Issa Issues Statement in Response to U.N. Vote on Syria

Press Release

In response to reports that the United Nations Security Council has passed a Resolution on the peace process for Syria, Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement:

"I'm cautiously hopeful regarding the Resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council today outlining a peace process for Syria. It sets a timeline for elections to take place in 18 months, but makes no mention of whether or not Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be allowed to participate in them.

"The transition away from Assad's rule is long past due. His ruthless, authoritarian regime has left hundreds of thousands of his own people dead in a brutal, multi-year civil war that has destabilized the region and created the conditions for ISIS to flourish.

"The new government must protect the rights of Syria's religious and ethnic minorities, as well as provide for the safe return home of large numbers of Syrians who have sought refuge elsewhere."

The five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia.

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