Thursday 19 September 2013

For a national consensus to achieve freedom and dignity for the Syrian people

A statement of the Syrian Democratic Forum, the Syrian National Bloc and the Kurdish National Council of Syria

June 12, 2012

Facing the close-mindedness of the Syrian power system, its repressive logic and its threats to the proper being and existence of the country; facing the explosion of sectarian violence with the accompanying massacres and crimes, and the fragmentation and division that the Syrian opposition is experiencing; facing the drift of some of the opposition factions towards the trap of violence that has been put by the Syrian power system, and the confiscation of the Syrian decision by foreign powers;

The undersigned parties have gathered and agreed on the followings:

• The Syrian Revolution is a project for freedom, dignity and social justice, which aims to establish a state of complete equality in citizenship and freedoms for all Syrians, respecting their particularities, and protecting their rights.

• There is no solution for the Syrian crisis but through the departure of Bashar al-Assad and the symbols of his power system, based on despotism, and which has persistently arrested, tortured and killed the Syrian people. The solution is the establishment of a new Syrian republic based on rule of law and well-functioning institutions. This should only come through a transition phase in which an interim regime, agreed upon by all political forces, shall strive for setting up elections of a constituent assembly, that will draft a new constitution for the country. Also, this interim regime shall implement programs for national reconciliation and compensation for the families of martyrs and victims, shall hold the perpetrators of crimes accountable, and shall rebuild the country through the legal mechanisms, away from political money. 

• The signatories consider that the existing regime is responsible for implicating the armed forces in a battle against its own people. They urge the Syrian army to stop immediately obeying to the regime’s orders, and to converge with the Free Syrian Army and the revolutionary people to preserve the blood of the Syrians. Furthermore, they consider that the restructuring of the armed forces, placing security services under their leadership and the merging of the Free Syrian Army, constitute major priorities for the transition period.

• The signatories do not accuse any spectrum or sect of the Syrian society of collaborating with this regime, and consider that the regime is the one that pushes for the sectarian and civil strife in order to disperse apart the Syrians, and thus to delay its departure. Therefore, they call upon all Syrians to reject any behavior that prejudice the unity of the Syrian people.

• The signatories stress that Syria is a sovereign and independent country; and thus it should not be the ground on which, or through its people, countries and forces settle their disputes.  Also, they call upon all foreign powers to agree on a solution that ensures the departure of the present power system, and guarantees the sovereignty and independence of Syria, as well as working to help the Syrians in their plight, providing aid to them through accredited international organizations, in coordination with the of the United Nations missions.

• The signatories consider, as they strongly belief in democracy and pluralism, that no one is the trustee on the Syrian people, and that all popular mobilization and political forces are invited to agree upon the bases of a national covenant that unites all Syrians and details the transition phase towards democracy.  
• The undersigning groups shall create a joint standing committee in order to coordinate their positions and to join their efforts to unite the opposition, to connect with the regional and international forces that support the Syrian people, and to back the mission of the United Nations and Arab League to stop the violence and to transfer power, on the basis that the Syrians should have sovereignty over the destiny.



The Syrian Democratic Forum
The Syrian National Bloc          
The Kurdish National Council

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