Syrian Opposition Meeting: Freedom, Unity Away From Interference

Under the slogan "Syria for everyone under a democratic civil state," a number of Syrian opposition and independent figures held a meeting on Monday at Semiramis Hotel in Damascus.
According to the organizers, the meeting discussed the current situation in Syria and means of finding a way out of the crisis.

In a document dubbed ''Ahd", the participants at the meeting pledged to remain part of the peaceful uprising of the Syrian people for the sake of freedom, democracy and plurality as to lay the basis for a civil and democratic state in a peaceful and safe way.

Mean while, the participants rejected calls for foreign interference in Syria's affairs calling for giving priority to the interests of the homeland and citizens.

They also voiced rejection of the resort to the security solution to solve the political crisis, and to any discourse or behavior that divides the Syrians along sectarian, confessional or racial lines.
The participants also called for an end to "security alternative" as well as for the formation of "an independent credible investigation committee to investigate the killing crimes to which demonstrators and Syrian Army members were exposed."

Underlining the participants' rejection of media campaigns from any side, the meeting condemned all forms of sectarian instigation asserting the unity of the Syrian People.
The participants called further for the "return of the refugees and displaced to their houses preserving their security, dignity and rights and for compensation."