UN: Talks to draft Syria's constitution to resume in October - Special Envoy

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Special Envoy for Syria in the United Nations Geir Pedersen announced talks on drafting a constitution for Syria will reconvene next month in Geneva.
“Following eight months of intensive facilitation with the Co-Chairs, I am pleased to announce that agreement is in place on methodology, and invitations have been issued for a 6th Session of the Committee. While we are still in the process of confirming logistics, the Small Drafting Body will convene in Geneva as of 18 October,” said Pedersen addressing the Security Council in New York City on Tuesday.

SOT, Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations: “With military frontlines largely frozen for eighteen months, and concerns from parties regarding the status quo, the time to push for a political process is now.”

SOT, Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations: “It is clear from all our engagements that trust is low – but it is also clear that common interests do exist, that things are not static, and that there is every reason to try now to build a more effective political effort.”

SOT, Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations: “On the Constitutional Committee, we are at an important moment. It has now been exactly two years since the Committee was agreed by the Government of Syria and the Syrian Negotiations Commission. Regrettably, the Committee has not yet begun to make steady progress on its mandate. But today, there is some good news to report. Following eight months of intensive facilitation with the Co-Chairs, I am pleased to announce that agreement is in place on methodology, and invitations have been issued for a 6th Session of the Committee. While we are still in the process of confirming logistics, the Small Drafting Body will convene in Geneva as of 18 October, and the Co-Chairs will for the first time meet the day before together with me to prepare the session.”

SOT, Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations: “We should all now expect the Constitutional Committee to begin to work seriously on a process of drafting – not just preparing – a constitutional reform. If it does that, then we will have a different and credible constitutional process. We need that if we are to build a modicum of trust.”

SOT, Rouba Mhaissen, Founder and Director, Sawa for Development and Aid: “In order for any political settlement to be successful, We must be a focus on building local resilience and supporting Syrians, especially women’s voices and agencies. It is time for societal structures, including leadership and legislative frameworks, to reflect the shifts in gender dynamics that are emerging every day at the community level.”

SOT, Bassam Sabbagh, Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations (Arabic): “The war that was imposed on us by known governments by various means has led Syria to lose many lives, damaged the achievements of an ancient civilization, and the loss of great developmental gains achieved by the Syrian people of the past decades. The time has come to put an end to it and to completely end the illegal foreign military presence on Syrian territory represented by the American military presence in the northeast, and the Turkish military presence in the northwest.”

SOT, Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations: “When will this hypocrisy end? How much longer will this Council ignore the elephant in the room. When will PKK/YPG’s attack against the UN-supported Al Shifa hospital in Afrin be investigated by the UN? We will never condone supporting terrorism under the pretext of fighting Da’esh. Turkey will continue its resolute fight against all terrorist organizations, including Da’esh and PKK/YPG.”

SOT, Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations: “My hope is that tomorrow’s meeting will emphasize the importance of continued calm in Syria, that we could hopefully develop that calm into what I have asked the Council for many times, for a nationwide ceasefire, and building on that, that we can start moving the political process forward, and an encouragement for the government and the opposition to sit down and to start real negotiations, that’s my hope.”

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