"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

De Mistura: Aleppo freeze could be applied elsewhere- Al-Monitor


UN envoy Staffan de Mistura continues his campaign with officials and experts in capitals that are active regarding the Syrian issue. The diplomat is pushing for the implementation of his plan to "freeze" fighting and military operations beginning with Aleppo in the north, as well as to facilitate the entry of aid and inject urgent investments to change the lives of the people. He hopes that a "political space" will be created from the local to the national level, reaching a political process "on the basis of the Geneva Statement" issued in mid-2012. However, de Mistura said that interpreting the statement and forming a "transitional ruling body" depends on the results of the dialogue among Syrians during the political process. He said that the emergence of the Islamic State (IS) must be taken into account when implementing the Geneva Statement.