{"id":7190,"date":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=7190"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","slug":"pdki-representative-meets-swiss-parliamentarian-marc-jost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-representative-meets-swiss-parliamentarian-marc-jost\/","title":{"rendered":"PDKI\u00a0Representative\u00a0Meets\u00a0Swiss\u00a0Parliamentarian\u00a0Marc Jost\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On March 4, 2026, Midia\u00a0Piroti, the PDKI representative\u00a0to\u00a0Switzerland, met with EVP National\u00a0Councillor\u00a0Marc Jost at the Federal Palace in Bern\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the current situation in Iranian Kurdistan and Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The conversation centered on the challenges facing the\u00a0Kurds and other\u00a0oppressed\u00a0nations in Iran.\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Jost emphasized his solidarity with the Kurdish people and underlined the importance of advocating for the rights and protection of\u00a0the Kurds and other\u00a0nationalities in Iran.\u00a0In addition, Mr. Jost pointed to the Kurdistan Region in Iraq as a potential model for democratic structures and forms of self-governance that could foster stability, political participation, and minority protection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The PDKI representative also emphasized that international protective measures could become essential\u00a0in the event of\u00a0a military escalation by the Iranian regime or other actors against Iranian\u00a0Kurdistan. In this context,\u00a0establishing\u00a0a no-fly zone over\u00a0Kurdistan\u00a0was suggested as a potential measure to better protect the civilian population.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 4, 2026, Midia\u00a0Piroti, the PDKI representative\u00a0to\u00a0Switzerland, met with EVP National\u00a0Councillor\u00a0Marc Jost at the Federal Palace in Bern\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the current situation in Iranian Kurdistan and Iran.\u00a0\u00a0 The conversation centered on the challenges facing the\u00a0Kurds and other\u00a0oppressed\u00a0nations in Iran.\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Jost emphasized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[48,21],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-12.jpg?fit=768%2C468&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1RY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6879,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-representative-meets-french-senator-to-discuss-the-situation-in-kurdistan-region-in-iran\/","url_meta":{"origin":7190,"position":0},"title":"PDKI Representative Meets French Senator to Discuss the Situation in Kurdistan Region in Iran","author":"Ali","date":"January 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Thursday, January 8, 2026, Kani Jahangiri, the PDKI representative to France, met with Senator R\u00e9mi F\u00e9raud to discuss the current situation in Iran, with particular attention to the condition of Kurds in Eastern Kurdistan. 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