Rebel fighters meeting the Syrian government for the first time in the country’s bloody 6-year civil war appear to have rejected a plan for Iran to play a part in monitoring the ceasefire.
After a Syrian ceasefire is in place the UN should offer a list of the basic constitutional principles for permanent peace and development for all the peoples of the world. This should include the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law and the four branches of government. The aim is to help Syria put together a constitution that will bring long-term stability and serve as a model for peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.


