Jamil: Ripe Atmosphere for a Political Solution in Syria

DAMASCUS,(ST)_  “The  international consensus needed to resolve the crisis in Syria is still in the  first steps . Though there are major difficulties to achieve, but it will happen eventually.” Stressed Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Dr. Qadri Jamil, who is also the secretary of the People ‘s Will Opposition party.
In an interview with Syrian TV on Wednesday Dr. Jamil stressed  that the US administration overturned on the Geneva statement , before the  ink dried, noting  that the change in the U.S. administration does not mean a radical change  in its policies , as the Americans tried within two years of the events in Syria  to make direct intervention  which failed, due to  the repeated Sino-Russian veto and then turned into indirect intervention which did not produce  desired results.

He continued that the  US leads the  intervention in Syria and regional powers  are just followers, noting that this fact  can be understood from the relationship of  dictate and subjugation  between the imperialist center  and its various  disciples .
The Russian position has become more solid  and  a reflection of a wider circle of the BRICS and medium-sized  countries, which force  a new International climate, which ” we will see its effects after two years. But   during those two years, we  must not allow the Americans and Westerners to burn Syria from the inside , and be smarter than our foe  and seek a political solution.”

“An objective atmosphere is  matured to reach a political solution and everyone is required to sit at the dialogue table to reach consensus,  compromises , solutions and mutual concessions in the service of the  supreme national interest.” He went on

He explained that  rejection of  foreign interference and violence are  preconditions for dialogue and what will be agreed upon in the end through dialogue will be decided by the  Syrian people in the referendum ballots, adding that the role of the outside  is just to help in bringing views together.

He called on the national forces of the Syrian government and the opposition to  create their own interpretation for the Geneva Statement,  so as  to maintain  the sublime values related to national sovereignty in rejecting foreign intervention and the inadmissibility of the use of violence.

 He added that the UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar al-Ibrahimi  should be at the same distance from every one in the Syrian opposition, noting  the Syrians should engage themselves in dialogue that  will ease violence gradually and the sooner Syrians  can access to the solution , pretexts  used by extremists and their supporters in the West will be eliminated .
Jamil explained that political Islam and the affiliated extremist wings  including al-Nusra front are  but tools used to cover the US  retreat at the current stage and drag Syria  into a state of chaos, adding :” there is  no political future for political Islam and  the Islamist militia  in Syria .”

“Preconditions prevent dialogue and the precondition set by the  opposition for  stepping down the President before the start of dialogue aims at not to join the dialogue and the continuation of violence, “he said.

He noted the significance of  preliminary  meeting of the Syrian  political factions in Tehran  in facilitating  understanding , adding a second meeting will be held  to this end.

He underlined the importance  of a national unity government and finding out  transitional solutions that  paves the way for   the creation of positive changes to create a favorable condition that will  benefit from subsequent international changes ,  so  as to deepen the positive changes that must take place in both  the  Syrian society and the state.
Jamil added that the economic situation in Syria is difficult  but that the government was able to open foreign exchange lines  and thereby ,the crisis started to alleviate. He added that the availability of ethylene oil and gas,” is  linked to the security  and military situation, the extent of existed  corruption and to what extent the citizens can defend their rights.”
He went on that the coming weeks will show that  Syria was able to break the siege and that  the effects of that will be manifested gradually through slow positive changes that will take  two or three months to show full-size  results , noting ” But, the crisis in the general  and economic  sense  will not be eliminated, unless a comprehensive political solution is reached.”

“The reduction in flour production is due to the  fact that  main mills are existed  in Aleppo countryside , where hard security conditions prevail,”  Jamil said , noting that  “the Western  countries unfair unilateral sanctions greatly contributed to the deterioration of the economic situation of the Syrian people and  that the biggest evident on the lies  and  hypocrisy of the West are the  displaced Syrians outside the border , who are not supported by the  West, who rather  shed crocodile tears on the Syrians.
He indicated that  already initiated ” Go east ” strategy  is but a long term trend of great difficulties and implications , due to historical, economic, social and political transformations.
“This year will be a year of the political process in Syria, but the start of this process does not mean the end of violence. Rather, violence will be reduced gradually until , we reach, by the end  of the year  a  maximum of dialogue and political process and a minimum of violence.”Dr. Jamil concluded.

T. Fateh