Bahra Reminds Al Alarabi and Shoukry: Partial Solutions Won’t Solve the Conflict

Hadi al-Bahra, President of the Syrian Coalition, met with Samih Shoukri, Egypt’s foreign minister and Nabil Al-Arabi, Secretary General of the Arab League in Cairo today. The meeting discussed the latest developments in Syria and the upcoming dialogue conferences scheduled to be held in Moscow and Cairo. They also exchange views on De Mistura’s plan, while Bahra stressed that this plan must be part of a comprehensive political solution to the conflict in Syria. The Syrian Coalition’s delegation discussed the Syrian community’s situation to settle Syrian graduate students and those admitted to Egyptian universities still waiting for their visas. The delegation also called for the reunification of Syrian families in Egypt and the situation of unsuccessful Europe-bound Syrian immigrants forced to remain or returned to Egypt illegally. On Friday, the Syrian Coalition informed Russia that it would lead the dialogue with all national political trends and civil organizations exchanging views to find a political solution to the conflict. “We and other national political currents share the same vision and have the same goals of political transition to democracy and pluralism. We reaffirm that the Syrian Coalition is open to dialogue with all Syrian political currents and blocs that seek to discuss the mechanism of the political transition which is centered on the election of a Constituent Assembly and the rewriting of the Constitution,” Bahra said. Moreover, Bahra stresses “we agree with the Russians that Geneva I protocols are the framework and basis of any future negotiations.” He also pointed out that Russia, Egypt and the UN envoy De Mistura have not yet proposed any written initiatives for a political solution, but are seeking to revive negotiations and have pledged to support dialogue among Syrians. (Source: Syrian Coalition)