Al-Monitor: France Secured “Right to Education in the Kurdish Language” in SDF–Damascus Agreement

ARK News.. The US-based outlet Al-Monitor revealed, in a special report, details of the pivotal role played by France in shaping the new agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government in Damascus, confirming that Paris was the primary driving force behind enshrining Kurdish civil and cultural rights.

Citing diplomatic sources, the report said that the French government exerted strong pressure to ensure the inclusion of the “right to education in the Kurdish language” as a core, non-negotiable provision in the agreement, which entered into force on 2 February.

According to the report, Paris views the protection of cultural and linguistic rights as a fundamental step toward broader recognition of Kurdish identity within the Syrian state.

The report added that French ambitions go beyond field-level arrangements, as Paris seeks to ensure these rights are entrenched in Syria’s new constitution as “permanent constitutional provisions.”

In this context, France has stressed the importance of strong and effective Kurdish representation in the committee tasked with drafting the Syrian constitution, in order to prevent the marginalization of Kurdish demands in the future

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