Ribal Al-Assad, Director of the ODFS, and a delegation of the National Democratic Council of Syria (NDCS) had a meeting with Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, former president of the European Parliament. They had a wide ranging discussion about ending the violence and bringing peaceful change in Syria.

Toplantı, Ribal ve heyetinin siyasi yelpazenin çeşitli kesimlerinden üst düzey Avrupa Parlamentosu üyeleriyle yaptığı bir dizi toplantının parçasıydı.

Toplantıyla ilgili yorum yapan Ribal şunları söyledi:

“We were delighted and honoured to meet Dr. Pöttering and had an excellent discussion with him. We stressed the need for both sides in the Syrian conflict to halt the violence and give diplomacy a chance so that an all out civil war can be avoided.

“The only way forward is for dialogue leading to a peaceful, inclusive, and democratic political transition in Syria. A prerequisite to this is for all the Syrian opposition to unite and speak with one voice. It is imperative that the international community including the EU facilitates this process. We look forward to working with Dr. Pöttering and the European Parliament to achieve this.”