Sverige öppnar för nytt samarbete med Syrien

The government is presenting a new plan for returning to Syria Syria has had a new government for a year now and the government wants to be able to deport convicted criminals back to Syria and increase aid to Syria which has been affected by war for a longer period We are major donors to Syria's humanitarian system and it's about everything from food on the table Rent water roof over the head that kind of efforts We are now also moving towards what is called the Nexus in the bison language The thing that is between my long-term development stock and only humanitarian efforts It can involve repairing water pipes for example Just water is a sector that we on the Swedish side have identified and consider particularly prioritized So we want to help the Syrian civilian population We have also talked a lot with minorities the situation of minorities in Syria We met several bishops and priests from the Christian group in Syria What can we do to support these groups especially to become an included group in the new Syrian society Sweden's migration minister Johan Forssell has joined forces with the minister for aid and foreign trade Benjamin Dösa made the first Swedish ministerial visit to Syria since 2009 The event marks a new step in the contact between the countries and according to Forssell Syria is It faces both huge challenges and cautious signs of recovery There is a lot of uncertainty and perhaps the enthusiasm that existed a year ago has somewhat subsided Men it is also a country that is actually finally in debt here under the terrifying Assad regime It is a country where this Sednaya prison has been closed which was the home of Thousands and thousands of political prisoners We also see that it is a country that people actually choose to return to voluntarily There are large groups several hundred thousand actually in the region who have chosen to voluntarily return So there are also many bright spots and a lot of positive aspects But I don't think anyone can say exactly where Syria will be in five years The purpose of the visit was to discuss how Sweden and Syria can cooperate in the future Among other things about the return and enforcement of deportations for individuals convicted of crimes in Sweden We have been very clear in our calls with the Syrian government that we would like to cooperate We are fully committed to facilitating a better situation in Syria across a wide range of areas We also have our own interests And another very important issue is that these 128 people who have been convicted of crimes in Sweden To be able to carry out these deportations And it is ultimately about giving these crime victims justice It's about a rape victim not having to encounter their perpetrator on the street But it's also about standing up for all the decent people from Syria For it's the vast majority of people who don't commit crimes They work they learn Swedish they do the right thing for themselves Don't let them have to experience being combed through a fine-toothed comb The government emphasizes that Swedish aid will not be given without conditions The Syrian government is expected to act to protect minorities and respect human rights Sweden and other European countries will watch how Syria handles these issues We would see this type of violence spread and become even worse So these types of sanctions will partly remain from the countries that still have them They can be reintroduced from the European side They have a very strong self-interest in actually meeting the expectations of the international community towards the Syrian government