23-11-2024 11:20 PM Jerusalem Timing

“Syria Conference Should Be Based on Geneva Meeting”

“Syria Conference Should Be Based on Geneva Meeting”

Mokhtar Lamani, the Damascus representative of the UN-Arab League peace envoy to Syria, said Monday that his efforts will be focused on the planned international conference on Syria slated for June.

Damascus representative of the UN-Arab League peace envoy to Syria, Mokhtar LamaniMokhtar Lamani, the Damascus representative of the UN-Arab League peace envoy to Syria, said Monday that his efforts will be focused on the planned international conference on Syria slated for June.

Lamani made the remarks upon his arrival to the capital Damascus with his team members who left Syria two months ago after mortar shells slammed their hotel in the heart of the capital.

"The focus would be on the Geneva meeting. And all communications are being made for that regard," he told reporters, adding that "we haven't determined anything yet but everything is possible after all necessary communications to make the Geneva meeting a success."

Last week, the United States and Russia agreed to reactivate the Geneva Declaration agreed upon last year in a fresh push to craft a solution to Syria crisis, and hold an international conference with the presence of representatives of both the Syrian administration and the opposition.

On Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomed the new agreement between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month crisis, but also expressed skepticism about the West's real intentions.

Syria was hit by a violent unrest since mid-March 2011, where the Syrian government accuses foreign actors of orchestrating the conflict, by supporting the militant opposition groups with arms and money.