"There is no winner in this war. There might be military victories, but there is no winner in this war - certainly not the people of Syria, who are paying the highest price," the High Representative Federica Mogherini said announcing Brussels III on the Future of Syria and the region on the last week of March 2019 during an EU side event on Syria at the UN General Assembly. The side event saw a high turnout of participation of Foreign Ministers from around the world.
"Every Syrian dreams to go back home. And we can only support this dream" the High Representative said thanking countries hosting refugees. However, Mogherini added that only a tiny percentage of refugees are willing to return to Syria in the current circumstances.
Syria is not safe for them to return. "Still today, most Syrians simply do not have a home to go back to. Their properties are being confiscated, and many would risk forced conscription or unlawful arrest". Argues Mogherini.
Still, Europeans are willing to contribute to the reconstruction, but a political process must be firmly under way, the High Representative said. "Most Syrians don’t want to go back to a country where there is no accountability, and where political detainees are still in jail," she added.
"And nobody will win, neither the war nor the peace, without a negotiated political solution. A negotiated political solution that opens the way towards a united, independent, democratic and inclusive Syria," she said.
Despite eight years of war, thousands of Syrians are still taking to the streets peacefully to ask for democracy and peace.
"Against all odds, I believe a political solution is still possible and we could be very close to achieving it but only if we all work to make it happen," Mogherini said.
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