Qatar urges shared role in political solution to Syria

Qatar’s Foreign Minister on Wednesday called on the international community to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria.

“Syria is the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Twitter.

#Syria is the world’s worst humanitarian catestrophy. It's our collective responsibility as an int'l community to urgently act to increase humanitarian access and find a political solution #SyriaConf18 pic.twitter.com/H5am6BGteK

— محمد بن عبدالرحمن (@MBA_AlThani_) April 25, 2018

“It’s our collective responsibility as an international community to urgently act to increase humanitarian access and find a political solution,” he said.

A two-day international conference on Syria organized by the United Nations and the European Union ended Wednesday in the Belgian capital of Brussels.

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The conference pledged $4.4 billion for Syrian refugees, said Christos Stylianides, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management.

#Infographic #Qatar announces a new commitment to support the brotherly Syrian people for the year of 2018.#MOFAQatar #SyriaConf18 pic.twitter.com/O6g3Jryrvt

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) April 25, 2018

Stylianides said the meeting’s number one priority was a political solution in support of UN-led talks in Geneva and the transition to a peaceful, democratic and stable Syria

Representatives from 85 countries and non-governmental organizations attended the second Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the region.”

Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, according to the UN.

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