SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC or ENKS) on Tuesday set Saturday, April 26, as the date for the Kurdish Unity Conference, which is set to see an amalgamation of Kurdish political and civic organizations meet to coordinate policy with regard to the Damascus government.

"The official date for the Kurdish Unity Conference has been agreed upon for Saturday, April 26th," the ENKS announced in a statement.

The announcement comes days after ENKS spokesperson Faisal Yusuf said in a Facebook post that a date will be announced after "completing all necessary procedures and arrangements, many of which have already been completed."

In a separate Facebook post on Monday, Yusuf said that the conference will see "broad participation from Kurdish parties in Syria, along with civil society organizations and independent social activists from various regions."

Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), stressed that "Kurdish unity is a national necessity for resolving the issue of the Kurdish people in Syria," in an X post.

The ENKS praised the "generous support" of Abdi as well as Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and former Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani toward realizing the Unity Conference, which "represents an urgent national need and an essential step toward achieving true partnership in shaping the future of a democratic, pluralistic Syria that embraces all its people."

The conference aims to unify the position of Kurdish parties in Syria and present a united front in talks with the new administration in Damascus.

Kurdish authorities have repeatedly criticized Damascus for the lack of inclusion of ethnic and religious minority groups in the transitional process.

In late February, Syria, under its new authorities, held a National Dialogue Conference aimed at obtaining suggestions for governance in the transitional period from all of the country’s components.

The Kurdish administration of north and east Syria described the conference as “disappointing,” saying that it does not represent all Syrian components.

The conference would later form the basis for a constitutional declaration earlier in March that is set to oversee Syria’s affairs through the transitional period, with Kurdish parties strongly criticized the new constitution for consolidating central rule and failing to adequately represent the country’s diverse ethnic and religious demography.