MINISTERIAL MEETING ON SYRIA HELD IN LONDON OCTOBER 22

London, 17 Dhul Hijja 1434/22 October 2013 (MINA) – Britain hosted the a meeting of foreign ministers for the ‘London 11’, the Core Group of the Friends of Syria, in London on 22 October, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement.

He said the meeting was in compliance with UN Security Council resolution 2118 which called for an international conference on Syria to implement the Geneva Communique, adopted in the Swiss city in June of last year.

The Communique, added Hague, called for the establishment of a transitional governing body in Syria exercising full executive powers, including members of the present government and the opposition and other groups, formed on the basis of mutual consent.

“To that end, the UK will host a meeting of the London 11 Foreign Ministers on Tuesday next week, to discuss preparations for the Geneva Conference, support for the Syrian National Coalition, and our efforts to achieve a political settlement to this tragic conflict,” he said.

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The London 11 consists of Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and the US. Representatives of the leadership of the National Coalition will also attend the meeting.

Hague’s announcement followed US secretary of state John Kerry’s asserting of good preparations for Geneva II meeting in order to establish a transitional government capable of running the country, according to the official website of the UK government statement monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

Achieving peace and security in Syria can be achieved but through the formation of a transitional government, said Kerry following his meeting with UN-Arab League special representative to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, in London last Monday.

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Brahimi said he was getting ready for a new round of negotiations in the Middle East to prepare for the Geneva II.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will attend a ministerial meeting with the participation of leading countries on Syrian conflict in London on October 22.

Efforts to end the conflict in Syria and to meet the legitimate demands of the Syrian people will be discussed during the meeting.

Officials from the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the representatives from the Syrian National Coalition will participate in the meeting.

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At the UN General Assembly the Security Council adopted Resolution 2118 calling for an international conference on Syria to implement the Geneva Communiqué – which requires the establishing of a transitional governing body in Syria exercising full executive powers, including members of the present Government and the opposition and other groups, formed on the basis of mutual consent.

To that end, the UK will host a meeting of the London 11 Foreign Ministers on Tuesday next week, to discuss preparations for the Geneva Conference, support for the Syrian National Coalition, and our efforts to achieve a political settlement to this tragic conflict. (T/P04/E1).

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)