Syria: No talks with rebels until they’re crushed

3 Eylül 2012

(AP) BEIRUT – The Syrian regime said Monday there will be no dialogue with the opposition before the army crushes the rebels, the latest sign that President Bashar Assad is determined to solve the crisis on the battlefield even if many more of his people have to pay with their lives.

The statement comes a day after activists reported that August was the bloodiest month since the uprising began in March 2011.

“There will be no dialogue with the opposition prior to the Syrian army’s imposition of security and stability in all parts of the country,” Information Minister Omran al-Zoebi told reporters at a news conference in Damascus.

The opposition has long rejected any talks with the regime until Assad is removed from power.

Muhieddine Lathkani, an opposition figure based in Britain, responded to the minister’s comments by saying “the key to any dialogue will be the departure of Assad and dismantling of the regime’s security agencies that committed all these crimes.”

Lathkani told The Associated Press by telephone that after that happens, there could be a dialogue.

Earlier in the day, the new U.N. envoy to Syria acknowledged that brokering an end to the civil war will be a “very, very difficult” task.

Hikaye hakkında yorum yapan ODFS Direktörü Ribal Al-Assad şunları söyledi:

“I condemn the comments made by the Syrian regime and the Syrian opposition stating they will continue the violence and not engage in any dialogue. There is no military solution to this conflict. A diplomatic solution based on the conditions set out in the Kofi Annan Plan is the only way forward.

“Suriye ve bölgede tam bir iç savaşın yaşanmasını önlemek için rejim, muhalefet ve dış destekçileri iyi niyetle hareket etmeli ve krizi barışçıl bir şekilde sona erdirmek için diplomasiyi desteklemelidir. Ulusal birlik hükümeti ve demokrasi ile özgürlüğe yol açacak barışçıl ve kapsayıcı bir demokratik geçiş sürecini başlatmanın tek yolu budur.

“Suriye muhalefetini tek bir platformda birleşmeye ve şiddetin devam etmesi halinde Suriye ve toplumunun parçalanmasına yol açabileceği ve herkesin kaybedeceği barışçıl bir çözüm için birlikte çalışmaya çağırıyorum.”