Conflict between foreign parties prolongs Syrian crisis: Constitutional Committee member
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, a member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee said that the conflict between the foreign parties in Syria will lead to the continuation of conflict, an idea which frightens Syrians.
“There must be a consensus in the Security Council to reach an agreement on the complete, continuous and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to all Syrians,” lawyer and member of the public Constitutional Committee Muhammad al-Sa’di told North Press.
On Wednesday, Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen gave his new briefing to the Security Council after his meeting with the Women’s Advisory Council, which he said come from many backgrounds and continue to search for ways to work together until an agreement is reached on many issues in Geneva this week.
”This is a good sign that Syrians, regardless of their different views and backgrounds, can agree on a good future and a comprehensive political solution compatible with all Syrians,” al-Sa’di considered.
Pedersen’s briefing indicated that there are still challenges facing Syrians, such as violence, terrorism, displacement, poverty, and the pandemic, in addition to the number of the dead and wounded.
He indicated that priority must be given to the search for a comprehensive political settlement in Syria, because failure to reach that may lead to violent escalation and the possibility of the situation rapidly deteriorating.
Al-Sa’di believes that it is imperative to “push forward the political process so that permanent calm prevails in all regions, and a new constitution that guarantees rights and freedoms for all Syrians is drawn up, ends the conflict, and achieves a just and sustainable peace.”
However, Pedersen noted, “there is great concern about the economic situation facing the Syrian people after a decade of conflict, devastation, corruption, mismanagement, pandemic, high inflation, food insecurity, and fuel shortages.”
“The sixth round of the mini-constitutional committee needs to be carefully prepared and there should be guarantees for the implementation of the benchmarks and the basic elements of the internal regulations, building confidence and making progress,” Pedersen referred.
Al-Sa’adi called for “constructive and comprehensive international diplomacy on Syria, in an attempt to make progress for a comprehensive political solution.”