Syria

Al-Jaafari: We are in Geneva to discuss seriously issues of counterterrorism

20140125-143208_hSyria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari, stressed that Syria’s official delegation is in Geneva to seriously tackle issues of counterterrorism, cessation of killing acts and engaging in a political dialogue so that it eventually serves the Syrian people and the construction of the country.

Al-Jaafari told journalists in Geneva “We are here seriously speaking to discuss with the other side through Brahimi barometers and standards that would lead all of us towards a good exit to the crisis,” al-Jaafari said.

He pointed out that to achieve that, it requires responsible people who keep off from provocation, incitement and personal spite existed at the majority of the other side’s members.

“To do so, we need first of all to stop the violence because this is item one in Geneva 1 communique and in Kofi Annan’s plan… Then we will move forward towards discussing the other topics,” he clarified.

“So we need to be committed towards a more responsible political language used in our dialogue as well as in our statements to the media so that there will be no personal hatreds, there will be no provocations and there will be a positive spirit and open-minded negotiators, otherwise we will stay where we are,” al- Jaafari continued to say.

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