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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
13. Future Syria • Syria should be one united country with a single constitution covering the whole country that guarantees the same rights and duties to everyone. The inclusion of all Syrian citizens in the future state should be guaranteed and underpinned by the constitution and a legal and policy framework and programs to deliver
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
Controversial points: There are a lot of controversial points among the Syrian people both at the grass-root and elite levels. These points could be dealt with in later stages of the process at a time when an agreement on them becomes essential to ensure a conclusive building process that everybody agrees upon: • Prisoners, detainees
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
1. Six Point Plan. The Six Point Plan includes a number of realistic and useful points. The regime, the opposition and all external governments should commit to implementing its key elements. All parties must: • Commit to working with the Special Envoy to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people, and engage
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
2. Confidence Building Measures All parties at the negotiations should be equipped with the skills to participate in negotiations effectively so that they may reach a sustainable and peaceful solution. It is important to ensure that parties know and can clarify each other’s views. This is in order to minimize miscommunication and misunderstanding. CSOs can
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
3. Role of External Governments • Must work together to support the process for negotiating and implementing peace. They should (i) press the regime and the opposition to commit to and implement the Six Point Plan; (ii) use their influence on the parties to the conflict to bring them to the negotiating table and press
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CCSDS Track 1 – Priorities for Negotiation
4. Civil Society Organizations The UN, the regime, the opposition and external governments should: • Recognize the neutrality and non-partisanship of CSOs and their roles and activities during the conflict and in the resolution of conflict. CSO roles and activities include: (i) supporting people through the problems and consequences of the crisis and representing their
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