FM addresses letter to UNSC on ‘political plan’ to end crisis in Syria

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ Foreign and Expatriates Ministry addressed two identical letters to Head of International Security Council and the UN Secretary General on the political plan outlined by President Bashar Al-Assad to end the crisis in Syria.

The ministry said:” President Al-Assad outlined in his speech delivered on January 6-2013 a political plan to solve the 22-month crisis.”

The plan, as the letters said, is based on the UN charter’s goals and principles, international law, relevant UN resolutions, and Geneva Statement issued on June, 30, 2012.

The ministry added the plan underscores need for bringing about political solution to the crisis through holding dialogue among Syrian people under Syria’s leadership according to the UN resolutions No.2042 – 2043 and Geneva Statement to draw Syria’s political future.

The letters included details about the three-stage plan based on comprehensive national dialogue as a way to sort the crisis out.

The plan calls on all regional countries to stop funding, arming and harboring of armed groups, and adherence of the armed group and the Syrian Arab Army to ceasefire.

This preliminary stage stipulates for offering guarantees to the Syrian opposition forces to enter Syria to take part in the national dialogue, and facilitating the reach of humanitarian aid to the affected people and the return of the Syrian citizens, who left the homeland because of the events, to Syria without questioning.

The stage also calls for intensively communicating with national opposition, parties, and civil society to manage open dialogue in preparation for convening a comprehensive national dialogue conference.

The second stage includes holding the conference with a view to formulating a national charter, that would outline principles of the Constitution’ which is, all in all, to be put into popular referendum.

The mission of current Government is to be considered concluded after this and an expanded government is to be formed and create a founding association for a new draft Constitution, which is to be put too into a popular referendum.

The new laws are to be adopted and new parliamentary elections are then to take place, leading to a new government, national reconciliation conference, and general amnesty.

The Ministry called for supporting the plan as it reflects an accurate understanding for the coming stage and opinions presented at all levels to end the crisis.

“Political wisdom, keenness on respecting UN charter, not being hasty in adopting stances, and not turning a deaf ear to dangers of supporting armed terrorist groups by some countries are main factors to notch up the noble goal as regards protecting Syrian citizens’ life far away from violence and foreign meddling in Syria’s internal affairs,” the ministry’s letters concluded.

Basma Qaddour