Syrian temporary leader is launching a national dialogue on political transition | Syrian war news

De facto leader Syria reiterated his promise to provide a democratic political transition as interviews open up to the future of the country.

Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday called on his countrymen to unite and committed to establish a body of transitional justice, as he welcomed the participants of the national dialogue aimed at running the political transition of the country after years of civil war and The fall of former President Bashar Al-Assad.

He also said that the state would have a monopoly on weapons, which is a key issue in a country where many armed groups have spent recent years struggling.

The meeting in the capital of Damascus, Al-Sharaa and his ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) were charged as the main turning point in the democratic and including transition and renewal of the state. However, there is concern that the procedure is in a hurry.

“I urge all the Syrians to stop the united and hand in hand to heal the wounds and wash the pain after a decade of dictatorship,” Sharaa said in his introductory address, during which he announced the formation of a transitional justice committee.

“In the past two months, we have been working on following those who have committed crimes against Syrians,” Al-Sharaa added.

“The unity of weapons and their monopoly by the state is not a luxury, but a duty and obligation,” he continued.

Al-Sharaa said earlier that the forces that were guided by the Kurska, which were also fighting against the Al-Assad regime, had to integrate into the national army for years.

The conference plans were up to the last moment, and the sudden announcement on Sunday that they would go ahead surprised many observers, who expected it would take another or two months.

In addition to the invitations sent because the organizational committee was still traveling to Syria to get acquainted with the community leaders, some confusion and criticism focused on the organizers.

Opposition politician George Sabra announced on X that he had received an invitation to be present in Damascus on February 2nd. However, he had to refuse while living in exile in France and could not arrive in Syria in time.

According to local media, about 600 candidates participate in the conversations and will participate in the full agenda for one -day work sessions.

Participants will hold a work session on the transitional justice, the structure of the new constitution, reforming and construction institutions, personal freedoms, the role of civil society and the economy of the country.

Although the conference recommendations are inexplicably, its outcome is carefully observed as the international community weighs the decision Lifting sanctions imposed on Syria during the Al-Assad rules.

One of the most expected results is a new constitution, although this can be achieved in one day, remains to be seen.

Skepticism

A short notice and one -day schedule helped promote skepticism in some districts.

Many in Syrian minority communities – including Kurds, Christians, Comrade and members of Assad Alavita Settles – are worried about their future and will still convince them the promises of new rulers about the inclusive management.

The HTS was previously associated with al-Qaid, although he broke up connections, and Al-Sharaa has been preaching coexistence since then.

Parties in the Syrian autonomous Kurdish administration condemned what they called “Token” to display minority groups.

In a joint statement, 35 parties said: “Conferences with token representation … are meaningless, worthless and will not contribute to finding real solutions for the permanent crisis in the country.”

Dalia Dalata, a public employee who was displaced during the nearly 14-year-old civil war in the country, said she did not expect “any results”, and that three months after the fall of Al-Assad, economic and security situations remained tannery.

The Orthodox Archbishop Elia Tohme, one of the invited, said that “prematurely judging” whether the conference was a significant opportunity to contribute to the citizens in the new order.

However, Iman Shahoud, a referee from the Ham who participated, said that the conference was considered “a day of true victory, because you can see all the sects and components of the Syrian people present, women and men.”