SYRIA: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WELCOMES US-RUSSIA ACCORD TO SPUR POLITICAL SOLUTION

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SYRIA: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WELCOMES US-RUSSIA ACCORD TO SPUR
POLITICAL SOLUTIONNew York, May 8 2013 12:00PMThe Joint Special
Representative of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria,
Lakhdar Brahimi, today welcomed the statements by Russia and the
United States that they would work together to achieve a political
solution to end a conflict that has claimed more than 70,000 lives
over the past two years.

On Tuesday, the US and Russia reportedly agreed to convene an
international conference to find a political solution to the Syria
crisis, adding that they would encourage both Damascus and the
opposition to negotiate. The announcement came after talks in Moscow
between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov.

"The statements made in Moscow constitute a very significant first
step forward. It is nevertheless only a first step," Mr. Brahimi said
in a statement, adding that this is the first "hopeful news"
concerning Syria in a very long time.

Mr. Brahimi, who is currently attending a meeting of The Elders in
Ireland, has consistently called on the US and Russia to exercise
leadership and work together to initiate a process to implement the
Geneva Declaration of 30 June 2012.

That document – issued after a meeting in the Swiss city of the Action
Group for Syria – lays out key steps in a process to end the violence.
Among other items, it calls for the establishment of a transitional
governing body, with full executive powers and made up by members of
the present Government and the opposition and other groups, as part of
agreed principles and guidelines for a Syrian-led political
transition.

"There is every reason to expect the three other permanent members of
the Security Council as a whole and indeed all the Security Council
members to work together amongst themselves and with the
Secretary-General to carry the process forward," said Mr. Brahimi.

"Naturally the Syrians themselves – all the Syrians – will occupy
pride of place in the process that should be launched as early as
possible. It is equally important that the entire region mobilises in
the support of the process," he added.

In addition to the tens of thousands killed, some 4.25 million people
have been displaced since the uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad began in March 2011, with more than 1.4 million of them
taking refuge in neighbouring countries.

The UN estimates that some 6.8 million people inside Syria are in
urgent need of humanitarian assistance – nearly half of them
children.May 8 2013 12:00PM
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