Any political solution to Syria should allow return of refugees — FM

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday said the Kingdom’s stance towards the Syrian crisis remains consistent, as it has been since its beginnings five years ago.

Judeh made his remarks during an international meeting in Paris called for by the French government to discuss a political solution to the crisis with the participation of regional parties, and in preparation for a wider meeting in Vienna to be held next Friday.

Jordan, the US, the UK, Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar participated in the meeting, hosted by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.

"A comprehensive political solution is the only exit out of the crisis, and the entire world agrees on the necessity of it being based on the Geneva I resolutions," Judeh said in his remarks at the meeting.

The political solution should be comprehensive and should meet the aspirations of the Syrian people and be the result of an agreement among all components of Syrian society, he added.

Moreover, Judeh said the solution should repel terrorism, bring about peace and stability, allow refugees to return home and preserve the unity of Syria and its political independence.

Judeh also stated that the situation in Syria remains critical and has in fact observed a recent set of worrying developments that indicate that the conflict’s repercussions have extended not only past Syria’s interior to its neighbours, but to the international community as well, referring to the influx of refugees into EU countries.