Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s Statement on the Situation in Aleppo

Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani issued a statement regarding the situation in Aleppo, Syria. The following is the full text of his statement:

The developments in Aleppo, and the targeting of Kurds in an effort to change the demography of the area and create threats to the lives of civilians, raise questions about the authorities in Damascus and the conscience of the international community.

War and violence do not provide fundamental solutions to any problem. No justification or pretext should allow ethnic cleansing.

The attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo have deeply concerned us.

We hope all sides exercise restraint, protect civilians’ lives, and turn to dialogue and negotiations to resolve disputes. We also hope that Syria’s current system of governance will rise to the responsibility of a democratic and inclusive authority for all the people of Syria.

Masrour Barzani
Prime Minister
Kurdistan Regional Government