Syrian opposition to meet in Turkey and form a “transitional council”

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With Syrian protests turning increasingly violent in recent days, dissidents have been gathering for a conference in Antalya to discuss a representative body that will draw international attention to the uprising. A discussion has already fueled up some of the Syrian opposition over the meeting, which will select a “transitional council” to represent the Syrian revolution on the international scene.

Syrian opposition groups will be meeting for three days in Antalya, from May 31 to June 2, in a conference organized by the Egypt-based National Organization of Human Rights, or NOHR.

The meeting would be centered on establishing “a temporary national council to manage the crisis and mobilize all the possible support to protect the lives of the unarmed civilians who are exposed to the worst kinds of oppression” by the Syrian regime, the invitation statement of the conference “Change in Syria” reads.

“We have come with the idea of convening a national Syrian conference that aims to launch workshops that include all Syrians of different ethnicities, sects and political affiliations,” to concentrate the activity of all Syrians, the statement said.

The conference would “assign experts in the Syrian law to prepare a new draft constitution that guarantees the standards of full citizenship, equality in rights and duties of all the components of the Syrian community as a prelude to organize free and fair elections,” it said.

The signatories of the declaration of the conference “refuse all forms of foreign military intervention in this crisis,” the statement added.

Ahead of the meeting, objections to establishing a “transitional council” has emerged among Syrian opposition. Setting up a transitional council at this stage “would mean a prison or death sentence” for anyone who participates from inside Syria, with a continued military crackdown against demonstrations and assaults on cities, Walid al-Bunni, a veteran opposition figure told Reuters last week.

The participants in previous Syrian opposition meetings in Istanbul, organized by the Istanbul Platform in April, including various Turkish non-governmental organizations such as the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples, or Mazlum-Der, was mostly from Islamic-rooted groups such as Muslim Brotherhood.

The Antalya meeting was set to bring together dissidents from the Syrian opposition of a different profile: mostly exiled Syrians in European countries and the U.S.

Representatives of Kurdish movements in Syria, such as the Kurdish Democratic Party of Syria, or KDP-S, the Kurdish Leftist Party in Syria, the Kurdish Azadi Party, the Kurdish Future Movement, are also invited.

“The Syrian opposition meeting in Antalya does not consist of genuine representatives of the people,” Ribal Al-Assad, the director of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, said in a statement on Friday.

“Moreover they are individuals who promote extremism or sectarianism, which has no place on the path to freedom and democracy,” he stated. “Playing the sectarian card is not what the Syrian people want and it could only destabilize the country and lead to chaos and not reform.”

“So it is imperative that these individuals and their evil agenda is exposed to the international community,” Al-Assad said.

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11 responses to “Syrian opposition to meet in Turkey and form a “transitional council””

  1. 316909 Avatar

    Now a few countries will recognize them as the only legitimate government in Syria and backing (weapons and cash) will flow in. No U.N mandate needed. No veto can stop it and no one has to vote. If they get the backing of just one of the following Europe, Turkey or U.S.A then bashar is in deep trouble… Things may start to get very interesting soon. The Kurds may declare Independence. Druz in golan (who dont even want to be Syrian any more since they all have Israeli passports) may declare independence and all they need is 1 U.N member to recognize them and they are on their way to becoming a nation.

    1. TripleC1000 Avatar
      TripleC1000

      If that happens and Syria splinters it will cause minorities all through the mideast to declare open rebellion on the arbitrary borders that were drawn by the great powers after WW1. Oil prices will skyrocket and the foreign powers will get stuck in a huge version of Lebanon during their civil war.

      1. 316909 Avatar

        Well thats what the NWO want. They dont want the oil so they can sell it. They want to control the flow. If a gallon of gas costs 100 dollars and sales drop 70% they still make profit and sell less meaning oil lasts longer. They also get to make money off all the wars. Problem is that to do this without being crushed you need international backing and the country that recognizes you better be on your border so you can have access in and out. Lets say the shia in Bahrain declare independence and Iran recognize them as a nation. How will they import and export products and how will they enter and leave this new country? Since most of the world would not recognize you the need for a land border or airport is very necessary. To have an airport or port you need weapons. These weapons can be used against you. for example if that happened in bahrain they would blame Iran and bomb the crap out of the people revolting and no one would say a word. Saudi Arabia and all other GCC countries would help them too. It may be a problem in places like Yemen where the government never really controlled more than the capital and the area around it. Its also a tactic Palestine is using this Sep. They are going to declare a Palestinian nation to the U.N based on the 67 borders and just go around Israel.

