Rough seas and failing temperatures have failed to stop the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe, the New York Times reports.
The ultimate answer to the Syrian refugee crisis is to end the war through diplomacy among the powers backing various sides in the war to reach a political agreement that ends the fighting by ending foreign backing for the fighting, so more people won’t be driven from their homes and so that those already displaced can go home.
The good news is that the process to end the war is already underway. The question is how long it will take to stop the fighting, and how much unnecessary human misery will occur in the meantime as the result of delay in ending the war.
At last week’s meeting in Vienna of major powers involved in the conflict, which included Iran for the first time, participants agreed to accelerate all diplomatic efforts to end the war and work towards a date certain for implementation of a nationwide cease-fire. Another round of talks is planned for next week.