November 8, 2024

The head of the Syrian Negotiating Commission, Dr. Badr Jamous, stressed that the deteriorating living conditions, the regime’s ongoing violence, and its political alliances that neglect the interests of the citizen and the homeland, in addition to its repressive and discriminatory practices, deepen the division within Syrian society and lead it to the brink of disaster. He called for the necessity of forcing it to implement international resolutions; and to achieve a political solution, because it is the only one that guarantees the transition to a balanced democratic political system that preserves the cohesion of Syrian society and ensures the building of a state of citizenship.

During a meeting with Dr. Jamous at the Commission’s headquarters in Geneva with the UK Ambassador for Human Rights at the British Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ms. Eleanor Sanders, accompanied by the UK Mission’s file officer, Ms. Anna Burt. The discussion touched on the latest regional and international political and security developments, the expected trends of the new US administration, the positions of the European Union member states on the political solution, and the deep connection between everything happening in the Middle East and the Syrian issue, stressing that resolving the Syrian issue in accordance with international resolutions, especially Security Council Resolution No. 2254, will contribute significantly to addressing a number of major issues in the region, such as violence, terrorism, drug trafficking and international rebellion, and will accelerate the stability of the region in general.

The head of the Commission reviewed the efforts made by the Commission to strengthen relations between the Syrian opposition represented by the Commission and the international community, the challenges facing the political process, and the importance of supporting Syrian civil society projects and youth and women empowerment projects, reviewing the Commission’s strategy aimed at strengthening partnership with these groups of Syrian society, and also presented the Commission’s political and diplomatic plans during the next stage at the Arab and international levels.

He also spoke about the conditions of the Syrian refugees remaining in Lebanon and those fleeing it, and the great dangers that threaten them. The conversation touched on the deteriorating living conditions inside Syria, and the need to increase humanitarian and relief support, especially for the northwest, which hosts the largest number of displaced Syrians fleeing the regime’s war and violence. The conversation touched on the deterioration of living conditions in Syria and the ongoing collapse on the security and economic levels, and the need to activate the political process to stop these collapses, and activate accountability mechanisms to achieve justice for the Syrians.