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Syrian Kurds' Federation Model Gets Positive Feedback From European Society

© AP Photo / Bilal HusseinSyrian Kurd Nazdan who fled her home in Qamishli, Syria, wears traditional clothes as she dances and waves a Kurdish flag, during a celebration of Nowruz day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 21, 2016
Syrian Kurd Nazdan who fled her home in Qamishli, Syria, wears traditional clothes as she dances and waves a Kurdish flag, during a celebration of Nowruz day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 21, 2016 - Sputnik International
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There was a positive response from the European countries and European society on the model of the Federation of Northern Syria that was declared by the Syrian Kurds in March, according to a European representative of the Foundation of Free Women of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan).

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The model of the Federation of Northern Syria that was declared by the Syrian Kurds in March was positively taken in the European society, a European representative of the Foundation of Free Women of Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan), said Thursday.

"There was a positive response from the European countries and European society on this federation model. They actively support it," Meike Nack told reporters.

The delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura are seen at the start of a meeting during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in this March 17, 2016 file photo - Sputnik International
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The Kurds are a Middle Eastern ethnic group with the population of some 30-35 million living mainly in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

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