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Geneva II
1. Educación Básica Superior
Segundo Quimestre - Tercer Parcial
STUDENT(S):
TEACHER: Mauricio Torres
DATE:
21/1/13
SOURCE MATERIAL
GRADE
SUBJECT: Social Studies
TIME:
20 min.
No. 2
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the instructions below before starting the activity.
Read the instructions carefully.
Check your notes from class and also read the news below.
Use this text in order to study for a quiz and to develop a class activity.
10 Points
Curso
Paralelo
No. Lista
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SYRIAN CIVIL WAR: GENEVA II
Read the article below in order to understand better, the Geneva II conference about war in Syria. Read this in
advance, because there will be an activity in class which will later be developed.
Explaining the Geneva II peace
talks on Syria
Talks bringing together delegates from Syria's government
and opposition will attempt to find solution to ongoing war.
By Basma Atassi
Much is resting on the so-called Geneva II peace conference on Syria to end the conflict in the country. The UN-backed
talks, scheduled to begin on January 22 in Switzerland, are set to bring together representatives from both the government
of President Bashar al-Assad and the Western-backed political opposition for the first time since the conflict began almost
three years ago.
Origins
Following a year of deadly battles between forces loyal to Assad and opposition fighters, Moscow, which backs the
regime, and Washington, which supports the opposition, agreed that there can only be a political solution. In June 2012,
officials from the US and Russia, along with other major powers, met in Geneva and agreed on a road map, known as the
Geneva Communique, for Syria's political transition.
The document envisioned the establishment of a transitional governing body - agreed upon by both sides - in Syria with
full executive powers that would oversee elections and put the country on the path to democracy. Since then, several
attempts to bring together the two sides have failed, mainly because of disputes over who should represent the Syrian
opposition and government in the talks and over Assad's future role in the country.
In November 2013, Ban announced a new date for talks: January 22. He called the Geneva II conference "a vehicle for a
peaceful transition" that would fulfill Syrians' aspirations for freedom and dignity. The goal of Geneva II would be to
achieve an agreement between the government and the opposition for the full implementation of the Geneva
Communique.
Where the Syrian government stands
The Syrian government confirmed that it would attend peace talks - but made it clear that it did not accept the opposition's
demand that Assad steps down. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that those who supported Assad's removal from
power should "wake up from their dreams".
The government also wants "the fight against terrorism" to be set as a priority in the upcoming talks. Ending support for
the "armed terrorist groups" in Syria is "crucial for any political solution to the crisis in Syria to succeed", the Foreign
Ministry said in a letter sent to Ban. Officials often label all armed opposition groups as terrorists.
2. The opposition
Syria's main opposition bloc, the Syrian National Coalition, voted on January 18 to attend the conference, following days
of procedural disputes among its members.
Initially, the internationally recognised Coalition said it would only attend the talks if a number of conditions were met,
including the release of political prisoners - particularly women - and allowing relief access to besieged areas. The bloc
also said that it would not take part in the talks unless Assad vowed to stay out of the envisioned transitional government.
A week before the talks were set to begin, the Syrian government appeared to have made an effort to show goodwill by
announcing that it was willing to swap prisoners with the rebels and was ready to take "a series of humanitarian steps" to
improve the delivery of aid. However, several politicians in the Coalition who reject the Geneva talks say they are doing
so to reflect the wishes of fighters on the ground.
The commander of the powerful Ahrar al-Sham rebels, Hassan Abboud, has told Al Jazeera his group would not be bound
by the outcome of the Geneva talks. "We see Geneva as a tool of manipulation," he said. The leader of Jabhat al-Nusra,
the "official" al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, also told Al Jazeera his group would reject the outcomes of the conference.
"Those taking part in the conference do not represent the people who sacrificed and shed blood... We cannot allow the
Geneva II game to fool the nation," Abu Mohammad al-Joulani said.
Zahran Alloush, the head of the Military Committee of the the powerful coalition known as the Islamic Front, tweeted that
he would ask the group's leadership "to endorse putting the participants of both parties in Geneva II on a wanted list".
Who's going?
The Syrian government's delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem. Media reports suggest that
Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Moqdad, presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban and Syria's UN envoy Bashar alJaafari will also be part of the delegation.
The opposition's delegation would be headed by Ahmad Jarba, the president of the Syrian National Coalition. Coalition
member Ahmad Ramadan said the 15-member delegation will include two representatives of the country's ethnic Kurdish
minority, two for rebels and two for opposition groups based in Syria.
A senior Coalition member told Al Jazeera that the delegations would be made up of eight members in total, five of which
would be Coalition members and three others coming from other opposition blocs.
Delegations from 30 countries are expected to participate in the conference. They were invited by UN-Arab League envoy
Lakhdar Brahimi.
Countries invited to attend the Geneva II talks:
Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco,
Norway, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United States
It remains undecided whether Iran, a staunch ally of Assad's regime, would be among the attendees. The US says Tehran
should not be invited because of its failure to sign the Geneva Communique. Russia would like to see Iran in the
conference. Tehran said it would only attend if given an unconditional invitation.
Prospects of success
Leaders of major world powers say that Geneva II remains the best opportunity to pull Syria out of the cycle of
bloodshed.
But the possibility of achieving any agreement is questionable, amid the fundamental disagreement over Assad's future
role. The opposition wants Assad to step down. Regime officials maintain that Assad should lead any political transition and have also alluded to the possibility of him running for president in the country's April 2014 elections.
Moreover, given that the commanders of the major rebel groups made it clear that they were not bound by the outcomes
of the conference, any ceasefire agreement is unlikely to be reflected in reality.
Diplomats from major powers, nonetheless, insist that there is no alternative. "There is a binary choice here," Hugh
Robertson, the British minister of state for foreign affairs, told Al Jazeera. "You either put pressure on them and try to
have a peace agreement in Geneva. Or you do not bother and the fighting continues...
"If Geneva fails, we stop, we understand why, we regroup and we try again."
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/explaining-geneva-ii-peace-talks-syria-2014118142853937726.html