Syria constitution body should be inclusive: Germany

By Ayhan Simsek</p> <p>BERLIN (AA) – A committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for Syria should be balanced and inclusive of all Syrians, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday. </p> <p>Speaking to reporters ahead of his meeting with UN special envoy Geir Pedersen, Maas underlined that Germany, a member of the Small Group on Syria, would continue to support efforts for the formation of Syria's constitutional committee. </p> <p>&quot;The convening of a constitutional committee should be a door opener for further political changes in Syria. A balanced and inclusive composition of the constitutional committee is a prerequisite for its success,&quot; he stressed. </p> <p><br>

  • 'We need to build trust' UN special envoy Pedersen stressed that there was an urgent need for a new beginning in Syria to achieve progress in political efforts to find a solution.

    “We need to build trust between the different communities and make sure that we move forward in parallel with the political process, ” he said.

    Pedersen also underlined that the beginning of the constitutional committee's work would play a key role in the process.

“Hopefully it would be a door opener for the political process for Syria, ” he said, but added that there were “still some issues that need to be sorted out “.

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