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Al-Mouallimi

lines on the record: 516
first: 2011-10-24
most recent: 2020-01-22
sittings or episodes: 53
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“Iran's clear support for the Houthi coup militias and its supply of arms threaten regional security, commercial shipping lines and civilians in the region. The threat to close the Strait of Hormuz and the continued attacks on and detention of commercial ships require the Council to fulfil its obligations to stand firmly against such practices in order to maintain international peace and security. We are seeking to restore peace and security in the region, and the only real means to do so is for all nations to respect the principles of good-neighbourliness and refrain from the use of force or the threat of the use of force and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States. Iran's activities in the region contravene those principles, undermine the requirements to build trust and threaten stability and security.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“There is no way to stop the bloodshed except through a peaceful settlement that could achieve a real transition to a new political reality, agreed by all components of the Syrian people, through the Geneva road map, which is the only path towards a peaceful solution. We are committed, together with the international community, to alleviating the humanitarian situation in Syria. We reiterate our support for the Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and his efforts to find a solution to the Syrian crisis and to establish a constitutional committee as soon as possible. The ongoing negative conduct of Iran in the region will lead only to further threats to international peace and security.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We call for an expeditious, comprehensive political settlement through inclusive dialogue, based on the road map, under the auspices of the United Nations, with a View to restoring security and stability in Libya and ending the suffering of the Libyan people. We reiterate our support for all efforts to eliminate terrorist groups and uproot the threat faced by Libya, its neighbours and the region at large. We stress the need to achieve a political solution to end the Syrian crisis in a way that fulfils the aspirations of the Syrian people, promotes the integrity and sovereignty of Syria and ends all external interference and active terrorist organizations in Syria, based on the Geneva outcomes, the statements of the International Syria Support Group and relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2254 (2015).”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We condemn the Israeli attempts to change the historical status of Jerusalem, and we caution against the illegal settlement activities on Palestinian territory. We also call for the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and underscore the significance of the historic Hashemite custodianship over the Christian and Islamic holy sites in East Jerusalem, particularly Al-Aqsa, and the leading role of Jordan in protecting those sites, as well as the Arab identity of Christian and Muslim sites in Jerusalem. We stress the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Libya and reiterate our rejection of all military solutions and all external interference.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We call on the international community to join us in working towards the just settlement of that cause. The Israeli hostile practices persist. We strongly condemn Israeli authorities' demolition of dozens of homes in Sur Baher, in East Jerusalem, an area that is home to hundreds of Palestinian citizens. The Saudi Council of Ministers has condemned such acts, and we call on the international community, particularly the Council, to uphold its responsibilities to protect the Palestinian people and put an end to the Israeli occupation and its systematic violations of Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, at the forefront of which is the blessed holy sanctuary of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The Summits also reaffirmed the Arab identity of Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine and further highlighted that the Arab countries are committed to peace as a strategic choice. We have underpinned the importance of a lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, which is a strategic Arab choice, embodied by the Arab Peace Initiative, which was adopted by all Arab States in Beirut in 2002 and was endorsed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The Initiative continues to represent the most comprehensive plan to address all the elements of a final settlement, at the forefront of which is the issue of refugees. It accords Israel acceptance, peace and security. We are committed to the Initiative and all its provisions, including the need to withdraw from Arab occupied territories, especially the occupied Syrian Golan.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to begin by congratulating you on your capable leadership of the Security Council's work this month, Mr. President. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to your predecessor, our sister State Kuwait, for its successful presidency last month. I am honoured to deliver this statement as chair of the Group of Arab States this month. On behalf of the members of the Arab Group, I would also like to express my appreciation to the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her valuable briefing. The Arab Summit held in Tunis in March and the emergency Arab Summit held in Mecca last month both underscored the primacy of the Palestinian cause. It is therefore a priority for Arab countries.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will always be the first to support the people and their decisions so as to put an end to their suffering, as is the case in Yemen, the Sudan, Libya and Syria.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We hope that Syrians will be able to take the appropriate measures for establishing the suggested constitutional committee, which will be tasked with drafting a new Syrian constitution that guarantees equality for Syrians and fulfils their aspirations to freedom and dignity. We stress the need to put an end to the suffering of detainees, abductees and the disappeared in Syria in order to release them or shed light on their whereabouts and their fate. That remains a humanitarian concern that should not be subject to bargaining. The countries of the region have long suffered from conflicts and imposed wars, especially the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Iranian attempt to impose its hegemony on the Arabian Gulf. It is time to put an end to occupation and hegemony in the region and ensure freedom and prosperity.