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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s call for Syrians to return to the homeland for reconstruction has left both internal and external reactions. Syrians from around the world interacted with the call emanating from a refugee conference in Damascus, so how do Syrian refugees in Germany view their call to return?
The call for the return of Syrian refugees to their country was launched from the Syrian Refugee Conference held on Wednesday and Thursday (November 11 and 12) at the Umayyad Conference Palace in Damascus, which has the support of Russia and the boycott. Washington and its allies, reinforcing the Russo-Western divide on the issue of the Syrian crisis.
During the opening of the conference, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said in an on-screen speech: “Today we are faced with a complex problem of three interconnected elements, millions of refugees wanting to return and hundreds of billions of Destroyed infrastructure built over decades and terrorism still manipulating some areas. “
Al-Assad added, in a video speech, that “some countries welcomed the refugees on the basis of humanitarian principles, while other countries in the West and in the region exploited the refugees in the most heinous way by turning their humanitarian cause. in political currency “. He added that the governments that “worked hard to spread terror cannot be the same as the motive and the path for their return to their homeland.”
Refused to return
Wajih Al-Zeer, a Syrian citizen from the city of Idlib who has sought refuge in Germany since October 2015, considered in an interview with InfoMmigration that returning to Syria is impossible, in light of the continued rule of Bashar al-Assad and the control of his regime over the country. The departure of the symbol of the regime, Bashar Al-Assad, and his trial “.
Wajih spoke of “thousands of our brothers imprisoned and detained in Assad’s prisons continue to suffer, so how can we think of returning without the simplest conditions for a dignified life there”, highlighting that “if the countries of the European Union open the way to emigration until the statue of Saladin escapes “, referring to him. The great deterioration of the situation in Syria.
For her part, Ms YS, who preferred to hide her identity for fear of persecuting the Syrian intelligence services for those who remain of her family in Syria, said that “voluntary return to Syria is almost impossible at this time.” She added: “As a mother, I cannot send my children into danger, chaos and widespread ignorance in Syria.” Syria now, “as she said.
On the other hand, Ms. YS explained in her interview with Migrant News, “My daughter is studying medical engineering specializing in the development of devices, to complete a project for her country helping war wounded who have lost a limb. son is studying civil engineering and wants to help rebuild his country. What is being destroyed, and I am the one who most support his academic career and his idea. “
But the Syrian woman, who made Germany a second home for her family, says again: “I will not allow my children to return now in these circumstances, but when the crimes committed by the regime against the country cease, and also the crimes that people commit for money, and when the simplest conditions of life are met. ” And security in Syria, “as she put it.
The return requires the departure of the lion
The call to return to the grieving homeland was greeted by Syrians around the world, with a fierce campaign calling for Al-Assad’s departure, and they left the mark of Assad’s return_start_ departure as their title. The participants expressed their total rejection of “the refugee conference organized by Russia in Damascus, with the aim of restoring legitimacy to the Assad regime and trying to revive and impose it on the Syrian people.” Its participants include Syrian students from all over the world.
In addressing the issue, the Syrians focused on remembering the support that the Assad regime receives from Russia, as Syrian activist Bayan Rayhan put it: “We cannot forget that Russia is the one who deported us from our homes, how can we trust the guarantees of the massacre and displacement of millions of Syrians?
In his analysis of the events related to the conference, Karim al-Wasiti, member of the Refugee Advisory Council in Lower Saxony, Germany, considered that “the call emanating from a system known for its bloody record in terms of human rights and crimes of war, is a cheap and blatant attempt to portray itself as an existing system. But reality shows otherwise. “
“In our country, Syria, genocide operations are taking place and no person is immune from prosecution, murder or kidnapping, whether by the regime or by extremist groups.” This is how an expert on asylum and immigration matters describes the situation in his country in an exclusive interview with InfoMigrantes. He noted that “we should absolutely not heed this invitation from the Syrians.”
The spokesman added that “the latest reports from the High Commissioner for Refugees spoke of an unbearable situation in Syria due to the crimes of the Bashar al-Assad regime against the Syrian people, and even organizations working in the field of aid were subdued. under pressure and left the country, “noting that” the situation in Syria has not changed at all. ” And it will not change in light of the continuation of the Bashar al-Assad regime, “as he said.
The spokesperson commented on the counter-campaign calling on Syrians to return to their country, saying: “The reaction of Syrians is due to what they have suffered from the loss of loved ones, displacement and difficult circumstances, and the tragic The humanitarian situation in Syria prevents them from returning despite their desire to do so. ” Believing that “Syria remains an unsafe country in light of the continuation of the Assad regime, and the condition for his return to the country is conditional on his departure as legitimate,” the spokesman says.
Boycotting the conference ignites Assad’s anger
The United States, the European Union, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey announced that they will not participate in the conference organized by the Assad regime with Russian support, for what they described as “the lack of safe conditions in accordance with international laws for the return of refugees”. On Tuesday (November 10), the Chancellor of the European Union, Josep Borrell, announced that the Union would not participate in the conference “because the conditions for its participation were not met.”
For its part, Canada announced that it “supports the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees, but the conditions for such return do not exist”, a position similar to that of the European Union.
Josep Borrell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, stressed that “current conditions in Syria do not favor the promotion of a large-scale voluntary return in conditions of safety and dignity in accordance with international law.” Borrell cited the “limited” returns that were recorded during the last period as evidence that “reflects the serious obstacles and threats to the return of refugees and displaced persons”, including “forced recruitment, arbitrary detention and forced disappearance.”
Human rights organizations have also warned, in turn, that the cessation of fighting in various areas of Syria does not mean that they are now prepared for the return of refugees due to the lack of infrastructure and services and the fear of violations of human rights.
In response to the massive boycott of the refugee conference, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blamed US sanctions and pressure from Washington on the United Nations and Syria’s neighboring countries for the reluctance of more than five million Syrian refugees who they fled the conflict to return.
Al-Assad noted that “there are countries in the West that exploit Syrian refugees for political purposes, and these countries prevent their return to their homeland through intimidation and intimidation. He said that the overwhelming majority of Syrians abroad want to return to their homeland. your contry”.
Supporting friendly countries
The conference was attended by a large Russian delegation and representatives of some Damascus allies, such as Venezuela, Iran and China, as well as 6 Arab countries, namely Lebanon, Somalia, Palestine, Iraq, Mauritania and Oman. While the United Nations attended as an observer.
President Vladimir Putin said: “As a result of the joint efforts of Russia and Iran, an ally of Damascus, the focus of terrorism in Syria has been destroyed and the rate of violence has decreased.” He considered that “with the return of peace and tranquility to most of the Syrian territories, there is a good possibility of ensuring the return of a large number of refugees,” according to his speech broadcast by the Kremlin.
Iraq, which was among the Arab countries attending the conference, delivered a speech by Chargé d’affaires at the embassy in Damascus, Yassin al-Sharif, saying that “the Iraqi delegation participating in the International Refugee Conference will present a study on the rehabilitation of the destroyed infrastructure in Syria and the return of the refugees. “
In turn, the main assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Asghar Khaji, insisted on the need for the international community to take serious work and help the return of Syrian refugees by providing aid and cooperation in the reconstruction process.
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the conflict in the world in 2011, Syria is witnessing its worst economic and living crises, which are accompanied by a record collapse in the value of the Syrian pound and the erosion of the purchasing power of the Syrians, most of whom live below the poverty line.
Magda bouazza
