US-RUSSIAN INITIATIVE OFFERS BEST CHANCE FOR RESOLVING SYRIA CRISIS, SAYS BAN

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US-RUSSIAN INITIATIVE OFFERS BEST CHANCE FOR RESOLVING SYRIA CRISIS, SAYS BAN
New York, Jul 1 2013 3:00PM
The international conference proposed by Russia and the United States
offers the best chance to resolve the crisis that has overwhelmed
Syria and threatens to engulf the whole region, and should be held as
soon as possible, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.

"There is an urgent need for the violence to end. Far too many lives
have been lost already and the conflict has generated a huge and
heart-rending humanitarian crisis," Mr. Ban
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as he addressed reporters in Geneva.

"The US-Russian initiative to bring Syrian parties to the negotiating
table is the best chance for a lasting solution that will deliver
peace and save lives," he added. "It is essential that we do
everything possible to ensure that this conference takes place as soon
as possible. I urge the international community to fully commit to a
political process."

In May, following talks in Moscow between Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry, the two countries
announced they would work together to achieve a political solution to
the Syria crisis, and agreed to convene an international conference
aimed at achieving this goal.

However, a date for the conference has not yet been set and talks are
continuing on the best time for it to be held, who should participate,
how it should be structured and some of the questions to be discussed.

It is expected that both the Government side and the opposition
groups will send their delegations, Mr. Ban said, while noting that
there is a question of who will represent the Syrian people.

He said that the opposition are expected to send a delegation that
can "really represent the voices and positions" of opposition groups.
"We also expect that the Government delegation will also be fully
empowered so that they can fully engage in negotiations with the Joint
Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi."

There is also the issue of the scope of participation, particularly
Iran and Saudi Arabia. "Member States have not been able to agree on
whether and if their voices needed to be heard and in what way," said
Mr. Ban.

More than 93,000 people have been killed, and 1.5 million more have
fled to neighbouring countries, since fighting began in March 2011
between the Syrian Government and opposition groups seeking to oust
President Bashar Al-Assad.

"The people of Syria want peace and hope. Yet all they see is death
upon death. All they hear is talks after talks," said Mr. Ban.

"People are dying. Families are fleeing. Syria's fires are spreading.
They may soon engulf the whole region," he warned.

"I once again call on all those with influence to hear the cry of the
Syrian people and the call of history: Act and act now."
Jul 1 2013 3:00PM
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