(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 10 - Regarding Syria, "I
think that the EU must support the Arab plan and put political
pressure on Russia," said Massimo D'Alema while speaking in
Brussels as the president of the Foundation for European
Progressive Studies in a meeting with the press after his visit
to the Middle East.
"Russia," added D'Alema, "cannot use its veto twice. It
is necessary to be active on this front." According to the
former premier, "the Arab League is the key. Western
intervention that is not linked to the Arabs, who are very
determined to stop the conflict and protect civilians, would be
a mistake." In this context, "I think that direct military
intervention," said D'Alema, "by the western powers in Syria is
not possible. No one is proposing it." According to D'Alema,
it is not possible to discuss an idea "that is unrealistic:
working with the Arab League to rapidly move towards a solution
is what needs to be done, and I think that it's possible".
D'Alema explained that the Arab initiative involves
"stopping the violence, deploying observers on the ground (not a
small group, but hundreds and from the UN) and to manage the
truce. It also involves direct negotiations between the
opposition and the government for national reconciliation and
transition towards democratic elections, after the Assad
regime". (ANSAmed).
