Syria opposition fails to overcome differences in Cairo

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Syrian opposition groups have agreed on a general plan for the way forward in the country at a meeting in Cairo that exposed their deep divisions.

Delegates set out how a transitional period would work and what they would do if they managed to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

But they failed to reach an agreement on forming a unified body to represent them in negotiations with world powers.

At one point scuffles broke out when a Kurdish delegation walked out.

In Syria, at least seven people were reportedly killed on Wednesday.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four civilians had died in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, and that there had been clashes south of Damascus near a branch of Air Force Intelligence.

The Local Co-ordination Committees, an activist network, put the nationwide death toll at 20, including six people in the city of Deraa.

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The BBC’s Jon Leyne in Cairo reports that Syria’s opposition is notoriously divided, so it is hard to say whether the agreements or the disagreements which emerged from the meeting in the Egyptian capital were more significant.

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A final statement read by opposition leader Kamal al-Labuani said delegates “agreed that the political solution has to start by the fall of the regime represented in Bashar al-Assad and the icons of his power and calls for an immediate halt of violence committed by the Syrian regime”.

Mr Labuani said the various groups all saw the “importance of preserving civil peace and national unity”.

In one document, the delegates set out their plans for a transitional period, including an interim government and parliament. This had been called for by the Action Group for Syria, a body representing world powers.

They also outlined how they would reform the armed forces, set up a commission to investigate crimes against the Syrian people, and dissolve the ruling Baath Party, whose members would be allowed to help run the country as long as they did not have “hands stained with blood”.

A second document said the new post-Assad Syria would have a “republican, democratic, civilian, pluralistic” system of government. They also pledged to support economic and social justice through redistributive taxation and the prevention of monopolies.

However, the major point of disagreement was over the powers to be granted to a committee that would act as a single point of contact for the international community, recalling Libya’s National Transitional Council.

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67 responses to “Syria opposition fails to overcome differences in Cairo”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    People with no background in basic democratic thought, and no experience except in sectarian feuds. The politics will take longer than the war … as now in Libya where they want three countries made out of the one. Sad condition of the Middle East, generally.
    Lebanon has tried … but seems to be failing in this effort to become Lebanon … no thanks again to Assad.

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      Yeh 5th, its always Assad’s fault. You know the day I fell over and hurt my leg. Do you think that Assad should blamed as well. 
      Or maybe the European financial economic crisis. Now that would be surly his fault.  

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        IT is never anyones fault whom you follow, we know corty. Everyone else is to blame but what and who you believe in… your way or no way…. makes you worse than the people you hate….   

      2. MeYosemite Avatar
        MeYosemite

        Many Lebanese have been hurt by Assad senior and junior for many years. Many would like to see him now six feet under.

        1. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

           So true… But dude stop showing off your iPad. lol

        2. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Yah Hannibal … gotta turn off that ‘auto-advertising’ stuff. Along with the GPS they want to track us with for the ‘demographic’ sales … :-)))

      3. master09 Avatar
        master09

        No Corty it is not just you but anyone who blames everyone else and points fingers and that would include me… I have said it to many on here… It is from the heart that we see the world and if everything around us is bad can only mean we as people are bad….
        YOU SAY…..another Hama episode is on the cards. Better still I hope it is…….. I mean come on corty does any human need to go through another Hama,or say the words relating to another HAMA…. the hate is so huge, the heart must be black….

        1. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          Master, I would love nothing more than to see peace in world. My comment is directed to only terrorists. I love man kind in general, However I have more than hate for people who intentionally go out of their way to harm others. As far as I’m concerned anybody who is a terrorist deserves worse than Hama.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    People with no background in basic democratic thought, and no experience except in sectarian feuds. The politics will take longer than the war … as now in Libya where they want three countries made out of the one. Sad condition of the Middle East, generally.
    Lebanon has tried … but seems to be failing in this effort to become Lebanon … no thanks again to Assad.

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      Yeh 5th, its always Assad’s fault. You know the day I fell over and hurt my leg. Do you think that Assad should blamed as well. 
      Or maybe the European financial economic crisis. Now that would be surly his fault.  

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        IT is never anyones fault whom you follow, we know corty. Everyone else is to blame but what and who you believe in… your way or no way…. makes you worse than the people you hate….   

        1. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          I think your comment should be directed to some of the other people on this site.I’m not the one blaming one particular race for the worlds problems.

