Several international meetings on Syria are to be held between this Friday, December 13 and Saturday 14, starting with a virtual meeting between the leaders of the G7 countries. A summit will also be organized on Saturday in Jordan, bringing together American, European, Arab and Turkish ministers and senior diplomats. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the takeover of power by the Islamist rebel group HTC, more than a million people have been displaced in the country, according to the UN. The Islamist group promises the establishment of a “rule of law”.
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⇒ One million displaced in Syria since the end of November
⇒ Several international meetings on the Syrian crisis planned for Friday and Saturday
⇒ EU says it is not possible to expel Syrians
More than a million people displaced in Syria since the end of November
The United Nations humanitarian agency said Thursday that more than a million people, mainly women and children, have been displaced in Syria since rebels launched an offensive on November 27 that ousted President Bashar on Sunday. al-Assad.
“As of December 12, 1.1 million people have been newly displaced across the country since the escalation of hostilities began on November 27. The majority of them are women and children,” said the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha), in a press release.
A summit on Syria organized in Jordan on Saturday
Jordan will host a summit on Saturday dedicated to the Syrian crisis bringing together foreign ministers from several Western and Arab countries, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday, December 12.
This meeting, focused on “the evolving situation in Syria”, will bring together representatives from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar, as well as their Turkish and American counterparts, the head of the diplomacy of the European Union and the UN special envoy for Syria, the ministry said in a press release.
For the EU, it is “not possible” to expel Syrians at this stage
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, European Commissioner for Immigration Magnus Brunner called on Thursday, December 12 to facilitate the voluntary returns of Syrians to their country and ruled that it was “not possible” to send back the Syrians against their will at this point.
As soon as the president was ousted from power, several European Union countries announced on Monday that they were temporarily suspending asylum requests from Syrians. And the Austrian government went further by announcing that it was preparing an “expulsion program” because “the political situation has fundamentally changed” in the country.
Magnus Brunner, of Austrian nationality, called for “commitment to voluntary returns” of Syrians”, with financial incentives. He mentioned the demonstrations of joy of the Syrian diaspora in Europe following the overthrow of dictator Bashar al -Assad. On the other hand, he opposed the expulsions of Syrians at this stage “For the moment, I would say that forced return is not possible”, indicated the European official, emphasizing the “volatility of the situation. situation” in Syria.