Friday, December 1, 2017

Syria : Statement of Riyadh 2 Conference Provocative, Categorically Rejected

Al-Jaafari
The provocative language used in the statement issued by the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition group in its recently held conference in Riyadh is categorically rejected as the statement constituted a step backward plus it included precondition for dialogue and this contradicts the Security Council Resolution 2254, Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to Geneva Intra-Syrian talks Bashar Al-Jaafari has underscored.


 In a press conference following a third meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Friday within the framework of the 8th Round of Intra-Syrian Talks in Geneva, al-Jaafari said Riyadh II statement is categorically rejected and the Syrian Arab Republic delegation won't join direct talks as long as the  Riyadh-backed opposition  insists on adopting this statement.

Those who wrote Riyadh II statement aimed at undermining the mission of the UN envoy, al-Jaafari stressed, pointing out that the statement doesn't take into consideration the political and military developments that have taken place since the mandate of the former UN envoy Lakhdar  Al-Ibrahimi, so it is considered as a step backward.

He added the talks with de Mistura focused on the paper of main principles for political solution which constitutes the gate for building a common ground and confidence between the concerned parties to facilitate finding solutions for several issues.

Al-Jaafari made it clear that the delegation presented the paper to de Mistura nine months ago and asked for the opposition side's answers. However, instead of bringing the answers de Mistura proposed his own paper to be the basis for discussion and by doing so he contradicted his mandate as a mediator.

"We are not negotiating with the mediator, but through the mediator," he said, clarifying that the objection was not made on the content of de Mistura's paper as "we are still discussing the shape of dialogue and haven’t enter into the content yet".

He pointed out that in accordance with the UN rules, the paper presented first should be discussed first and then the papers that come next.

"We are leaving Geneva tomorrow and it is up to Damascus to decide whether we return to Geneva or not," al-Jaafari said, noting that de Mistura invited the delegation for resuming the talks on December 5th .
 [syriatimes.sy]
 1/12/17

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  1. Syria’s government delegation quit U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva on Friday and said it might not return next week, blaming the opposition’s rejection of any role for President Bashar al-Assad in any interim post-war government.

    “For us (this) round is over, as a government delegation. He as mediator he can announce his own opinion,” government chief negotiator Bashar al-Ja’afari said after a morning of talks, referring to U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura who made no immediate comment.

    “As long as the other side sticks to the language of Riyadh 2 ..., there will be no progress,” Ja’afari said.
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