U.N. Security Council members unanimously approved a U.N. resolution Friday endorsing a peace process for Syria including a cease-fire and talks between the Damascus government and the opposition, but the text makes no mention of the most contentious issue – the future role of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with the army loyal to Assad fighting several opposition factions and militant groups.
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Speaking to the Middle East News Agency on the sidelines of the worldwide meeting on Syria in NY on Saturday, Shoukry stressed the need to unify efforts to launch the peace process between the Syrian government and opposition.
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It also calls on the International Team for the Support of Syria to use its influence to reach those goals and demands full implementation of the resolutions: 2139 in 2014, 2165 in 2014, and 2191 in 2014 and other relevant decisions.
Kerry – who has “agreed to disagree” with Moscow on Assad’s fate – emphasised that victory over the Islamic State group hinges on a peaceful settlement in the broader Syrian civil war.
The UN’s adoption of the resolution is its strongest gesture yet in support of a solution.
It is the only way to achieve stability in Syria, guarantee the unity of its soil and eliminate terrorism there, he added. Although the resolution states that elections should take place within the next 18 months, it does not give any clue about a possible candidacy or withdrawal from the Syrian president.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said he presented lists submitted from each country of groups they consider terrorist organizations.
It reiterated previous calls for Member States to suppress terrorist acts by Islamic State, Al-Nusra Front and all others. “There was a very rigorous discussion this morning, as you might imagine, about who might or might not qualify as a terrorist”, he said. But first serenity must come, ” Gazeta.ru quotes him as saying.
Russian Federation has been conducting airstrikes in Syria since September 30. The resolution “undermines the outcome of the meetings of revolutionary forces in Riyadh and waters down previous United Nations resolutions concerning a political solution in Syria”, coalition head Khaled Khoja said on Twitter.
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The plan, however, does not tackle some of the obstacles diplomats are facing in bringing the two sides to the negotiating table, namely the fate of Assad and which opposition groups will be included in the peace process. Assad responded with sarcasm when asked whether he was comforted that Washington’s stance on his departure had seemingly softened. “I had to leave, but now I can stay”, he joked.
