Syria – joint statement (New York, 27.09.18)
MIL OSI Translation. Region: France and French Territories –
Source: Republic of France – Foreign Affairs in French
We, Foreign Ministers of Germany, Egypt, France, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, issue the following statement in support of the meeting: the urgency of a constitutional commission in support of the United Nations efforts to reach a political settlement of the conflict in Syria on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Syrian conflict has been dragging on for more than seven years, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of people forcibly displaced as a result of the violence, both inside and outside Syria. There is an urgent need for concerted diplomatic action and an international demonstration of the political will to put an end to this conflict. There is no military solution to war or other possibility than a political solution. We assert in the strongest terms that those seeking a military solution will only succeed in increasing the risk of a dangerous escalation and an extension of the crisis that will engulf the entire region and beyond. It is therefore imperative to advance a political solution in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254. To this end, we call on the United Nations and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria to convene a commission as soon as possible. a credible and inclusive Constitutional Constitution that will initiate the drafting of a new Syrian Constitution and lay the groundwork for free and fair elections under United Nations supervision and in a climate of security and neutrality, to which all Syrians registered, including those in the diaspora, will have the right to participate. We urge the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria to report to the Security Council on the progress he has made by 31 October at the latest. We underline that the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria has been instructed by the Secretary-General and the Security Council, in clearly stated terms, to move forward with a view to convening a constitutional commission, and we encourage all sides to ensure that the Syrian parties show themselves ready to participate substantially in the work of this committee when it meets.
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