Full statement from Arab countries’ meeting on Syria, thenationalnews.com

The Arab Ministerial Contact Committee on Syria offered to support the country in its transition from more than 50 years of Assad family rule and outlined their vision for a political process that would meet the aspirations of all Syrians.

In a statement issued following its meeting in Jordan’s port city of Aqaba on Saturday, the committee stressed the need for an inclusive national dialogue and for Syrians to unite in building a free, safe, stable and unified country. […]

The attendees stressed:

1. Standing by the brotherly Syrian people, providing them with all aid and support at this critical stage, and respecting their will and choices.

2. Supporting a peaceful, inclusive Syrian political transitional process, in which all Syrian political and social forces are represented, including women, youth and civil society, with justice, sponsored by the United Nations and the Arab League, and following the principles, objectives and mechanisms of Security Council Resolution No 2254, including the formation of an inclusive transitional governing body with Syrian consensus, and beginning to implement the steps specified in the resolution to move from the transitional phase to a new political system that meets the aspirations of the Syrian people with all its components, through free and fair elections supervised by the United Nations, based on a new constitution approved by the Syrians, and within specific timeframes in accordance with the mechanisms adopted by the resolution. Läs resolutionen