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We also call on the Council to demonstrate the necessary courage and to name the parties that continue to obstruct the peace process in Yemen, first of which is Iran, which continues to provide the Houthis with weapons, in clear contravention of resolutions 2140 (2014) and 2216 (2015). My country's Government stresses the importance of reaching a comprehensive political solution in Yemen, in line with Council resolutions, including resolution 2216 (2015), the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and the outcome of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference. We also stress the need to implement the Stockholm Agreement as the first step towards a comprehensive political solution. My country supports the efforts of the Special Envoy for Syria to resolve the Syrian crisis.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Iran continues its provocative expansion approach in the Middle East by supporting the participation of the terrorist Lebanese organization Hizbullah in the fighting in Syria and by supporting the Houthi militias in Yemen, which refuse to implement the Stockholm Agreement. We welcome the decision by the United States to consider the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran and Hizbullah as terrorist organizations, as well as the decision by the United Kingdom to consider Hizbullah as a terrorist organization. We call on the Security Council to take all the necessary measures to list those two organizations, including the Houthi militias, as international terrorist organizations.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“We stress once again the need to provide protection for the Palestinian people, to protect occupied Jerusalem and to maintain its Arab, Muslim and Christian identity as well as its legal and historical status. We also stress the need for Israel to end its occupation of all Arab territories, including the Syrian Arab Golan, the Sheba'a Farmlands and all other occupied Lebanese territories. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterates its steadfast position on the Syrian Arab Golan as an occupied territory, according to resolutions 242 (1967) and 497 (1981). We reject any decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan. We underline that any such recognition does not change the legal status of the occupied Syrian Arab Golan.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“The latest of the Israeli illegitimate practices was enacting a law that would allow the occupying Power to withhold tax revenues belonging to the families of Palestinian martyrs and detainees. Israel has also continued its settlement expansion on Palestinian territory and has continued to violate the sanctity of religious sites. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reaffirms that the Palestinian question is its first priority and that any solution that does not grant Palestinians the right to establish their own independent State along the 4 June 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital, is doomed to fail. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains committed to international legitimacy, including the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council for this month. I wish friendly Germany every success. United Nations resolutions, especially Security Council resolutions, are the basis for relations among Member States in order to achieve the lofty goals of the Organization, in particular maintaining international peace and security, ending occupation and granting peoples their right to self-determination. However, Israel has clearly failed to fulfil its commitments under the Charter of the United Nations. Israel has continued to violate human rights in a blatant manner.”
2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source
“That is why the relevant institutions in my country have called for the sharing and exchange of information on such individuals fighting with terrorist groups. We have shared our data with other relevant stakeholders. In conclusion, I would like to affirm that the occupation of the territories of another State and the false recognition of that occupation pave the way for terrorism. That is why combating terrorism cannot be accompanied by any measure that allows for increasing the sentiments of injustice and rejection of the occupation.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Some of those other groups are the armed Houthi group and Hizbullah militia that conduct their activities throughout the region. Those two groups work closely together under the protection and support of Iran. My delegation therefore urges the Security Council to start discussing the possibility of designating the Houthi group and Hizbullah militia as terrorist groups and to establish a sanctions committee in that regard. I would like to affirm that the policy conducted by my country to combat terrorism and terrorism financing is based on increasing international cooperation. Among the most important challenges facing the security forces in different States is the possibility of infiltration by foreign groups or foreign terrorist fighters into their countries without prior knowledge of their background.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“One of the most important examples in that regard is the Security Council's establishment of sanctions committees against terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaida and Da'esh, because the Council is aware of the threat to international peace and security that such groups represent. The threat posed by Da'esh and Al-Qaida continues and the combatants of those two entities are still present in countries and many regions either as part of an organized group or individually. However, those groups are diminishing and becoming increasingly weaker militarily and in terms of ideology. Nevertheless, we must highlight the fact that there are other terrorist groups that are as dangerous and as great a threat as Da'esh and Al-Qaida, and they threaten international peace and security.