        2. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          No Corty … you don’t blame one particular race … you blame Americans, and that’s every race on the planet, actually. And then you blame Americans for letting Israelis control them. Are they really that stupid? (reserved comments 😉 Mind you there’s enough theorists there who think Israelis, or some other group, do … but really??
          Although I think we all agree we need them in our lives, I’m sure none of us trusts banks in general, and certainly not insurance companies, especially noting the past few years, as well as recent events tied to the Market-Boys. But somewhere along the way the true bastards in those games get their day in court too. 
          Yes, you can rail against ‘Big Business’ … because business has never been about anything more than making money. But that is true of business in west, east, north, or south. In this millennia many are trying to move it to have a ‘social conscience’ however … and there has been some success. The concept moves as slow as democracy … but it’s growing.
          Perhaps it’s ‘concept’ that you hate.
          But it seems what you don’t agree with in ‘western thought’ is the humanitarian part of it – the part where despotic dictators and megalomaniacs have no place any more, on an already overpopulated planet, and where the controlled sectarianism only holds humans locked in a self-destructive mind-set.
          Open the mind to something more than ‘rising from the ashes’ of war all the time. 

      2. MeYosemite Avatar
        MeYosemite

        Many Lebanese have been hurt by Assad senior and junior for many years. Many would like to see him now six feet under.

        1. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          Wishful thinking. The reality is that this is not going to happen. Doesn’t matter how long FSA run around killing the innocent. You need to understand, this is much bigger than Assad.You mention the hurt that Syria has done past and present. What about those salifist pigs in the north, do they also get tarnished with the same brush. Or are you part of this pathetic so called Islamic race.

          1. MeYosemite Avatar
            MeYosemite

            I have no tolerance to any religious race. I prefer the human one.

            Sent from my iPad

        2.  So true… But dude stop showing off your iPad. lol

        3. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Yah Hannibal … gotta turn off that ‘auto-advertising’ stuff. Along with the GPS they want to track us with for the ‘demographic’ sales … :-)))

      3. master09 Avatar
        master09

        No Corty it is not just you but anyone who blames everyone else and points fingers and that would include me… I have said it to many on here… It is from the heart that we see the world and if everything around us is bad can only mean we as people are bad….

        1. 73Corty77 Avatar
          73Corty77

          Master, I would love nothing more than to see peace in world. My comment is directed to only terrorists. I love man kind in general, However I have more than hate for people who intentionally go out of their way to harm others. As far as I’m concerned anybody who is a terrorist deserves worse than Hama.

      4. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        I didn’t say it was all his fault … I said ‘no thanks to his part in it’. And after 50 years of Assad Family control, we can’t say he’s not a factor. You want me to list all the religious controllers too?

        1. master09 Avatar
          master09

          We should let the 99% take control of business, the planet should be in a better place…

        2. dateam Avatar

          it all comes down to what angle you want to look at it….from a humanity perspective unfortunately humanity is always last on the agenda for in a perfect world geared towards humanity there would be no wars…where is humanity in all this…eg somalia one of the poorest countries in the world yet has the highest ownership of guns per capita???? humanity from the saudi perspective where it is the only country in the world where a woman can not drive? humanity where we had a holocaust aginst the jews yet look at the way israelis treat palestinins now? humanity where all religions basically teach the same prinicples of love,respect and value for human life yet watch as we attempt to cull one another so we can be supreme???? yet noone is supreme we are all born the same….look at them in cairo…their country is falling aprt yet they are still squabbling and punching on after a year and half over who wants to be in power basically….lets look at it from lebanons view….israels left most of the land in 2000….syria left 2005….yet our politicians are like 2 ends of an elastic band that stretches in opposite directions then comes back and slams into one another….in the process slamming us with them…..like religion there are always different angles and views but basically isnt everyone claiming to provide and teach the same? a father and mother can not sleep at night if he/she is unable to provide for his/her family…until a politician does the same for his people then unfortunately humaity will never be the priority….god bless

  3. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    As long as the resistance is continuing these division wont work and the Free Syrian army dont give a damn about these political party. The division will be created by Dog Bashar but the Mujaheddin will continue their struggle Inshallah. Let the table talk continue over a cup of coffee and in the mean time the RPG will be destroying a lot of Tanks. 

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      They will do what they are told Wargame. Remember my words

  4. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    As long as the resistance is continuing these division wont work and the Free Syrian army dont give a damn about these political party. The division will be created by Dog Bashar but the Mujaheddin will continue their struggle Inshallah. Let the table talk continue over a cup of coffee and in the mean time the RPG will be destroying a lot of Tanks. 

    1. 73Corty77 Avatar
      73Corty77

      They will do want they are told Wargame. Remember my words

  5. 73Corty77 Avatar
    73Corty77

    Come on 5th, You cant tell me that the Jews don’t control the US.  Have a look at how many times the US have Vetoed in favour of Israel. If my memory serves me right a about 45+ times  The US have a hidden agenda when it comes to Israel. Something we will never fully understand.

