New round of "Constitutionality".

 On Monday, the work of the seventh round of the so-called Syrian Constitutional Committee begins in Geneva, in a new round among political stations that did not reach any tangible result, and were a waste of time.

 The meetings of the so-called Constitutional Committee, which was launched under the auspices of Russia, Turkey and Iran, continue, amid disagreements between the participants and the absence of real representatives of the people, despite the failure of six previous sessions.

 On behalf of the Syrians, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the formation of the Constitutional Committee, following a summit between the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey in Ankara, which excluded representatives of five million Syrians, and sparked great controversy in the circles of democracy with low expectations of its success from the beginning.

 In 2016, Russia began promoting a new Syrian constitution, and on May 24, 2016, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is close to the Damascus government, said that Moscow had finished drafting a draft constitution for Syria, in which Russia tried to put in place smooth laws and constitutional articles to attract the Syrian parties.

 But after the Russians, Iranians and Turks reached understandings on the Syrian arena, and approved the so-called “de-escalation zones” agreement, which these countries used to perpetuate their interests and occupy the Syrian lands, they had to change the goal of the constitution to legitimize this occupation and domination over the Syrian people.

 This alliance worked to change the military map in Syria according to its new interests, and Turkey worked to withdraw its mercenaries from many areas in Ghouta, Aleppo countryside and Homs to the Idlib region, and among the deals that took place, Turkey occupied Afrin, Serê Kaniyê and Girê Spî / Tal Abyad, and brought its mercenaries and their families to it as well.  It brought about a demographic change in these areas.

 After all, this alliance believes that the military victory that has been achieved will remain incomplete if it is not consolidated through political progress that achieves its interests, and the way out for them has become the Syrian constitution.

 In this report, we review the previous rounds:

 The first round.. a difficult birth

 On November 8, 2019, the first round ended without results as members of the two delegations spoke of a lukewarm atmosphere and did not shake hands during the multiple days of meetings.

 Expectations were weak for the talks, after Damascus, with the support of Russia and Iran, achieved field gains that left little justification for concessions. Members of the participating delegations said that the talks between the two sides were always fraught.

 The second round .. failed to agree on the agenda

 On the 30th of the same month, the second round failed to reach an agreement on the agenda of the committee's mini-body, which led to the failure of its convening on the last day of its second round in Geneva.

 The United Nations played down the matter, considering that it was a mere procedural stumbling block that could be quickly overcome, but observers considered that the dispute over a mere agenda for the small body was evidence of the upcoming difficulties when the details were delved into and substantive issues were addressed.

 The delegation of the Damascus government left the United Nations headquarters in Geneva first, followed by the rest of the delegations, without the committee meeting in the small body of 45 members.

 In a press statement, the UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said, "We have concluded the second session of the Constitutional Committee, and it was not possible to convene the meeting of the small group, because there was no agreement on the agenda."

 The third round .. Corona joins the causes of failure

 On August 25, 2020, the United Nations announced the suspension of the talks of the so-called Constitutional Committee in Geneva, after it was found that three participants had contracted the Covid-19, a few hours after the start of the meeting.

 "After informing the Swiss authorities and the United Nations office in Geneva, immediate measures have been taken in line with protocols aimed at minimizing any risk, and anyone who may have had contact with the persons concerned is being closely followed up," the office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said in a statement.  “.

 Fourth round.. Damascus is looking to break the siege

 On December 15, 2020, the fourth round of the meetings of the so-called Constitutional Committee ended in the Swiss city of Geneva, without achieving any breakthrough in the discussions.

 Reports at the time stated that the Damascus government stipulated the lifting of sanctions and the lifting of the international siege imposed on it in order to make concessions.

 Fifth round... Pedersen's frustration begins

 On December 30, 2021, the fifth round of the so-called Constitutional Committee talks concluded without achieving any progress, adding another failure to the failure of the previous rounds.

 The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, expressed his disappointment after the talks that took place in Geneva, explaining that the participating parties were unable to agree on a methodology for action.

 "We cannot continue like this, it was a disappointing week," Pedersen told reporters after the fifth session of the 45 members of the so-called constitutional committee in Geneva.

 For his part, said the spokesman for the United Nations in New York, Stephane Dujarric, that "Pedersen's frustration is clear" through his statement.

 Sixth round .. Pedersen "very disappointed"

 On October 23, 2021, the so-called Constitutional Committee concluded the work of its sixth round without progress in its work, in a move described by the UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen as “extremely frustrating.”

 "We did not reach an understanding to draft a new constitution or to agree on the date of the next round," Pedersen said.