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We also established, together with the United States and friendly Arab Gulf nations, a centre to combat terrorism financing. We also founded the Islamic coalition to combat terrorism and terrorism financing. At the international level, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre was established as an initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has financed it. If we want to defeat terrorism, we must all be in agreement that the threat of terrorism posed to any one country constitutes a threat to us all. We must look past our narrow interests and take into account the interests and security of all countries. Transparent and consistent cooperation are essential in order to be successful in the fight against terrorism.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“That is why we have said that we cannot allow certain countries to carry out suspicious practices under false pretexts in order to support political extremism, which is a gateway for terrorism. My country has adhered to all the relevant conventions in that regard and participated in every conference aimed at diminishing the financing of, and clamping down on, terrorism financing. For environment xample, we have set up counselling- service centres and an anti-ideological war centre. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was apioneer as one of the first countries to counter the trend of recruiting, financing and the incitement of terrorists through cyberspace. Accordingly, in 2017, we established Etidal Centre to combat extremist ideologies.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Regardless of terrorism in New Zealand, terrorism against worshippers at the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron or the terrorist activities of Da'esh, it all emanates from the same source of hatred and the rejection of others. Like other countries and societies, my country has also suffered from terrorism. We have therefore tried to eradicate it through various means. We have fought it everywhere. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is contributing to the war against Da'esh, we have fought against Al-Qaida in Yemen and we continue to counter the machinations of Hizbullah in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. Moreover, combating terrorism requires drying up its financial resources.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Although we are still bereaved as a result of that heinous crime, we express our appreciation to the Government and the people of New Zealand, who demonstrated unparalleled love and sympathy and have remained united. We commend the Muslims ofNew Zealand who reciprocated with love. That reaffirms the tolerance inherent in the Muslim religion. The crime committed in New Zealand proves that terrorism can be financed with either lots of funds or scant resources. That is why the first step in the fight against terrorism should be to combat its ideological root causes in every society. We must also realize that terrorism is not attributed to any one ethnicity, religion or nationality.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, let me express our most heartfelt congratulations to you personally, Madam President, and your friendly country, France, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March and your able leadership of the Council's work over the past weeks. I also thank you for the initiative to convene this open debate on the threat that terrorism poses to international peace and security and on the financing of terrorism that fuels it. This debate is taking place following the most heinous terrorist attacks, which have shaken the world's conscience - the crime committed against the worshippers in two mosques in New Zealand.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We reiterate our commitment to the three principles for peace in the region, namely, the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative, the outcomes of Yemen's National Dialogue Conference and the relevant Security Council resolutions - especially resolution 2216 (2015). My country will continue to support the brotherly Yemeni people and its legitimate leadership by responding to its humanitarian needs at any time.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Houthi militias have violated the ceasefire agreement 679 times to date, in addition to the recent attack against the Redeployment Coordination Committee and the theft of humanitarian aid that was reported by the World Food Programme on 31 December 2018. The Houthis have shown a total disregard for all United Nations and regional efforts aimed at resolving the Yemeni crisis, proving that they are unwilling to engage in any efforts that seek to bring happiness back to Yemen. We stress the importance of reaching a comprehensive political solution in Yemen that will guarantee State sovereignty across its entire territory, with one national army.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“However, the recklessness shown by the Houthis - who are supported by the Iranian regime - suggests that their intentions to adhere to the agreement are not sincere, as demonstrated through the brutal attack of the Houthis by an Iranian drone on Al-Anad military base that left six martyrs of Yemeni officers and many injured, as well as the attack against the Redeployment Coordination Committee in Al-Hudaydah, which was also carried out by Houthi militias. Independent observer reports have also shown that Iran continues to support the Houthi militias by providing them with weapons and military expertise. The Council must therefore compel Iran to abide by the relevant Council resolutions, in particular resolutions 2231 (2015), 2140 (2014) and 2216 (2015).”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“The region has recently witnessed new developments in the Yemeni file, the most prominent of which was the holding of consultations in Sweden in December 2018 resulting in the Stockholm Agreement, which is considered a new breakthrough towards achieving a political solution in Yemen. The Council also adopted resolution 2451 (2018) in support of that agreement between the parties, emphasizing the need for a political solution to the Yemeni crisis in line with the provisions of resolution 2216 (2015).”