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Geneva, SANA – The Syrian Arab Republic delegation for the Syrian-Syrian dialogue in Geneva, headed by Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari, held a meeting on Friday with UN Special Envoy on Syria Staffan De Mistura.
According to UN sources, al-Jaafari affirmed during the meeting that Syrians are committed to preserving Syria’s unity, independence, sovereignty, and the unity of its people, and that he pointed out that certain sides are sponsoring terrorist entities and refusing to classify them as international terrorist organizations.
The UN sources said that Al-Jaafari noted that there are sides which use the label “moderate opposition” to describe foreign terrorists, that these sides support terrorism and are running proxy wars on Syrian territories, and that UN Security Council resolutions listed ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra and all those affiliated to them as terrorist organizations, which means that Ahrar al-Cham movement is also a terrorist organization.
Al-Jaafari affirmed the seriousness of the Syrian government regarding dialogue and finding a political solution for the crisis, a solution that is defined by the Syrian people without any foreign interference, according to the UN sources.
The UN sources also said that during the meeting, de Mistura stressed the need for a political process led by Syrians, and that he is waiting the responses to the invitations he sent to some sides in the opposition.
De Mistura mentioned during the meeting that he will be working until Monday on what can be done, and that he intends to hold another meeting on Sunday to discuss other issues, the UN sources added.
Later, de Mistura told journalists that the best way to resolve the crisis in Syria is by coming to Geneva and beginning the political process, adding that there will be talks that will last for 3 or 4 days that may begin on Sunday, and that these talks’ goal is to move forward in dialogue among Syrians.
De Mistura pointed out that he suggested to the “opposition” to come to Geneva without preconditions, adding “we need to come to Geneva and discuss all issues, because we want to improve the situation of the Syrian people.”
He stated that the priority is for implementing UN Security Council resolution no. 2254, adding that he’s a mediator and isn’t biased to anyone, and that he isn’t a side nor does he lead dialogue, because the agenda for implementing the aforementioned resolution is clear, and when Syrians sit at the dialogue table, they will discuss that issue.
The Syrian Arab Republic delegation arrived earlier on Friday in Geneva to participate in the Syrian-Syrian dialogue held under the auspices of the United Nations. The delegations is headed by Bashar al-Jaafari and includes Syria’s representative at the UN in Geneva Hussameddin Ala, Adviser to Foreign and Expatriates Minister Ahmad Arnous, Ahmad Kizbari, Mohamed Khair al-Akkam, Amal Yazigi, Hasan al-Bahri, Omar Ossi, Amjad Issa, Ammar Ersan, Jamila Shurbaji, Rafah Breidi, Elias Shahin, Samir Breidi, Osama Ali, and Rouaa Shurbaji.
Earlier on Thursday, de Mistura said that the Syrian-Syrian dialogue in Geneva cannot fail, hoping that the dialogue will result in progress that leads security and stability to Syria.
Hazem Sabbagh
