Syria FM to join the Arabic, Western forces on the Paris Summit to talk about transition | News
Asaad al-Shaibani attends a conference that is expected to deal with questions, including the political transition of Syria and the abolition of EU sanctions.
Syrian foreign minister should attend an international conference that France hosted by regional and western powers in Paris to discuss political transition, humanitarian assistance and renovation in a country ravaged in 13 years of war.
Asaad Hassan al-Shaiibani leads a delegation for the first trip to the European Union since the overthrow of former President Bashar Al-Assad. The trip will be his first official visit to Europe after attending World Economic Forum in Davos in January.
French President Emmanuel Macron was supposed to talk to representatives at a conference, which is expected to start around 2:30 pm on Thursday (13:30 GMT).
A group of 7 – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – will send representatives.
The delegates of Syrian northern neighbor Turkiya, who supported a group that was painted by Al-Assad, and several bay nations, will also attend the event.
The meeting aims to coordinate efforts on a quiet transition by ensuring the sovereignty and safety of the country, as well as mobilizing the main neighbors and partners in Syria for assistance and economic support coordination, the French Foreign Ministry said.
They will also discuss transitional justice and fight against impunity.
“After 13 years of war and the decades of brutal authoritarianism, it is crucial that the transitional Syrian authorities, with the support of Syrian regional and international partners, as well as international organizations, ensure that the efforts to renovate are involved, allowing everyone in Syria to enjoy their fundamental basis. The right and civil society for flourishing. Syrian civil society should be intensely engaged and consult in these efforts “, NGO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH wrote In an open letter to EU Member States.
Conference, a third of its kind since the fall of Al-Assad in December after Aqaba and Riyadh Conferences, does not aim to raise funds that will be left to the annual conference in March to promise in Brussels, but questions like lifting sanctions They will be discussed.
The EU has moved forward in the abolition of some sanctions, although it remains blocked in the midst of opposition to Cyprus and Greece, and concern about the conversation of maritime demarcation between Syria and Turkiya.
New authorities in Damascus, headed by Temporary leader Ahmed al-SharaaThey sought to convince Syrians and the international community that they would bring a peaceful and democratic transition to power and respect the rights of minority. Last month was a de facto leader called President for the transitional phase.
The temporary government lobbies for the west to abolish sanctions, especially in the financial sector, to enable the country to renew its economy after 13 years of war, which forced millions of Syrians to escape from the country.
EU foreign ministers agreed on January 27 to facilitate sanctions in Syria, starting with key sectors such as energy. The decision came after the United States relieved their own sanctions, allowing donations of fuel and electricity to Syria for six months.
