Time to find new paths towards comprehensive political solution and transition in Syria: Qatar

Doha: The State of Qatar has expressed its belief that the time has come to find new avenues and paths towards a real and comprehensive political solution and transition in Syria on the basis of the "Geneva 1" statement and Security Council resolution 2254, stressing at the same time on the need for the international community to unite to support the Syrian people in facing the pandemic COVID-19.

This came in a speech by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, before the high-level virtual Side Event held on Monday under the title "Syria - Accountability After 10 Years" on the sidelines of the 46th session of the Human Rights Council. Her Excellency said that nearly a decade has passed since the start of the Syrian crisis, and the humanitarian crisis and the suffering of the Syrian people continues. She expressed regret that the efforts of the international community had failed to reach amicable solutions.