ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Sunday stressed the importance of constitutionalizing the rights of Kurds and other minorities in Syria as a fundamental safeguard to guarantee their protection.

“What we stress most of all is the rights of Kurds, and not only Kurds but all the other components, must be enshrined in the Syrian constitution in the future and this serves as a guarantee for all sides to feel secure,” Barzani said in a presser in Munich on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

One of the main demands of Kurdish authorities and the community in Syria is the preservation of the components’ linguistic and cultural rights, which were not included in the new Syrian constitution approved by President Ahmed al-Sharaa in March.

Earlier in January, Sharaa issued a decree aimed at providing linguistic and cultural rights for Kurds. However, the Rojava (northeast Syria) administration asserted that rights cannot be guaranteed through temporary measures, calling for the decree to be inserted in the constitution.

Barzani’s words follow a series of attacks on Rojava by the Syrian Arab Army, which ended in an integration agreement and ceasefire in January, the implementation of which is still underway by the two sides.

Barzani stressed Kurdistan Region's role in facilitating the ceasefire, saying that  Erbil has been in "constant contact" with Damascus and Ankara, he also highlighted  President Masoud Barzani's talks with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

The Kurdish leader further noted that the agreement is not a “bad” one considering “the current situation in Syria.”

He urged the inclusion of “all Kurdish sides” including the opposition Kurdish National Council (ENKS) in the negotiations.

Earlier in February, Sharaa received a top ENKS delegation, with the Syrian President affirming Damascus's "commitment" to preserving Kurdish rights.

Barzani held talks with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference where they stressed the need for continued dialogue in Syria.