IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Insufficient moves are being taking place currently by international parties involved in the Syrian issue as the Syrian opposition lacks or rarely has options.
Last week, a two-day first meeting of the Syrian High Negotiations Committee with UN representatives and Friends of Syria was held in Geneva to discuss the mechanism of reaching a political solution in Syria.
The final statement of the meeting called for finding a political solution for the Syrian crisis in line with the UN Resolution 2254, concentrating on several issues including refugees, UN aid, continue support to ceasefire in Syria and the Constitutional Committee.
On Tuesday, Hassan al-Hariri, a member of the Small Body of the Negotiation Committee, said the results of the meeting were positive.
Al-Hariri added, “The positive results included passing the decision not to return the Syrian regime to the Arab League and that its deputy will not attend Algeria’s Summit.”
On September 4, Algeria announced the Arab League summit would be held, as it was scheduled, on November 1, and that it was ready for the event, as formally Syria will not attended to avoid any differences on the issue.”
Al-Hariri pointed out that in case “Russia and the regime continue to obstruct the Constitutional Committee, the High Negotiation Committee, the opposition National Coalition and other opposition forces would take steps to activate the political process in the presence of friendly states and the concerned parties.”
No cards to play
In turn, Samira al-Moubayed, member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee representing Civil Society Bloc, said the opposition “does not have any cards, all its endeavors were to share power with al-Assad, it failed due to Syrians’ rejection who were gravely touched by this catastrophic track.”
Al-Moubayed told North Press the inaction prevailing Syria’s political arenas “results from not proposing any vision that could achieve stability by the parties engaged in the Syrian issue.”
In addition, “the Syrian people lost confidence in these parties after the recent developments that showed bids towards reconciliation with al-Assad regime,” she added in a reference to Turkish Foreign Minister’s calls for reconciliation.
She added, “All these developments affect directly the political process. Recycling of the parties causing the previous failure, uncertainty and the prevailing complications on the regional and global arenas affect directly the situation in Syria.”
The Syrian politician does not rule out that the opposition be attracted to other parties in case “Turkish government no longer sponsors it.”
Political show
Journalist and politician Hafez Karkout believes, “There is no political process rather it is a political show to administer the crisis. The United Nations along with the influential countries in the Syrian issue kill the time.”
Karkout told North Press from the opposition’s view point “it [opposition] should have attended all meetings,” in an indication to the recently meeting held in Geneva.
“This is political maneuver by the opposition to keep the issue under discussion. Their rejection to attend pushes the issue to the international complications,” according to Karkout.
“You cannot say there is a progress made in the Syrian political issue, or there are appeasing results. Syrians and the opposition lost a lot of cards. There remains just their public and media activities,” he added.
Karkout noted, “The opposition announced it handed over the political file to the UN and to all countries it meets their officials.”