; (2) that all diplomatic and coercive economic means must be utilized to compel the al-Assad regime to immediately halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people; (3) to support the human rights of all Syrians, including women and ethnic and religious minorities, to live in peace and dignity in a free and democratic Syria; (4) that political negotiations regarding the future of Syria or its constitution, including the constitutional committee, must be preceded by an enduring national ceasefire in Syria; (5) that safe zones and no-fly zones should be established to protect Syrian civilians in Idlib province from aerial bombardment by the al-Assad regime and the Russian Federation, and to help stem the refugee crisis by allowing Syrian civilians to stay in their homes, and making it easier for Syrian refugees to return home; (6) to work toward the withdrawal of all foreign forces in Syria; (7) to reject working with Russia to eject Iranian forces in Syria