Atti: We are not concerned with results of Constitutional Committee

 The co-chair of the General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria,the AANES, Farid Atti, refused to recognize the results of the meetings of the Constitutional Committee, pointing out that the constitution is a social contract that earns its legitimacy from the participation of everyone.

Atti: We are not concerned with results of Constitutional Committee
21 October, 2021   00:33
 Newsdesk - Akram Barakat

 On October 18, the sixth round of the Constitutional Committee's meetings was launched, and it failed to reach results that serve the Syrian people in the five previous rounds.

The Syria's UN envoy preceded the sixth round by talking about an agreement on "drafting a constitutional reform", without talking about drafting a new constitution.

 The Constitutional Committee was formed in September 2019 under the pretext of conducting the political process in Syria and drafting a new Syrian constitution.

 The co-chair of the General Council of the AANES, Farid Atti, explained that the so-called constitutional committee was formed between the Damascus government and the so-called the Syrian opposition, and said: "This committee cannot achieve any tangible results on the ground, because it does not represent all the Syrian people."

Atti stressed that the success of any constitutional process requires the wide participation of the Syrians, and explained: "We as the AANES are part of Syria, but we are excluded." He pointed out that the constitution in its general meaning is a social contract, that requires broad participation from all parties.

 The sixth meeting will fail

 He predicted the failure of the Constitutional Committee, and said: "Because the two groups do not represent all Syrian society. The democratic forces represented by the Autonomous Administration, whose sons liberated large parts of Syria from terrorism, have been marginalized."

 Atti indicated that holding any meeting or conference  without the Autonomous Administration is doomed to failure, and noted: "Many meetings were held in Geneva and Sochi, but they failed for excluding the Autonomous Administration."

 Atti stressed the presence of large democratic forces in the areas of the Autonomous Administration, and these forces were formed by the will of all components of society, which formed its own administration and through it achieved security and stability that is not available now in the rest of the Syrian regions.

 Atti noted that more than 5 million people in NES, have been managing themselves for seven years under the roof of the Autonomous Administration, and said: "We hope that the international community will assume its responsibilities towards the Syrian people. All Syrians from Kurds, Arabs and Syriacs must participate in drafting the Syrian constitution.

 Those gathered represent certain sects, not Syrian society

 He explained that the participants in the meeting of the Constitutional Committee now represent certain sects, and said: "The regime represents a certain sect, and the opposition represents a radical fundamentalist current."

 Farid Atti indicated that the main reason for excluding the sons of northern and eastern Syria from the meeting of the Constitutional Committee is the result of Turkish pressure, and noted: "Turkey does not want security and stability in Syria."

 Atti continued: "If we do not participate in those meetings, we will not be concerned with its outputs and results. Whoever seeks to find a solution to the Syrian crisis must involve all components and segments of Syrian society in the discussions and meetings held in this regard. The regime and the opposition are well aware of this."

 Atti explained: “Everyone must realize that the main decision regarding Syria should be formulated by the hands of Syria, not by external forces, and whoever seeks to solve the Syrian crisis, the path is clear, which is that Syria is for all Syrians, including Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, and Syriac-Circassians. It is not possible to manage Syria or draft a constitution based on  one-sided policy.

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