Syrian PM Al-Halqi Stresses Serious Efforts to Launch National Dialogue

Prime Minister, Dr. Wael al-Halqi, stressed the government’s keenness on taking the necessary preparatory procedures to launch the national dialogue.

The Premier was speaking during the meeting of the ministerial committee tasked with following up the implementation of the political program to solve the crisis in Syria with head of the Third Way Movement, Mazen Mughrabiya, and the political bureau members.

Premier al-Halqi noted that the government is communicating with all political forces in Syria and the opposition forces abroad which believe in national solution and supporting the people’s choices on the national bases and principles.

He reviewed the government’s juridical and security guarantees to those who want to return and participate in the national dialogue and other procedures to provide the necessities of life to the returning citizens.

He pointed out to the efforts exerted to settle the cases of detainees, kidnapped citizens and gunmen.

Al-Halqi called for encouraging all forces to participate in the political process to come out of the current crisis and contribute to building the future of democratic Syria.

In turn, Mughrabiya voiced agreement on the principle of unconditioned dialogue, peaceful and political solution, and rejection of violence and foreign intervention in political affairs.

In statements to journalists following the meeting, Mughrabiah said ”I believe the government is serious about making dialogue a success,” calling for speeding up the launching of dialogue and allowing opposition figures to return and get engaged in political work from inside Syria.