Group of Seven leaders are willing to support a new Syrian government if the transition process respects the rule of law as well as religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
The G7 “is hopeful that all the opposition groups seeking a role in governing Syria will demonstrate their commitment to the rights of all Syrians,” according to a draft statement the G7 plans to issue later this week.
The group of nations would like to see the safe return of Syrians who fled the country under the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled at the weekend, the G7 will say.
“After decades of atrocities committed by the Assad regime, we stand with the people of Syria,” the draft says.
The statement could still change before it’s published.
Many Syrian refugees fled west to Europe in the aftermath of the war that began in the country in 2011, including to G7 member Germany.
