The Rome Conference on Syria: Emphasis on a political solution and the continuation of humanitarian aid
Yesterday evening, the Rome International Conference on Syria concluded by stressing the need to reach a political solution in accordance with the relevant international resolutions.
The foreign ministers of Western and Arab countries renewed the call for an immediate ceasefire and military operations in all Syrian territories, and for the continuation of the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid across the border.
The ministers considered that there are no alternative ways to bring aid into Syria except across the border, stressing the need to expand this special international mechanism.
They stressed the need to meet humanitarian needs, including the response to the Corona pandemic and life-saving assistance to all segments of the Syrian people.
The ministers stressed the importance of providing support to Syrian refugees, and the countries hosting them, so that they can voluntarily return to their country in line with the standards of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
They affirmed their countries’ support for UN efforts to implement Resolution 2254, to reach a political solution, a ceasefire, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, in addition to combating “terrorism” in all its manifestations.
The ministers considered that “the international resolution 2254 is the only way to end the Syrian war that has been going on for ten years.”
This came at a ministerial meeting on Syria, in the capital, Rome, of the foreign ministers of the United States, Italy, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. and the United Kingdom, and representatives of the League of Arab States, and the European Union.
The special international meeting on Syria called by the United States of America and its allies in the region came days before the meeting of the UN Security Council to vote on a draft resolution to extend the mechanism of humanitarian aid transit to Syria through the Bab al-Hawa crossing.
