The Syrian Opposition Coalition’s (SOC) Political Parties and Movements Working Group convened a meeting with the Aleppo Revolutionaries Union at the union’s office in the town of Azaz in the Aleppo countryside. This meeting was part of the group’s strategy to hold discussions and strengthen ties with Syrian political parties, blocs, and movements that align with the SOC’s overarching vision and objectives.
The meeting was attended by Muhammad Ali Issa, Coordinator of the Political Parties and Movements Working Group, along with group members Abdullah Kaddo, Yahya Maktabi, and Asaad Allito.
Representing the Aleppo Revolutionaries Union were Muhammad Hassoun, Vice President of the Union, Ibrahim Houmd, member of the Board of Trustees of the Students and Universities Committee, Muhammad Zalkha, member of the Board of Trustees of the Culture Committee, Salim al-Hafiz, member of the Committee of Trustees of the Information Committee, Abdul Karim al-Aboud, Secretary-General of the General Secretariat, and Omar Dawoud, Chairman of the Council of The Trustees. Also present were Hisham Askif, Director of the Political Department, Firas Al-Thalji, member of the Board of Trustees of the Trade Union Committee, and Obaida Younis, member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Committee.
During the meeting, members of the Working Group outlined the SOC’s plan to improve living conditions in liberated areas, promote development in northern Syria, and foster unity among Syrian political entities across the spectrum. They underscored the pivotal role of political parties and movements as integral components of Syrian society, particularly in light of the Assad regime’s sustained disruption of political life over decades. Emphasis was placed on the imperative of achieving cohesive collaboration among political entities to realize the revolution’s objectives and the aspirations of the Syrian populace.
Concurrently, representatives of the Aleppo Revolutionaries Union provided insights into the union’s history, its political engagements, support for revolutionary and opposition institutions, committee activities, and organizational structure. Participants collectively stressed the urgency of enacting legislation to regulate Syrian parties, entities, and movements that converge in pursuit of the revolution’s goals and the interests of the Syrian people. They advocated for continuous refinement of this legislation through periodic consultative sessions.
Both sides emphasized the necessity of uniting Syrian revolutionary political entities to project a cohesive and impactful voice to the populace, while ensuring alignment on a singular vision to be conveyed to the SOC for presentation to international entities.
They advocated for sustained communication and further bilateral engagements, along with workshops involving the SOC and diverse Syrian parties, as a platform for national parties to articulate a comprehensive vision for the political process and the Syrian people’s future within the framework of a pluralistic democratic Syria.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
