NEWS CENTER - In the final declaration of the Lausanne Conference, a call was made to international powers to recognize the status of Kurdistan. The declaration emphasized that "the protection of the national interests of Kurdistan should be prioritized above all personal and political interests".
In the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into four parts, under the leadership of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), with the participation of more than 600 delegates, the final declaration of the 2-day conference held at the Beaulieu Congress Hall in Lausanne, where the treaty was signed, was announced. The declaration was shared with the public with the participation of many people in front of the building in Ouchy, Lausanne, where the Lausanne Treaty negotiations were held.
KNK: WE ARE HERE TO CORRECT HISTORY.
Before the declaration was read, KNK Co-chairs Ahmet Karamus and Zeynep Murad made a statement each. Karamus said: “The agreement made here 100 years ago was made against the will of the Kurdish people. It has caused a very bad situation on the fate of the Kurdish people. All parties and representatives of the Kurdish people, academics, intellectuals and artists have been discussing this agreement in Lausanne for 4 days. A wide legal and political discussion was carried out at the conference. 100 years ago, they reversed the fate of the Kurdish people. We, the Kurdish people, are here to correct this historical mistake.”
Co-chairperson Zeyneb Murad said: "The 100-year Treaty of Lausanne brought great suffering and massacres for our people. As a result of the struggle of the Kurdish people, we are here today and we are making our voice heard to the world. Our people have been resisting in 4 parts of Kurdistan for 100 years. It is resisting to defend its land and identity. He is resisting for democracy and peace. Today, all representatives of the Kurdish people are here. We say to the whole world; we do not accept Lausanne. We do not want Lausanne to continue. And our people will not accept a new Lausanne. All the peoples of the world and the peoples of the Middle East know that as the Kurdish people, we have never accepted Lausanne.
FINAL DECLARATION
The final declaration of the Lausanne Conference is as follows:
"A conference was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the participation of Kurdistani parties and organizations, many academics, lawyers, intellectuals, representatives of religious and different ethnic groups and women, between July 22-23, 2023.
The results of the sinister Treaty of Lausanne, which was signed 100 years ago and denied the Kurdish people and their rights, were emphasized. In the conference where the regional and international situation was discussed, duties and responsibilities were emphasized. It was stated that the struggle for the rights of the people of Kurdistan is legitimate.
At the conference, he called on the states that signed the treaty to support our people and cut their support to the forces occupying Kurdistan for the solution of the historical problem. In addition, the states that divided Kurdistan among themselves were asked to pave the way for the peaceful solution of the Kurdistan people's cause.
All the participants were thanked for their participation and it was decided to establish a commission to follow the conference decisions.
Suggestions were made and decisions were made regarding Lausanne on three bases, including internal, regional and international.
INTERNATIONAL AREA;
* In the countries where Kurdistan is shared, the demands of the people of Kurdistan should be supported by interstate organizations so that the people of Kurdistan can achieve their right to self-determination.
* An international commission, including representatives of Kurdistan, should be established within the United Nations (UN). In order to resolve the Kurdish issue peacefully and within the framework of dialogue, this commission should get in touch with the parties to the Treaty of Lausanne.
* Efforts should be made for Kurds to become members of the UN observer level.
* Efforts should be made to bring the states that divided and divided Kurdistan to trial in the interstate court for their crimes against the people of Kurdistan.
* The Joint National Kurdistani Organization that will carry out diplomacy work at the international level should be established.
* In 100 years of the Treaty of Lausanne, crimes of genocide and massacre were committed against the people of Kurdistan. Compensation should be paid for these crimes of the countries that are party to the treaty. The people of Kurdistan should be assured that such crimes will not be repeated again. Prohibition and punishment of international crimes should be supported.
* Air strikes against the people of Kurdistan, especially in Rojava, should be prevented in general. A 'no-fly area' should be declared in the UN Security Council. The Kurdish forces and the interstate peacekeepers should do their duty on the border of Rojava and Türkiye.
* The European Court of Human Rights should put pressure on Turkey to free political prisoners in Turkey.
IN KURDISTAN;
* The protection and development of the national interests of Kurdistan should be placed above all personal and political interests.
* Internal political contradictions should be avoided and efforts should be made to resolve internal contradictions.
* The internal affairs of parts of Kurdistan should not be interfered with and the Kurdistan region and Kurdistan Rojava administrations should be protected. All obstacles between the political administrations of Southern and Rojava Kurdistan should be removed and relations should be established at the political, economic, social and cultural level.
* The Kurdistan National Union should be established with the participation of all national dynamics.
* This great conference of Kurds and Kurds, held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the unfortunate Treaty of Lausanne, calls on the leaders and leaders of all Kurdish people and the peoples of Kurdistan to fulfill their national duties.
* The coexistence of all minority peoples living in Kurdistan should be protected.
* Women's freedom should be given importance within the framework of equality life.
TO THE REGION WHERE KURDISTAN IS DIVIDED;
* The parts of Kurdistan that are shared within the borders of Turkey and Syria should be officially recognized as Kurdistan, and they should be accepted in Turkey and Syria with a self-determined status.
* The autonomous status of Kurdistan should be represented at the United Nations in international formality.
* An international commission, including the representatives of the people of Kurdistan, should be established under the auspices of the United Nations, relations of the said commission with the states that are party to the Treaty of Lausanne should be developed, and peaceful and dialogue ways should be created and implemented in order to find conjunctural solutions.
* In order to fulfill these demands of the conference, a coordinating commission should be established.
* An expert commission should be established and assigned for the Kurdistan joint diploma work.
* Strong and collaborative work should be carried out to ensure the representation of Kurdistan in the United Nations.
* A committee or an expert commission will be established to follow up and put into practice the results of the conference.
* Diplomatic relations will be established with all other states that are party to the Treaty of Lausanne with the exception of the Republic of Turkey, and they will be asked to compensate for the historical injustice and to eliminate the grievances of the Kurdish people and the peoples of Kurdistan.
* Active work will be carried out for the conclusion of an alternative international agreement.
* The Turkish government will be asked to fulfill its promises regarding non-Muslims without discrimination.
*Ezidis are an essential element of the Kurdish people. Acceptance in the category of 'non-Muslim minorities' should be granted to Ezidi, Yaresan and Alevi Kurds, as well as the rights granted to Greeks, Armenians, Syriac-Chaldeans.
* The Kurdistan Region Government and the Rojava Kurdistan administration will be requested to establish a special office for the results of the Treaty of Lausanne and for the compensation of grievances.
* In order to maintain international relations together, the Kurdistan joint diplomacy body should be established.
* The Turkish state, especially KCK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, will be asked to release all political hostages and prisoners unconditionally.
* The United Nations will be asked to place a peacekeeping force between Rojava and Türkiye.
* The United Nations will be asked to establish an office for the representation of Kurdistan within its own body."