Sunday, October 11, 2015

Syria's key opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by UN

Syria's key opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by UN peace envoy Staffan de Mistura over concerns about his plan and Russia's air strikes in the country.

The National Coalition has "decided not to participate in the consultative working groups and considers adherence to the Geneva communique and (UN) Security Council resolutions and an end to Russian aggression to be the basis for the resumption of the negotiation process," it said in a statement.

The Geneva communique is a document agreed at a peace conference in 2012 that drew up baselines for a Syria peace deal including the formation of a transitional governing body with executive powers.

For the opposition, President Bashar al-Assad cannot stay on during any transition period, but the regime says his departure is not on the table.

UN envoy de Mistura in July proposed the formation of working groups composed of opposition and government representatives to discuss issues including protecting civilians and reconstruction.

But the discussions have yet to get off the ground, and the opposition has been disappointed by the consultative nature of the proposal, saying the talks fall short of proper negotiations.

The Coalition voted to boycott the talks after several days of meetings in Turkey, where it is based.

It slammed the Russian air campaign launched on September 30 saying it was incompatible with Moscow's Security Council membership and role as a party to peace talks in Syria.

"Russia's aggression represents a violation of international law and support for the regime in killing civilians, committing war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity," the Coalition said.

The air campaign "undermines the chances of success of any political settlement".

The Coalition also criticised de Mistura's plan, saying the formation of a national governing body was being "sidelined" in his proposed working groups.

  AFP
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1 comment:

  1. Syrie: l'opposition va boycotter les discussions proposées par l'ONU ...

    La Coalition de l'opposition syrienne en exil a indiqué dimanche qu'elle ne participerait pas aux discussions préliminaires proposées par l'ONU pour préparer des négociations de paix, en raison notamment des frappes aériennes que la Russie mène en Syrie.

    "L'Assemblée générale de la Coalition nationale (...) a décidé de ne pas participer aux groupes de travail consultatifs (mis sur pied par le médiateur onusien pour la Syrie Staffan de Mistura) et considère l'adhésion au communiqué de Genève (de 2012) et aux résolutions du Conseil de sécurité (de l'ONU) ainsi que la fin de l'agression russe (en Syrie) comme les bases d'une reprise des négociations", a indiqué la Coalition dans un communiqué.

    La Coalition fait référence aux quatre groupes de discussions thématiques, composés de représentants du régime et de l'opposition, que Staffan de Mistura a mis sur pied cet été en vue de relancer des négociations de paix dans ce pays déchiré par un conflit qui a fait plus de 240 000 morts.

    Le gouvernement syrien a accepté de participer à ces discussions préliminaires, qui n'ont pas encore commencé et qui sont vues par l'ONU comme une nouvelle approche pour faire la paix après l'échec des deux conférences de Genève en 2012 et 2014..........rtbf.be

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