AQABA: Prime diplomats from eight Arab nations, assembly in Jordan on Saturday (Dec 14), known as for a peaceable transition in Syria with UN and Arab League assist following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.
In a remaining assertion after the talks within the Jordanian Pink Sea port of Aqaba, overseas ministers from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar stated that they had agreed to “assist a peaceable transition course of” in Syria, “by which all political and social forces are represented”.
Anti-Assad forces, led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), toppled the longtime ruler on Sunday following a lightning offensive.
HTS is rooted in Al-Qaeda’s Syria department and is designated as a “terrorist” organisation by many Western governments however has sought to average its rhetoric.
A transitional authorities put in by the insurgent forces has insisted the rights of all Syrians can be protected, as will the rule of regulation.
The overseas ministers, assembly in Aqaba within the presence of Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit, stated the political course of in Syria ought to be supported by “the United Nations and the Arab League, in accordance with the rules of Safety Council Decision 2254” of 2015, which set out a roadmap for a negotiated settlement.