Political analysts stressed the need to wait and hold broad consultations between the different Syrian parties and components before going to the comprehensive national dialogue conference planned in the coming period, whose primary mission would be to formulate a vision common for how to manage the transition phase in the country.
The new Syrian political administration confirmed its intention to convene this conference, stressing that it would include all political forces in the country and abroad, as well as all religious sects, components of civil society and all social groups, as well as representatives of armed factions and those described as independent and academically competent.
The director of the Jusoor Study Center, Muhammad Sarmini, believes that the National Dialogue Conference is an important political goal, because it will prepare a historic stage in the life of Syria, after the overthrow of the regime of deposed President al-Assad. , but you have to be patient and not rush, because there must be criteria in the selection of participants in addition to implementing and carrying out procedures through a preparatory committee and setting clear objectives for this conference.
Sarmini said that in the current period, the focus must be on the priorities that Syrians need, because the next step “will include a new constitution, a new government and the construction of a social contract among Syrians.” There is no need to rush to go to the National Dialogue Conference.
Sources revealed to Al Jazeera last Friday that the new administration was working to organize an expanded meeting to launch a comprehensive national dialogue on the transition phase and the mechanism for managing state affairs in the coming period after the fall of the Assad regime on December 8. This year. She explained that the new administration has completed preparations for the meeting, which will be held in the coming days and in which all organs and representatives of the Syrian people and its components will participate.
Dr. Abdel Moneim Zein Al-Din, General Coordinator of the Syrian Revolution, shares Sarmini’s idea that there is no need to rush to the National Dialogue Conference and suggested giving more opportunities for consultations between Syrians so that the participation of all blocs, personalities and components is guaranteed without quotas and without imposition of certain personalities by regional and international countries.
He highlighted the fear of some Syrians that there would be “international pressure to get the remnants of the fallen regime to attend the National Dialogue Conference”, stressing that Syrians refuse the participation of those whose hands are stained with blood , because they would be This obstructs any dialogue and any result obtained, and “it is very important that the cornerstone of the construction of Syria comes from those who led the revolution, from those who are concerned about the interests of the country and all segments”. of a society whose hands are not stained with blood.
In this context, the director of the Jusoor Study Center revealed – in his speech as part of the analytical break “The course of events” – that the commander-in-chief of the new Syrian administration, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, extended an invitation to Farouk Al-Sharaa (the deposed vice president) to attend the national dialogue conference that will be held.
Attentive, not intrusive
Zein al-Din also stressed the need to exclude any foreign interference in the Syrian issue and said: “The role of the United Nations and the League of Arab States is to sponsor the dialogue conference and not to participate in it.” ingest, and the same goes for the rest of the countries. »
While indicating that there was no external demand for this dialogue conference, the director of the Jusoor Study Center warned that the appearance of gaps or gaps in the conference participants would pave the way for a foreign intervention, because the excuse would be made that a specific component or party would not participate.
According to Jérôme Drevon, a conflict analyst at the International Crisis Group, it is “impossible to rule out foreign interference” in the issue of the dialogue conference, and he suggested that some Gulf countries, Turkey and the ‘Europe certain roles because these countries want to achieve economic and political interests, which indicates that Syria needs international assistance to stimulate its economy and lift international sanctions.