    1. master09 Avatar
      master09

      Each Nations action serves the interest of that nation.   Since it returned to the United Nations in 1971, China has been sparing in its use of the veto in the Security Council. It often chose to abstain in votes it did not support. Whenever it did use its veto — it has done so eight times — the issues were usually of importance to Chinese national interests… TO THE CHINESE INTERESTS….they all do it, Russis do it and so do the rest……one for all ,all for one…… or does it go like this,….t all for me…
      In 40 years they use the veto 6 times, but in 12 months they use 2 in the case for Syria, I mean something is FISHY, FISHY..

    2. yazidi Avatar

      you said another mama is your wish….but i did not said that dahia is an airport that what should it be again soon……

      1. 73Corty77 Avatar
        73Corty77

        What the hell are you on about.

      2. Moe2000 Avatar
        Moe2000

        The Dahia should not be uttered from your nijis mouth you  kalb hayawan….

  6. 73Corty77 Avatar
    73Corty77

    Come on 5th, You cant tell me that the Jews don’t control the US.  Have a look at how many times the US have Vetoed in favour of Israel. If my memory serves me right a about 45+ times  The US have a hidden agenda when it comes to Israel. Something we will never fully understand.

    1. master09 Avatar
      master09

      Each Nations action serves the interest of that nation.   Since it returned to the United Nations in 1971, China has been sparing in its use of the veto in the Security Council. It often chose to abstain in votes it did not support. Whenever it did use its veto — it has done so eight times — the issues were usually of importance to Chinese national interests… TO THE CHINESE INTERESTS….they all do it, Russis do it and so do the rest……one for all ,all for one…… or does it go like this,….t all for me…
      In 40 years they use the veto 6 times, but in 12 months they use 2 in the case for Syria, I mean something is FISHY, FISHY..

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe you should see it as people agreeing that something is ‘right’ to do – not because they are controlled, but simply because it is right. I think you would find that virtually all ‘western’ peoples will not agree with anyone who says they will kill all the Jews and drop them into the sea. YET, You may note that many of the groups who demonstrate against certain Israeli policies ALSO come from the USA and other western countries. Pro-Active types get on leaky boats and try to run Israeli blockades and no-one stops them in that quest. They are FREE to express themselves – even after hitting the blockades. And no-one shoots them because they talk to reporters after.
      I suppose the great ‘Christian Ethic’, and in the knowledge that Christ was a Jew with a super-humanitarian-thinking mind, could be a reason you see this as ‘control’, rather than agreement. Yet Christians have also taken shots at Jews along the way too, haven’t they? Remember the reasons boats full of refugees were turned away … some now feel guilt for the disgraceful thinking of that time in history – especially considering what they were refugees from.
      But that was ‘then’ … the treatment of refugees has changed somewhat hasn’t it? At least, by larger world thinking. At least there are some trying not to let Syrians starve to death if they make it over the border to ‘safety’. (a relative term) And I am sure you will find some Jewish organizations punting money into the efforts because they DO understand what a refugee is. They can, and Americans can, and ‘the west’ can, because they DO BUSINESS and have the money … NOT because they are controlled, but because it is the right thing to do. They CAN give back.
      It is a way of thinking of ALL humanity which is relatively new in the history of humans generally. And we can see not everyone has the concept yet. And some would rather it was forgotten, while they take humanity backwards for their own little piece of the turf. I think it is despicable to use race and religion to accomplish that backward spiral … and it seems many do – it’s the EASY way to ignore the problems of the overpopulated planet, after all.
      But in the larger sense of ‘world thinking’, you are on the decreasing end of humanity if you think lining up people you don’t agree with and mowing them down with machine guns is the best way to handle your problems.
      Live now, work for a better future, and allow history to show you why the past is where it is. Gone.

    3. yazidi Avatar

      you said another mama is your wish….but i did not said that dahia is an airport that what should it be again soon……

      1. 73Corty77 Avatar
        73Corty77

        What the hell are you on about.

      2. Moe2000 Avatar
        Moe2000

        The Dahia should not be uttered from your nijis mouth you  kalb hayawan….

  7. guss043 Avatar
    guss043

    it will take 25 years of civil war or more,until all mideast is disintegrated, after sept 11 there is a decision that was made in the west to bring back the moslems to the camels 

  8. guss043 Avatar
    guss043

    it will take 25 years of civil war or more,until all mideast is disintegrated, after sept 11 there is a decision that was made in the west to bring back the moslems to the camels 

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