The Syrian Negotiating Committee discusses several important issues with Pedersen in Geneva

ARK News… The Syrian Negotiating Commission stressed that any attempt by some countries to solve their problems at the expense of the Syrian people is completely unacceptable, and will result in additional problems.

On Monday, 10/6/2024, the Syrian Negotiating Committee held a meeting with the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General to Syria, Geir Pedersen, and his team, in Geneva, Switzerland.

During the meeting, the need to move the political process forward was discussed, and the role that the United Nations and the Security Council can play to move forward in implementing UN resolutions related to the issue, and to find binding mechanisms that prevent any party from obstructing the political solution.

The head of the Commission, Badr Jamous, expressed his hope that the United Nations would have an active role in moving the political file forward, and finding mechanisms to move forward the negotiations that the Syrian regime is obstructing, stressing that the Commission is a partner of the United Nations due to its conviction that the political solution in accordance with UN Resolution 2254 is the only solution to end the Syrian tragedy, and achieving sustainable security and stability.

For his part, the UN envoy stressed "the continuation of international consensus regarding Resolution 2254 as the only political solution to the Syrian issue, and that the Security Council supports this resolution, but there are different views on how to implement it."

Pedersen warned that the lack of progress in the political process will negatively affect all other files related to Syria, expressing his dissatisfaction with the development of the situation in Syria.

The UN envoy warned of “the economic collapse in Syria, and the presence of nearly 17 million Syrians in need of humanitarian aid,” pointing to the increase in needs at a time when international funding is declining.

Pedersen said that the Syrian side "refused to come to Geneva and the Syrian regime responded to it. There were attempts to hold meetings of the Constitutional Committee in several capitals, all of which failed, and most of them were rejected by the Syrian regime," stressing that "Geneva will remain the proposed and realistic option until the Syrian parties agree on another option.

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