to provide assistance and support the stranded." And pull them out from under the collapsed buildings, where the people work with primitive tools and their hands to save those who can be saved."

The leadership emphasized, "We, in the leadership of the Kurdistan Region of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, call on everyone to contribute to the campaign to collect financial and material assistance for our people in the affected areas, especially Afrin Jenderes. The Kurdistan Region Leadership Office also declares public mourning for a week in solidarity with the victims."

Here are the fundraising centers:
Erbil:
- The headquarters of the organization of the party in the al Ziraha roundabout
- Headquarters of the Party's National Relations Office
Duhok:
The party's headquarters in Domiz camp
The party's headquarters are in the” War City” complex

Zakho:
The party headquarters in Zakho

Refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region

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