The EU policy regarding the Damascus administration will not change until a political decision is found. This was stated by the EU Supreme EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel as part of the 7th conference on Syria support in Brussels.
According to the head of European diplomacy, Brussels in 2023 allocated to the people of Syria, Syrian refugees and the countries that accept them of a total of 1.5 billion euros. In addition, Borrel promised that the EU would provide 560 million euros in 2024.
affecting the topic of political decision, the head of European diplomacy suggested that progress in this direction has completely stopped.
“I’m afraid we are very, very far from the complete and comprehensive implementation of the resolution of 2254 of the UN Security Council and a strong settlement of the crisis in Syria. In fact, it is clear that progress has completely stopped. Nevertheless, it is impossible to ignore the signs of hope,” he said, he said .
At the same time, Borrel emphasized that the EU will support efforts to hold accountable in crimes committed in a 12 -year civil war in Syria, as well as to establish the fate of the missing.
Commenting on the decision of the League of the Arab states (LAG) to again take into their ranks Damascus Borrel said that this is not the path that the EU would choose.
“There is a process of normalizing relations between a number of Arab states and the regime in Damascus. We also follow Turkey’s attempts to solve a number of our problems through contacts with the Syrian regime. This is not the path that the EU would choose. Soon we will see if these will be convinced Efforts of the regime in Damascus enter into dialogue with the Persian Gulf states and the Arab countries on various aspects of the UN Security Council of 2254, ”the head of European diplomacy.
In turn, the UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrish in his video message called for assistance to the Syrian people. “We need 11.1 billion dollars,” said the Secretary General.
Turkey at the conference is represented by a permanent representative under the EU Ambassador Farocker Kaymakji.
Following the results of last year’s conference for the needs of Syria, 6.4 billion euros were collected.