Omar reveals preparations for Syrian Democratic Forces and Personalities Conference

Under auspices of SDC and democratic powers, the efforts continue to gather the democratic political forces in the Syrian opposition to unite ranks, through the "Syrian Democratic Forces and Personalities Conference", that was revealed by SDC in May last year, which is scheduled to be held in implementation of Security Council resolution 2254.

The Syrian Democratic Council endeavors over a period of 3 years succeeded in achievement tentative comprehensive national consensus, and forming of a preparatory committee to hold a comprehensive national conference, after 6 workshops in European cities organized by SDC, and 3 dialogue forums inside Syria in the years "2018, 2019, 2020", in which Syrian political forces and personalities from various components of the country participated.

At the invitation of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference of "Syrian Democratic Forces and Personalities", in cooperation with the "Ulf Palma International Foundation", the first consultative meetings were held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, in December last year, with representatives of Syrian political parties under the title " a consultative meeting of Democratic forces and personalities".

The co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, Amina Omar told ANHA that committee is preparing to hold a second consultative meeting, during the month of next April, which was scheduled to be held during this March.

Amina Omar stated that: The first consultative meeting was held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, on December 13 and 14, 2021, in the presence of A number of politicians, intellectuals and democratic personalities, in addition to the Swedish Foreign Ministry, and a representative of the US State Department and in coordination with the Ulf Palma International Organization.

Omar indicated that international conditions and repercussions of the Russia - Ukraine war hindered, holding of the second consultative meeting until next April.

Omar noted that the consultative meetings contribute to preparing the appropriate ground for building trust and reaching understandings among the Syrians, before holding of the comprehensive conference, without disclosing the date of convening, saying: "The date of convening will be determined later."

Worth to note that SDC is the political umbrella for the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. It was established on December 9, 2015, which considered one of the most important and active political forces on the Syrian arena during the Syrian crisis.

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