Jarba denies Reuters report over Geneva2 attendance

Badr Jamooss, Secretary-General for opposition Syrian coalition denied what Reuters reported about Ahmed Jarba's, the president of opposition Syrian coalition, agreement to go to Geneva2 conference on condition of formation a transitional government with the regime. He added that Reuters presented only a part of Jarba's statement.

In his statement to Zaman Alwasl,  Jamoos continued Saying: "going to Geneva2 is only a part of the political solution adopted by  the Coalition, we are not against going to Geneva provided it bases on rules and regulations set out by the coalition in its rules of procedure which insists on regime's departure with all its part and who involved in crimes against Syrian people".

He stressed that going to Geneva is not up to Jarba to decide even the coalition political body cannot take that decision, Syrian people only who can decide to do that, because they suffered the worst massacre in modern history by regime forces.

The secretary general stressed that he contacted Jarba in person and he confirmed to him that Reuters statement of his talk was not complete.

He added that Jarba's letter to the United Nations issued by the Presidency of the coalition two days ago has had a clear message and was not a secret on the Syrian people, in which the coalition called to speed the international process dealing with the Syrian crisis to stop the daily killing off Syrian people.

On the other hand Dr. Kamal al-Labwani, a member of the political coalition, in his talk to Zaman Alwasl stressed that who goes to Geneva 2   will face criminal charges of helping a criminal to escape from punishment beside a charge of dealing with Iranian occupier as well as a charge of stealing the Syrian Revolution.

He pointed out that the coalition agreement states that political solution to begin with Assad's departure and putting him to trial, and dismantles its regime, not negotiating with him for a transitional government.

Al-Labwani stressed that anyone goes to Geneva 2 without these minimum limits would be seen as receiving orders from abroad.

Two days ago, Reuters reported that the president of the opposition Syrian Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, would attend a proposed Geneva conference to end two and a half years of conflict in Syria if it aims to establish a transitional government with full powers.

Reuters considered that statement to be the first clear commitment by coalition to attend the proposed conference sponsored by the United States and Russia, especially after the hesitation of attendance following the chemical weapons attack on August 21 that killed more than a thousand people.

Read the original artcile; Translation by Yusra Ahmed