Regarding
the Syrian complex crisis, it´s obvious that Assad and Putin believe in the
military solution. And they are now close to achieve the military control of a
good deal of the territory.
That option
might result for a while, but it cannot resolve the deep divisions existing in
the country. It does not address the overwhelming call for inclusiveness and
democracy coming from so many segments of the population. It only suspends and
postpones the crisis.
I am not
sure Bashar al-Assad realises he must open up and engage in political dialogue,
after winning on the military front. This should be the key message the EU
leaders should put across to him. For that, they have no alternative but to re-engage
the contacts with the strongman in Damascus. The channels of communication
between the EU and Syria ought to be re-established.
That´s my
advice as the EU prepares to chair another conference on Syria.
Such
conference must not be just about humanitarian assistance coupled with a mere
statement reiterating past options. Options that time has shown to be as good
as dead ends.
Moreover, it
is not a great idea to link in the same conference two different matters:
humanitarian needs should be discussed in a different forum. Not good to mix
them with politics.
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