UN Security Council welcomes formation of Syrian Constitutional Committee

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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the formation of the Constitutional Committee in Syria, which was announced by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sept. 23.

"The Security Council determines that the launch of the Syrian-owned and Syrian-led Constitutional Committee should be the beginning of the political process to end the Syrian conflict in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015) that meets the legitimate aspirations of all Syrians," said the council in a presidential statement.

The Security Council expressed its appreciation for UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen's diplomatic engagement to finalize the agreement between the Syrian government and the opposition to form the Constitutional Committee.

The council further emphasized its strong support for Pedersen and the UN initiative to convene the first meeting of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva by October 30, 2019.

"The Security Council reaffirms that there can be no military solution to the conflict in Syria, and that it can only be resolved through the full implementation of (Resolution) 2254," reads the statement, which was adopted on Tuesday. "The Security Council reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Syria."

Under an intra-Syrian agreement reached at Sochi, Russia, in January 2018, the Constitutional Committee is to be composed of representatives of the Syrian government, the opposition and civil society representatives, each with 50 members. The constitutional committee is considered a key element in the Syrian political process after more than eight years of civil war. Enditem

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