-"There's no recess in the suffering of the
Syrian people, and the parties and the international community must use
the recess in the Geneva talks to determine how best to use this time
and its resumption to find a political solution to this horrific civil
war.
None of us are surprised that the talks have been hard, and that we are at a difficult moment, but we should all agree that the Assad regime’s obstruction has made progress even tougher. It was an example to all the world that while the regime obstructed and filibustered, the opposition demonstrated a courageous and mature seriousness of purpose and willingness to discuss all aspects of the conflict.
They put forward a viable and well-reasoned roadmap for the creation of a transitional governing body and a viable path by which to move the negotiations forward. That's precisely the spirit of the Geneva I Communique, and we commend the opposition for responsibly meeting its spirit.
The opposition delegation has regularly demonstrated that they are willing to engage constructively in the interests of all the Syrian people. In sharp contrast, we have seen a refusal to engage on the part of the regime. While it stalled in Geneva, the regime intensified its barbaric assault on its civilian population with barrel bombs and starvation. It has even gone as far as to add some of the opposition delegates at Geneva to a terrorist list and seize their assets. This is reprehensible.
The international community understands that the primary purpose of our diplomacy is to discuss the full implementation of the Geneva communique, including the creation of a transitional governing body. The Syrian people deserve no less. We call on the regime's supporters to press the regime. In the end, they will bear responsibility if the regime continues with its intransigence in the talks and its brutal tactics on the ground.
The United States deeply appreciates the efforts of Joint Special Representative Brahimi to secure a negotiated political transition. We remain committed to the Geneva process and to all diplomatic efforts to find a political solution as the only way to a lasting and sustainable end to the conflict."
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/02/221702.htm
16/2/14
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None of us are surprised that the talks have been hard, and that we are at a difficult moment, but we should all agree that the Assad regime’s obstruction has made progress even tougher. It was an example to all the world that while the regime obstructed and filibustered, the opposition demonstrated a courageous and mature seriousness of purpose and willingness to discuss all aspects of the conflict.
They put forward a viable and well-reasoned roadmap for the creation of a transitional governing body and a viable path by which to move the negotiations forward. That's precisely the spirit of the Geneva I Communique, and we commend the opposition for responsibly meeting its spirit.
The opposition delegation has regularly demonstrated that they are willing to engage constructively in the interests of all the Syrian people. In sharp contrast, we have seen a refusal to engage on the part of the regime. While it stalled in Geneva, the regime intensified its barbaric assault on its civilian population with barrel bombs and starvation. It has even gone as far as to add some of the opposition delegates at Geneva to a terrorist list and seize their assets. This is reprehensible.
The international community understands that the primary purpose of our diplomacy is to discuss the full implementation of the Geneva communique, including the creation of a transitional governing body. The Syrian people deserve no less. We call on the regime's supporters to press the regime. In the end, they will bear responsibility if the regime continues with its intransigence in the talks and its brutal tactics on the ground.
The United States deeply appreciates the efforts of Joint Special Representative Brahimi to secure a negotiated political transition. We remain committed to the Geneva process and to all diplomatic efforts to find a political solution as the only way to a lasting and sustainable end to the conflict."
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/02/221702.htm
16/2/14
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Kerry: Russia Enabling Syria's Pursuit of Military Path ....
ReplyDeleteU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Syrian government is trying to win a military victory over the opposition, and that Russia is enabling President Bashar al-Assad on that path.
Speaking Monday in Jakarta, Kerry said Syria's strategy is evident in its continuing barrel bombing of civilians, and that Russia's deliveries of arms and aid are helping Assad's pursuit of a military solution over a political end to the civil war.
"It is very clear that Bashar al-Assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than to come to the negotiating table in good faith," said Kerry................http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-russia-enabling-syrias-pursuit-of-military-path/1852676.html
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UN won't support demand for humanitarian supply in evasion of Syrian govt - Lavrov....
ReplyDeleteThe UN Security Council will not allow transporting humanitarian aid to Syria without consent of the Syrian authorities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "The UN Security Council is scrutinizing the humanitarian situation in Syria and negotiating a universally acceptable resolution," he said at a Monday press conference following negotiations with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh.
"Some members of the Security Council would like the resolution to have a clause, which will demand the admission of humanitarian convoys across the [Syrian] state border even without consent of the central authorities," the Russian minister said. "This directly contradicts international humanitarian laws and norms endorsed by the UN for humanitarian operations, and the Security Council will not set such precedents," Lavrov emphasized.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_17/UN-wont-support-demand-for-humanitarian-supply-in-evasion-of-Syrian-govt-Lavrov-1181/
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