 In the same mindset and framework, the so-called Constitutional Committee will hold its seventh round, starting from 21 to 25 of this month.

 Representatives of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria were absent from the lists of the Constitutional Committee, under joint Turkish-Russian pressure, and thus, about 5 million Syrian citizens were excluded from this committee, which may establish the division of the country.

 A path based on international interests

 The co-chair of the Legislative Council in the Jazira region, Hikmat Habib, said in this context: "We believe that the basis of this path is based on international interests and different rapprochements far from the interests of the Syrian people. Like the previous paths, it will not achieve any progress because it does not come within the interests of the Syrian people."  .

 Habib added: "We see in this session like its predecessors, where several sessions were held for the so-called Constitutional Committee, and we always said that what is happening is a waste of time and does not come within the interests of the Syrian people.  This committee is called, and it does not consider the true national interest, but rather within the interests of the exchange of roles between the different parties in that committee, in addition to the international and regional interventions in the sessions of this committee.”

 He explained that "when a constitution is written for all Syrians, whether it is with this so-called constitutional committee or within another framework, it is very difficult and contrary to all concepts to discuss a constitution and there are occupied lands and there is terrorist activity in those areas occupied by Turkey and there are no representatives for many areas  To truly contribute to the writing and discussion of the constitution.

 Habib pointed out that "in the beginning, it was supposed to provide a democratic and stable atmosphere through the complete elimination of terrorism and the liberation of the occupied lands, and then work according to a transitional phase in order to discuss a constitution in which all Syrians participate in a real way. It is very difficult to see any success for this committee.  In these circumstances surrounding the occupied territories and the continued activity of terrorism.

 Pedersen plays a functional role

 On the position of the UN envoy, Habib said: "Mr. Pedersen is a UN official who plays only a functional role and does not work seriously for the success of anything in the Syrian political process, especially with regard to the Constitutional Committee, first because his decision is not a UN decision according to UN legitimacy or according to what it dictates.  It is under international law, but it is working within and under regional and international pressures that change the will of the Syrians and impose the will of those countries on this basis.”

 Habib added: "He always promotes before the sessions that there is hope for progress in the work of the so-called constitutional committee, but after a day or two of this session, he puts an introduction to his abject failure and the failure of this committee, so expressions came to the conclusion that these results are disappointing."

 On his goal, Habib said: "His goal is to continue his work as a UN employee, and moreover, he directly or indirectly practices the policy of those countries that impose certain agendas on him."

 The international position is shy

 The co-chair of the Legislative Council in al-Jazirah region criticized the international situation, saying: "It is a very shy attitude towards the Syrian crisis in general and in particular the so-called Constitutional Committee because, as I mentioned, this committee does not represent a true partnership for all Syrians, and the active countries in the Syrian crisis are aware of this  The truth is, however, that countries and these positions are subject to the Turkish veto in accordance with international interests away from the interests of the Syrian people. Therefore, there is no seriousness for the success of any political process, if it is in the so-called constitutional committee or any other path because countries have differences and Syria has become an arena for settling international differences.  and regional.”

 On the responsibility of the Damascus government and the so-called opposition for the suffering of the Syrians, Habib said: "Each of them presents himself as an alternative to the other and sees himself as representing the Syrian people. But in fact, the so-called opposition is scattered and contradictory and does not represent the Syrians nor does it seek to establish a democratic system with participation  It is true for all national forces, but it finds itself an alternative authority to the current authority in Damascus.”

 He added, "Likewise, the Damascus government has not yet acknowledged the existence of a real crisis in Syria and still wants Syria to return to before 2011, and government representatives have spoken in previous periods that they will drown them in details."

 'It means nothing to us and we continue to build a decentralized democratic system'

 On the position of the Autonomous Administration of this committee, Habib said: "We do not count much that there will be tangible results from the work of this alleged committee, which represents only itself, and we are not concerned with any results issued by this committee if anything is issued, because we are not participating and we are continuing to build  A decentralized democratic system, and Syria is a homeland for all, accommodating all components away from regional and international agendas.

 The co-chair of the Legislative Council in the Jazira region, Hikmat Habib, concluded his speech by warning, "We believe that any constitution written outside the borders will bring woes to Syria and lead to its disintegration, and there will be great harm to anything imposed on Syrians from outside the borders, because who should write this constitution  They are the patriotic Syrians of all components and the real opposition forces that believe in a radical change to the shape of Syria in order for it to be a decentralized democracy in which everyone is equal in rights and duties.

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