Syrian State Wins Major Round in Geneva 2

The Geneva Conference 2 showed strongly the sovereign and independent position and attitude of the Syrian state and its determination to seriously find a political solution to the crisis through dialogue with the so-called “opposition”. However, the “opposition” presented a crestfallen face and continued, with the enemies of Syria, the campaign of lies to intensify pressure on this resistant state, according to Lebanese political analyst Ghaleb Kandil.

The analyst said that Geneva 2 identified a series of data, which included the Syrian state strength and credibility, which were illustrated in the following facts:

-The firm determination to protect the independence and sovereignty, refusing any precondition and focusing on the will of the Syrian people, the ultimate authority of constitutional and political reference. And even greater determination to face any attempt of foreign intervention in Syrian sovereign affairs.

-The choice of inter-Syrian dialogue, even if the “opposition” delegation suffers from a serious lack of representativeness and is manipulated by the alliance that is waging a war against Syria, led by the United States.

-The strong commitment to the priority of the battle against terrorism, subtly integrated into the concept of stopping the violence, consecrated by the initiative of Kofi Annan, sabotaged by the United States.

-The presentation of the Syrian state vision of the transitional period, which should be the culmination of the dialogue in the shadow of the current Constitution and not a coup through a transitional governing council, as defended by the Secretary of State, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton before him, according to their interpretation of the Geneva 1 understanding. An understanding that is the subject of conflicting views between Moscow and Washington.

In addition to all these elements, the delegation of the Syrian state has emerged as a cohesive team, skillfully managing the media, political and diplomatic battle, focusing the interests of journalists in Montreux. The Syrian delegation gave a brilliant image of the Syrian state, consistent and confident in its supremacy.

The United States, as usual, released a lot of lies in order to increase pressure on the Syrian state, trying to impose a definite reading of Geneva 1, backed by many Western media. In fact, Geneva 1 nowhere mentions namely President Bashar al-Assad, and does not expect the formation of a supra-constitutional transitional instance. This means that such a body, if it were born, could be constitutional only if it is formed by a decree signed by President Assad and if its members take an oath before the head of state.

Statements of John Kerry and François Hollande on the role of President Assad are not in accordance with the provisions of Geneva 1. And indecency has reached such heights that at the same time, U.S., British and French authorities, circulate information on contacts made with the Syrian authorities on cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Unscrupulously, Kerry sent one of his assistants to the newsroom of Montreux to declare to journalists known for their friendships with the Syrian state, that the United States are aware of the changes in the balance of power imposed by the Syrian Arab Army, and to confirm the Syrian-American contacts. This schizophrenia was probed by journalists in Switzerland during the coverage of the conference.

The Government of Qatar, and behind it the U.S. intelligence, invented a big lie in an attempt to influence the climate of the conference, through the so-called report on torture and executions in the Syrian prisons. Western journalists and experts have noticed the many flaws and failures in this document and its unexpected timing for the opposition and the enemies of Syria. Some stressed ironically that countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which does not even have a Constitution, present themselves as defenders of human rights facing a civil and secular state, fought by extremist-Takfirists groups, funded by these two backward countries.

Another incongruity of the conference was the fact that the U.S. ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, appeared as the true president of the so-called “Syrian National Coalition” delegation (SNC).

Likely that the conference will end with the three propositions given in Moscow by the Minister Walid Moallem: an exchange of prisoners; security arrangements, which would start in Aleppo-the “SNC” wants them to start in Homs; the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Another date may then be decided after the settlement of the two mistakes which the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has promised to fix: the exclusion of Iran and the expansion of the representativeness of the “opposition” delegation by including other groups that have been excluded.

The Syrian national state won a major round and the battle continues. It is the Syrian Arab Army which will have the major role in the coming period.

Source: Orient Tendencies