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F. whereas Dutch Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt, who had been living in Syria for many decades and was well known for refusing to leave the besieged city of Homs, was beaten and shot dead by gunmen on 7 April 2014; whereas the UN Secretary-General has condemned this inhumane act of violence against a man who stood by the people of Syria amid sieges and growing difficulties; whereas other Christians remain in the monastery where Father van der Lugt was killed and the international community is worried about their safety, as it is worried about the safety of the many civilians still trapped in the city of Homs, which continues to be u ...[+++]nder siege;

1. Fully supports the Geneva II Conference on Syria, which should be the first step in a process that will lead to a political solution to the conflict; is convinced that a lasting solution to the current crisis in Syria can only be achieved through a Syrian-led, inclusive political process with the backing of the international community; underlines the need for a genuine political transition in the country, thereby addressing the people’s aspiration for freedom and democracy; calls on all parties to engage constructively in a genuine negotiation; welcomes the meetings between representatives of the Syrian Government and opposition groups in the presence of UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, at which among othe ...[+++]r topics the situation in the besieged city of Homs was discussed; welcomes the fact that the sides have reached a provisional agreement that would see humanitarian aid enter Homs and would allow women and children to leave its war-ravaged areas; expresses disappointment that in practice there has been no movement on allowing UN aid convoys into Homs, or on allowing civilians to leave the besieged city; stresses that following the outcome of negotiations regarding the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, some aid has been delivered to its residents; notes that no serious breakthrough and no major change in the position of either side could be witnessed during the first talks; takes positive note of the fact that a second round of talks is planned for 10 February 2014; welcomes the statement by Lakhdar Brahimi in which he expressed the hope that ‘we will try to draw some lessons about what we did and see if we can organise ourselves better for the next session’;

The Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) is to identify the situations in which the EU is called upon to intervene on the basis of reports from EU heads of missions (HoMs), the United Nations, the Council of Europe and non-governmental organisations.

C. whereas residents inside the besieged city of Homs are under massive continuous bombardment and fear that the regime is preparing to make a final deadly ground assault; whereas on 12 February 2012 Arab media reported that Syrian tanks and artillery were heavily bombarding the city of Hama, alongside the continued assault on Homs; whereas, at the same time, the Syrian authorities insist that they are confronting ‘terrorist groups’ and will continue until ‘order’ is restored;

Amru Al-Absi (alias (a) Amr al Absi, (b) Abu al Athir Amr al Absi, (c) Abu al-Athir, (d) Abu al-Asir, (e) Abu Asir, (f) Abu Amr al Shami, (g) Abu al-Athir al-Shami, (h) Abu-Umar al-Absi); Date of birth: approximately 1979; Place of birth: Saudi Arabia; Address: Homs, Syrian Arab Republic (location as at Sep. 2015).

The analysis of the situation thus obtained should be systematically discussed between Heads of Missions, used to make an input into "EU Human Rights fact sheets" to be elaborated by HoMs and regularly revised in the relevant Council Working Groups.