SDC supports Arab role to resolve Syrian crisis

Commenting on the return of Syria to the Arab League in the meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, headed by Egypt, in its extraordinary session held on May 7 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Syrian Democratic Council issued a statement to public opinion.

The statement indicated that the Syrian Democratic Council is following with great interest the international and regional developments and their direct repercussions on the Syrian issue and the deep crisis that the Syrians are experiencing at the human level, as a result of the deterioration of the security and economic situation that cannot be remedied and recovered from without correct treatments for its causes, in a way that establishes the rebuilding of state institutions according to national democratic mechanisms that ensure the participation of all Syrians in managing their country.

The Council's statement confirmed that corruption has exhausted the structure of the state, where Syria has lost its best cadres, expertise and activities, and the war has drained its economy and destroyed ties between Syrians.

Democratic issue in the country is still main issue

SDC believes that most of the international efforts made with the aim of resolving the Syrian crisis have been thwarted as a result of the sharp conflict in regional and international interests, and the failure to take into account the supreme and fundamental interests of the Syrian people, and noted: SDC believes that the democratic issue in the country is still the main issue, and without it, Syria will not be able to recover and restructure its national institutions properly.

The statement stressed: "The Syrian Democratic Council welcomes any international movement, especially the Arab international interest in the Syrian issue, which was recently represented by the Jeddah meeting on April 14 and the Amman meeting on May 1, the latest of which was the meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level headed by Egypt in its extraordinary session held on May 7 in the capital. Egyptian Cairo, these steps take into account the tragedy of the Syrians, which cannot end without an integrated political process.

SDC stated that "the active national Syrian parties must participate in the political process without exclusion, and the Council hopes that the Arab initiative will contribute genuinely to creating the conditions for activating the course of the political process in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2254, and thus creating the appropriate conditions for a safe return of refugees.

The Council confirms that it is ready to cooperate for that, especially in the issue of refugees, as it supports the initiative of the Autonomous Administration of NE Syria announced on April 18, which indicated the possibility of receiving Syrian refugees.

The Syrian Democratic Council supported what was stated in the previous statements about the need to combat drug trafficking across borders, and stressed: "The Council believes that the effects of the drug trade are not limited to the region and neighboring countries, but rather it is a deep national problem that affected large sectors of the Syrian youth, as the corruption of state institutions contributed to spread of its trade in the areas of the Syrian government and the areas under the control of the factions affiliated with the Turkish occupation, while regions of NE Syria face serious pressure and challenge in combating drugs and attempts to promote them, which is a national priority par excellence that calls for a radical reform of national institutions.

SDC called on the national democratic opposition to work seriously and responsibly to unify its efforts to hold a national conference for the opposition that represents a new and different beginning based on purely national interest away from the regional tensions and interests that contributed to the complexity of the Syrian crisis.

The Council's statement stated: "The Syrian Democratic Council expresses its full readiness to cooperate and support the political process that achieves the basic goals of the Syrians and ends the various negative effects of the crisis and make Syria a safe and stable country and a source of stability and peace throughout the region."

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ANHA