Syrian National Opposition: Success of Geneva Conference lies in Drying Terrorism Sources

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ The UN Secretary General Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met  yesterday with a delegation representing  Syrian opposition nationalist parties at the Sheraton Hotel  on the sidelines of preparations for the convening Geneva Conference 2 .

Secretary- General of the Solidarity Party Mohammad Abu Qasim, chairman  of the National Democratic Alliance bloc  said  in a statement to reporters after the meeting that the bloc parties presented to Brahimi a unified vision to be debated  at Geneva Conference 2 , stressing the need  that the delegation to  include broader spectrum of their parties so as to contribute to highlight  all  visions and ideas .

Secretary General of the  National Youth party  for Justice and Development Brewin Ibrahim said that the “Doha coalition ” , ” the Higher  Kurdish Commission  ” and ” the coordinating body ” only  represent part of the internal opposition and the Syrian street is demanding   ” expansion  the circle of participants in the Geneva Conference 2 , and to include all oppositions and independent, religious  and  tribal figures ” so as to  ensure ”  non-failure of Geneva Conference . “
Ibrahim pointed out that  talks with Brahimi touched upon the need for urgent solutions concerning  the humanitarian aspects of the affected people in Syria.
For his part, Secretary General of the Syrian Democratic Party Ahmed Kosa  stressed support for  all efforts to convene the conference  in order to launch the political process and bring all Syrian parties together  to reach a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
Kosa stressed that ” the success of the conference lies in  drying the sources of terrorism and the closure of the border to prevent the flow of insurgents who come from all parts of the world to implement foreign agendas in Syria.”
Secretary General of the Syrian National Youth Party Maher Merhej said that internal opposition  has ” different points of view about the crisis in  Syria and prospects for the solution , ” a matter  which requires ” to have  representatives from all spectrums of the opposition ” to have a  solution satisfactory for all  Syrians.
leader in the Syrian  Democratic Party  Firas Nadim  said that the delegation stressed to Brahimi the need to lift the sanctions imposed on Syria to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people, noting  that the national opposition is working within the framework of  launching an inter-Syrian dialogue in Geneva under the ceiling  of the homeland and ” to alienate  all who called for foreign intervention in Syria .

T. Fateh