New movement formed for ending crisis in Syria
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Xinhua, September 19, 2011
Around 40 Syrian politicians and intellectuals announced late Sunday the formation of a new movement to join the "efforts for reconciliation, dialogue and stop of bloodshed" in the country.
The movement, named "Third Way", is not a political party and has no united vision for economic or administrative issues, but it will form a "council of elders" to push for the dialogue and reconciliation in the country, the founders said.
The founders, including journalists, parliamentarians and scholars, vowed to work for a "civil, free and democratic Syria."
Over 200 Syrian opposition figures gathered Sunday in a suburb of the capital Damascus, calling on the government to stop the alleged crackdown on protesters.
They called for rebuilding trust between citizens and the state institutions, holding those who had opened fire at protesters accountable, and embarking on urgent constitutional amendments.
The participants also voiced rejection of all kinds of foreign intervention, armed demonstration and sectarian provocation.
The Syrian government blames the country's six-month unrest on "foreign conspiracy and armed groups."
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Sunday against foreign intervention and complained that all the reform steps by his government, such as abolishing the emergency law and endorsing the party and media laws, were only met by "foreign pressures."
