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"Mr President, hundreds of Syrians nationwide used the cessation of hostilities to resume anti-government protests calling for the overthrow of Assad in favour of a free, democratic and united Syria. It was a reminder of how the conflict emerged in the spring of 2011. However, the reality is that this is not a cessation, but merely a reduction, of hostilities.
During the first week of the agreement, 135 people were killed in areas covered by the deal, and 32 of them were civilians. The violations must stop in order to create a favourable environment for the start of negotiations. The intra-Syrian negotiations have to resume in order to move forward into a comprehensive ceasefire and a long—overdue political transition as outlined in the Vienna Peace Agreement. It must be a Syrian-led and a Syrian-owned resolution.
The international community must work in good faith to implement the agreement alongside the agreement reached in Munich. Russia and Iran need to exert their influence over Syria’s regime and other parties to respect the truce. We need to seize this opportunity to make it work on all fronts – military, diplomatic and humanitarian. Progress in getting aid to besieged areas of Syria is welcome. There must be no obstruction of humanitarian aid, and full access must be allowed throughout Syria. The international community has to be much bolder in this approach.
We must not waste this chance; this needs to be the year in which the bloodshed in Syria comes to an end. It is our common goal to defeat Daesh and solve the refugee crisis. Therefore, it is in all our interests to support the Syrian peace process, which can lead to a stable, inclusive government and has the support of all Syrians."@en1
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"(The speaker refused a blue-card question from Mr Buonnano)"1
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