Damascus Declaration

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The Damascus Declaration for Democratic Change in Syria ( French Déclaration de Damas ) is a document from 2005 that unites most of the opposition forces in Syria . It contains the most important elements of a comprehensive plan for democratic change in Syria and proposals for ending the authoritarian political system .

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The Damascus Declaration is the first declaration by the opposition within Syrian territory since the Damascus Spring , after such declarations were previously made solely by the opposition from outside Syria.

It represents a compromise between various forces of the secular national parties and the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood . The importance of Islam as the majority religion in Syria is therefore emphasized, at the same time the comprehensive equality of civil rights of all Syrian citizens regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation is emphasized.

The need to find a fair solution to the Kurdish question in Syria is also emphasized , although no clear position is formulated as to what a solution should look like. This is explained by the fact that the signatories of the Damascus Declaration do not yet have a mandate from the Syrian people to discuss such issues with the Kurdish minority. However, the intention is expressed to resolve this problem through negotiations and dialogue as soon as a democratic government has been formed in Syria.

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The Damascus Declaration was approved in October 2005 by the National Democratic Gathering in Syria, the Kurdish Democratic Alliance in Syria, the Committees for the Revitalization of Civil Society, the Kurdish Democratic Front in Syria, the Party of the Future, the Syrian Committee for Human Rights and several well-known independent figures, such as the recently released oppositionists Riad al-Turk and Riad Seif , the Muslim thinker Jawdat Said , Abdul Razzaq Eid, Samir Naschar , Fida Akram al-Hourani, Adel Zkar, Abdel-Karim Dahhaak, Ibrahim Makhous , the lawyer Haitham Maleh and Nayef Qaysip.

On their part, the London- based group of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, led by Ali Bajanuni at the time, announced its full support for the Damascus Declaration.

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