Official Syrian delegation lays out political declaration, coalition delegation of so-called “opposition” rejects

GENEVA, (ST) – The Syrian Arab Republic’s official delegation to the Geneva 2 Conference presented a declaration of principles and was rejected by  the coalition delegation of the so-called “opposition” .

The declaration of basic principles  underlines  respecting Syria’s sovereignty, restoring its usurped lands, preserving its establishments, and abandoning all forms of extremism and takfiri ideas.

The declaration further  rejects all forms of interference or foreign dictation, with the Syrians deciding upon their country’s future using democratic methods, in addition to asserting that that it’s not permissible to relinquish any part of Syria.

The declaration also stresses that the Syrian Arab Republic is a democratic country based on the basis of political pluralism, the rule of law, independence of the judiciary and citizenship, and protecting national unity and cultural diversity of the components of the Syrian society and protecting public freedom, and the Syrians are the ones who have the right to choose their political system without out compromising on any subject unacceptable to the Syrian people from any imposed formulae.

The declaration asks all countries to prevent supplying weapons or training or harboring terrorists, and also stopping all kinds of media hatred incitement to perpetrate terrorist acts in accordance with international resolutions relevant to combating terrorism.

The declaration  also noted that the state establishments cost people money and hard work and therefore must be preserved, in addition to stressing the need to preserve and protect all state establishments and utilities, infrastructure, and public and private properties.

“the delegation was and still is open to discussing all points, but it proposed these principles which no patriotic Syrian would reject in order to find common ground, yet the coalition delegation of the so-called “opposition” rejected them,” said sources close to the Syrian official delegation to Geneva .

Following is the full of the declaration:

Basic principles for a political declaration

Full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and inadmissibility to give up any part of its territory. Commitment should be made in order to restore all its occupied territories.

Rejection of all forms of dictate and foreign interference in the Syrian internal affairs directly and indirectly so that the Syrians decide the future of their country through democratic means and the ballot box as the Syrians are the ones who have the sole right of choosing their political system without compromising on any subject unacceptable to the Syrian people.

The Syrian Arab Republic is a democratic country on the basis of political pluralism, the rule of law and the independence of judiciary and citizenship and protecting national unity and cultural diversity of the components of the Syrian society and protecting public freedom.

Rejection of terrorism and combating it and rejecting all forms of extremism, racism, and takfiri Wahabi thinking and asking the countries to stop providing terrorist groups, supplying them with armaments, training, financing and providing them with information or financing for those and also stopping all kinds of media hatred incitement to perpetrate terrorist acts in accordance with international resolutions relevant to combating terrorism.

Preserving all state institutions and the country’s infrastructure and public and private properties and protecting them.

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