Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, welcomed the adoption of a roadmap to resolve the crisis in the Syrian city of Sweida, grounded in the unity of Syrian territory and the principle of full equality among citizens in rights and duties. Mr. Aboul Gheit commended the efforts of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, particularly its Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, in facilitating this settlement by hosting the Amman meeting, which brought together Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and United States Special Envoy Thomas Barrack.
Gamal Roshdy, the Secretary-General's official spokesperson, stated that the roadmap constitutes an important step towards stabilising the situation in southern Syria. He underscored that it affirms Sweida Governorate as an integral part of Syria with no future outside it, and that the people of the governorate are Syrian citizens with equal rights and duties as all other Syrians.
Roshdy further quoted Mr. Aboul Gheit as stressing that resolving the crisis in Sweida and other Syrian regions requires safeguarding the diversity of Syrian society and ensuring equality among all Syrians under the law and on the basis of citizenship.
The spokesperson added that the roadmap sets out detailed provisions for achieving a sustainable settlement in Sweida, with a clear mechanism for investigation, follow-up, and monitoring of the situation. He expressed the hope that the commitments it contains will be implemented accurately to address the roots and causes of the crisis and to prevent its recurrence.
