DAMASCUS_(ST) Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Jihad Maqdisi, stressed that any initiative to achieve success needs commitment of all parties involved.
“The Syrian side is waiting for the UN Envoy Elakhdar al-Ibrahimi’s coming into Syria as to be briefed by him about the results of his tour in the countries he visited , including the countries which have their influence on armed groups,” Dr. Maqdisi said in a statement to SANA reporter Tuesday.
The Syrian official hoped that al-Ibrahimi would bring with him from these countries what might lead to the success for any constructive initiative.
Maqdisi pointed out that Syria earlier committed itself to Arab or to regional initiatives; but the initiatives were aborted by the armed groups and by the countries which have influence upon them.
T. Fateh