Syrian Coalition: Assad Regime Still Refuses To Recognize Terms Of Geneva I.

Louay Safi,  spokesman for the Syrian Coalition, said that the “negotiations are still on going with the Assad regime’s delegation but with no progress as the regime delegation is trying to evade the terms of Geneva I. “They have submitted proposals that we consider aimed at derailing the course of the negotiation,” Safi said. He also said that “the Coalition delegation seeks to “discuss the mechanisms of implementing the terms of Geneva I and forming transitional ruling body.” Safi stresses that the international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi should put an end to the regime’s insistence on adopting their proposal.” He also said that there is no progress yet on the issue of entering humanitarian aid to the besieged districts in Homs. “There are 12 trucks waiting to enter Homs, but we emphasize that our demands are not confined to the introduction of aid only, but we emphasize that the siege must be fully lifted. Starving and bombing the people to force them out of their areas to change the demographic features of the area is a crime of ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity,” he said. The Coalition delegation submitted a formal letter to the joint special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi about the regime’s staling of the delivery of humanitarian aid to Homs. “We continue to demand the lifting of the siege imposed on all the besieged areas and allowing the passage of relief convoys and the evacuation and treatment of the wounded and sick from the old city of Homs,” the letter said. (Source: Syrian Coalition)