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The International Peace in Syria Initiative Meets with Government and Opposition in Damascus and Lebanon
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Since September 2012 the Peace in Syria Initiative
has undertaken consultations inside and outside
Syria.
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Between June 2 and 8, the Peace in Syria Initiative
met with high ranking government officials,
opposition and religious organizations.
This international initiative is composed of
prominent civil society figures from Europe and
Latin America (list attached) representing all those concerned
with peace and justice in Syria. Its aim is to
contribute to the end of the war and the suffering
by helping create favourable conditions for the
advancement of the political process through
dialogue and negotiations.
In order to achieve such an aim, we met with State
officials at high levels and various groups and
parties of the opposition inside and outside the
country, along with religious organizations and
international and nongovernmental bodies.
We have been received, have been informed on the
aspects and essence of the conflict, and have been
heard.
On the basis of the discussions held, the Initiative
identified key areas of agreement and drew the
following conclusions:
1. The conflict cannot be solved by military means.
2. There is a need for a viable political solution
based on dialogue and negotiations and aiming at
drawing up a political transitional framework.
3. A sectarian war is now in the making and there is
a real possibility of it becoming transnational,
making peace all that more urgent.
4. The conflict has had a catastrophic impact on
the Syrian people as 6.8 million people are in
need of assistance, according to interviewed
United Nations officials.
5. The inflow and funding of weapons, soldiers,
foreign fighters and militia from the outside
aimed at continuing the war must all stop.
6. The embargo has increased misery among the
population and is a factor, among others,
affecting the delivery of the much needed
assistance.
7. The Geneva II meeting must be attended and
supported by all relevant parties in a way that
genuinely meets the social aspirations of the
Syrian people based on justice for the
dispossessed, displaced and oppressed.
The Peace-in-Syria initiative agrees with the
above considerations.
In the course of its discussions, various
suggestions were presented to the parities
including the following:
- Organizing a Syrian civil society conference to
be held possibly in Austria in support of peace-
building and Syrian infrastructure reconstruction
with an emphasis on the role played by women in
the peace building process.
- Local zones of non-violence around places such
as hospitals, schools, cultural and religious
centres with the aid of the Red Crescent.
- Good will steps by contending forces on the
ground for the release of prisoners, hostages and
kidnapped persons, particularly those most
vulnerable.
- Formation of a European parliamentary delegation
to encourage dialogue among the parties concerned.
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The Initiative believes there is no higher moral
imperative at this time than that of ending the
killing and the suffering in Syria. Further misery
must also be avoided by ending the destruction of
medical infrastructure and cultural patrimony.
Every day that the war continues signifies a
further erosion of the social fabric of the nation
and therefore the capacity to build a lasting
peace based on justice.
We further believe that a genuine solution to the
conflict should arise from a political process and
outcome consistent with basic democratic and human
rights, Syrian sovereignty, principles of
international law and international humanitarian
law.
We join in advocating for the security of all
civilians, particularly vulnerable groups, and
call for the strictest adherence to international
humanitarian and human rights law including the
end of indiscriminate attacks against non-military
targets and enhanced humanitarian access for
Syrian Red Crescent and others for the delivery
and distribution of medicines ending the embargo
on the same.
We strongly believe in the fundamental importance of
the principle of self-determination in a context of
the sovereign territorial and political integrity of
Syria based also on freedom of expression and
respect for cultural, economic and social rights.
We reject all foreign intervention in the Syrian
conflict. We warn against imperial and regional
attempts to create sectarian states and redraw the
map of the Middle East in order to control the
resources and the future of this region while also
ignoring the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people. The continuation of military action can
only increase external dependence, foreign
intervention and the multiplication in the number
of victims leading to uncontainable chaos and
destruction. . ... continuation.
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