2nd consultative meeting held in Stockholm under auspice SDC

Yesterday, Saturday, the Syrian Democratic Council held a second consultative meeting in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, in preparation for the "Conference of Democratic Forces and Personalities", with the participation of Syrian opposition forces, democratic figures and representatives of the American, British and Swiss foreign affairs.

2nd consultative meeting held in Stockholm under auspice SDC
10 April, 2022   06:09
NEWS DESK

According to the official website of the Syrian Democratic Council; Yesterday, Saturday, 9th of April, SDC and a spectrum of democratic forces and figures from the Syrian opposition in the second consultative held meeting in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, which paved the way for the “Conference of Democratic Forces and Personalities” to discuss a political vision that achieves the best and broadest representation of the Syrian opposition. With the participation of representatives from the Foreign Ministry. American, British and Swiss, in addition to thirty-nine representatives and delegates of the Syrian opposition forces and democratic figures, in addition to the sponsorship of the International Olive Palm Foundation.

The two-day meeting, attended by a wide range of Syrians, aims, according to the website, to “read the results, the state and the nation, and research the concept of the decentralized system as an entrance to a democratic national framework that preserves territorial integrity and national sovereignty and creates a balance between the comprehensive Syrian identity and local identities in a way that achieves a just solution to the issue.” Kurdish and other ethnic minorities within a comprehensive national framework and what the desired modern state system is, in addition to the role of democrats and work to unify them and organize their differences within the framework of their unity.

The first day carried three sessions; The first dealt with "the reality of the Syrian scene and the expected scenarios for the future of Syria as a state and homeland in light of the faltering political process and the possibility of protecting Syria's unity in light of the division and the current occupation and the foreign military presence in it, in addition to the role of democratic forces in finding a way out for Syria from its current reality." According to the website, which quoted the head of the Executive Body of the Syrian Democratic Council, Ilham Ahmed, explaining the state of division in the country, saying: "There are levels of democracy, there is dictatorship in one place, and in the last fascism, and in other regions there is a level of democracy (the regions of north and east Syria.)

According to the official website of the Syrian Democratic Council, the second session was entitled “The Form of Governance in Syria,” and discussed “the concept of decentralization and its political, economic, administrative and expanded forms. The interventions agreed that decentralization is the main entrance to the solution in Syria, with some examples of cases of recovery similar to the Syrian scene in Syria.” I also discussed the impact of decentralization on women and their role in building peace.

As for the third session, it was titled “Practical Steps to Build a Common Space,” and discussed “obstacles to establishing a Syrian Democratic Front and ways to unify the democratic discourse in Syria, the role of democratic forces in the future of Syria, and the possibility of turning these steps into a practical reality,” according to the website, which also said: Concluding the activities of the first day, giving way to the interventions that agreed on the principle of decentralization with the necessity of discussion to determine its form, maintain a united Syria and preserve the Autonomous Administration, especially since Syria has a pioneering experience in this, as it established the first decentralized constitution in 1920 (King Faisal’s constitution).

It is noteworthy that this meeting is the second of its kind after the first meeting held in Stockholm on December 13-14, 2021, and the organizers of this track seek to "build a new horizon for the work and role of the democratic opposition and to reach a conference that unifies its political visions that contribute to advancing a real political process." ". According to the official website of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC).

It is expected that the consultative meeting will continue its work today.

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ANHA