Syrian Coalition Calls for Setting a Specific Timeframe for Geneva II Negotiations.

Louay Safi, spokesman for the Syrian Coalition stresses that there must be a specific timeframe negotiations at Geneva II. “Trust can be built only through the regime’s recognition of Geneva I Communique which calls for the forming of a transitional ruling body with full powers.” Abdul Rahman Al Haj, a member of the Syrian National Council, questioned the likelihood of acceptance of the regime’s delegation system to set a specific timeframe for negotiations, citing Moallem’s exceeding of the time allotted for him during the opening of the conference. Hajj also said that “the Assad regime is still ignoring that for Syrians, time is blood, and is trying to exploit time to win the negotiations.” Safi slammed Bashar Jaafari’s remarks that they came to Geneva II as a fulfillment of the promise they made. “Coming to Geneva should not be an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to achieving a political solution that puts an end to tyranny and stops the killing machine that left hundreds of thousands of victims.” Moreover, Safi criticized Jaafari’s remarks that accused some delegations to Geneva as “ambassadors of terrorist organizations, not diplomatic delegations representing their countries.” Safi said that this is “a proof that the Assad regime is still living in political illusions and lies it mad. The international community must realize that terrorism is now a pre-made charge used by the Assad regime against whoever has a different opinion, whether from people or from foreign countries.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)