Austria for Halting Violence in Syria, for a political Dialogue
VIENNA,(ST)_ ” Violence should be stopped in Syria and a political dialogue should start between the government and the opposition”, said The Austrian State Secretary Reinhold Lopatka on Wednesday.
” Solving the crisis in Syria militarily is but the wrong way”, Lopatka added following a meeting with the Metropolitan of the Syrian-Orthodox church of Aleppo, Archbishop Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim.
He warned against the repetition of the Iraqi scenario that led to the mass displacement of Iraqi Christians from their country, noting that dialogue ensures respect for the rights of all Syrians, maintains ethnic and religious fabric of the country and protects the rights of all Syrian components.
He indicated the need to stop the violence in Syria and begin a political dialogue between the government and the opposition.
T. Fateh