Every group with an interest in the country’s future – including the government, domestic opposition groups, and those in exile – should be invited to participate in official talks. And, in order to create a level playing field, it is essential to recognize that the Arab League (which has already given Syria’s seat to the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled SNC) represents the autocratic states that are encouraging sectarianism and extremism in Syria.
提振叙利亚的和平和民主前景必须从外交开始。民主事关代表，而代表应该覆盖全部叙利亚人民。与该国未来息息相关的每一个群体——包括政府、国内反对派和流亡者——都应该获邀参加正式谈判。为了创造公平的竞争环境，认识到阿盟（已将叙利亚的成员资格给了穆斯林兄弟会控制的SNC）代表鼓励叙利亚宗派主义和极端主义的专制国家是至关重要的。