  2. 316909 Avatar

    Now a few countries will recognize them as the only legitimate government in Syria and backing (weapons and cash) will flow in. No U.N mandate needed. No veto can stop it and no one has to vote. If they get the backing of just one of the following Europe, Turkey or U.S.A then bashar is in deep trouble… Things may start to get very interesting soon. The Kurds may declare Independence. Druz in golan (who dont even want to be Syrian any more since they all have Israeli passports) may declare independence and all they need is 1 U.N member to recognize them and they are on their way to becoming a nation.

    1. TripleC1000 Avatar
      TripleC1000

      If that happens and Syria splinters it will cause minorities all through the mideast to declare open rebellion on the arbitrary borders that were drawn by the great powers after WW1. Oil prices will skyrocket and the foreign powers will get stuck in a huge version of Lebanon during their civil war.

      1. 316909 Avatar

        Well thats what the NWO want. They dont want the oil so they can sell it. They want to control the flow. If a gallon of gas costs 100 dollars and sales drop 70% they still make profit and sell less meaning oil lasts longer. They also get to make money off all the wars. Problem is that to do this without being crushed you need international backing and the country that recognizes you better be on your border so you can have access in and out. Lets say the shia in Bahrain declare independence and Iran recognize them as a nation. How will they import and export products and how will they enter and leave this new country? Since most of the world would not recognize you the need for a land border or airport is very necessary. To have an airport or port you need weapons. These weapons can be used against you. for example if that happened in bahrain they would blame Iran and bomb the crap out of the people revolting and no one would say a word. Saudi Arabia and all other GCC countries would help them too. It may be a problem in places like Yemen where the government never really controlled more than the capital and the area around it. Its also a tactic Palestine is using this Sep. They are going to declare a Palestinian nation to the U.N based on the 67 borders and just go around Israel.

  3.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Now a few countries will recognize them as the only legitimate government in Syria and backing (weapons and cash) will flow in. No U.N mandate needed…. Things may start to get very interesting soon…

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      If that happens and Syria splinters it will cause minorities all through the mideast to declare open rebellion on the arbitrary borders that were drawn by the great powers after WW1. Oil prices will skyrocket and the foreign powers will get stuck in a huge version of Lebanon during their civil war.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        Well thats what the NWO want. They dont want the oil so they can sell it. They want to control the flow. If a gallon of gas costs 100 dollars and sales drop 70% they still make profit and sell less meaning oil lasts longer. They also get to make money off all the wars. Problem is that to do this without being crushed you need international backing and the country that recognizes you better be on your border so you can have access in and out. Lets say the shia in Bahrain declare independence and Iran recognize them as a nation. How will they import and export products and how will they enter and leave this new country? Since most of the world would not recognize you the need for a land border or airport is very necessary. To have an airport or port you need weapons. These weapons can be used against you. for example if that happened in bahrain they would blame Iran and bomb the crap out of the people revolting and no one would say a word. Saudi Arabia and all other GCC countries would help them too. It may be a problem in places like Yemen where the government never really controlled more than the capital and the area around it. Its also a tactic Palestine is using this Sep. They are going to declare a Palestinian nation to the U.N based on the 67 borders and just go around Israel.

  4. Bashar is on the ropes… Ive pushed the story of Hamza Ali al-Khateeb all day and have been mass emailing it to Congress and the Senate.This garbage and senseless murder has to stop.China and Russia (as usual) are blocking any attempts to do anything about it.

  5. Bashar is on the ropes… Ive pushed the story of Hamza Ali al-Khateeb all day and have been mass emailing it to Congress and the Senate.This garbage and senseless murder has to stop.China and Russia (as usual) are blocking any attempts to do anything about it.

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