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“We welcome the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, wishing him every success and underscoring that he has the full support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in his efforts to reach a political solution based on resolution 2254 (2015), which emphasizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria. My Government stresses the importance of reaching a just political solution in order to put an end to the suffering of Syrians, both within and outside Syria. We call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and foreign fighters - especially the Iranian forces and their militias - from all Syrian territories. We also condemn and reject any use of chemical weapons in Syria and call on the international community to hold to account those responsible for such crimes.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“That initiative, introduced by my country, includes the establishment of a Palestinian State on the borders of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the return of refugees and an end to the Israeli occupation of all Arab territories, including the Arab Syrian Golan and the occupied Lebanese territories. The Syrian people continue to suffer the worst crisis that humankind has yet witnessed this century. The former Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, completed his mandate without having achieved his desired objectives of making progress on a political process and convening the constitutional committee, owing to the intransigence of the Syrian regime and its unwillingness to reach a just political solution to put an end to the plight of the Syrian people.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Work must be done to ensure Israel's compliance with international resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), in order to lift the siege of the Gaza Strip, open border crossings immediately and definitively, and end the humanitarian and economic crisis facing the Palestinian people. My country stresses the importance of a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East as a strategic option to put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict, in accordance with international benchmarks and the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Seventy years have passed and the world continues to bear witness to the most destructive human tragedy, in which a people has been displaced from the land that was rightfully its own and handed to those who did not own it. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reaffirms its unequivocal rejection of all Israeli policies, practices, void and illegal plans aimed at perpetuating racial discrimination against the Palestinian people, obliterating their national identity and infringing on their legitimate rights. We call on the international community in general and the Security Council in particular to shoulder their responsibilities by immediately intervening to put an end to Israeli settlement projects and to protect the Palestinian people.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also congratulate your friendly country on its accession to membership of the Council, as well as Germany, Indonesia, Belgium and South Africa on theirs. We wish them every success in working to maintain international peace and security. I also thank the countries whose membership of the Council has come to an end and wish them every success in their work within other United Nations bodies. The Palestinian people continue to suffer a tragic plight.”
2019-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8449 (2019) · source
“A few weeks ago, we witnessed the historic signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea in the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sponsored by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and in the presence of Secretary-General Antenio Guterres. We also witnessed the beginning of a reconciliation process between Djibouti and Eritrea, with a historic summit held between the Presidents of the two countries in Jeddah. We hope that the summit will lead to reconciliation between the two neighbouring countries. The Kingdom will continue to work towards maintaining security in the Red Sea basin, enabling it to transform into an oasis of peace, cooperation and prosperity among Arab and African States bordering the basin.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Those rockets were manufactured in Iran and brought from Iran. The rocket-launcher operators were also trained in Iran, in breach of all relevant provisions of international law. My country, on the other hand, has been generously delivering assistance to the sisterly Republic of Yemen since 2012 - more than $13 billion so far in all areas, to save lives and maintain the security and prosperity of the people of Yemen. My country is playing a crucial role in peacefully resolving regional and international crises, in keeping with international conventions and treaties. My country seeks to uphold the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and undertakes initiatives aimed at the peaceful resolution of conflicts.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“They have influenced events in the Syrian Arab Republic, countering the authority of Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani and causing formations, breakaways and mergers of various Al-Qaida-aligned groups in Idlib." In Yemen, the Houthi coup militias, supported by Iran, continue to turn a deaf ear to the calls made by the international community and the United Nations. Their intractable stance makes it clear that they want to prolong the crisis in Yemen. They did not take seriously the invitation made by the United Nations Envoy during the Yemeni peace negotiations held in Geneva last September. They continue to hinder the delivery of humanitarian assistance convoys and loot them, lay mines and cut off roads. The coup militias have launched more than 200 rockets targeting residential areas of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“In addition, Iran continuously supports armed terrorist groups that are destabilizing security and stability in the region and throughout the world, such as the terrorist Hizbullah. The evidence of this revolutionary regime's interference in the internal affairs of States of the region and worldwide, as well as its support for terrorism, is clear and striking. As noted in paragraph 10 of the twenty-second report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (see S/2018/705), submitted pursuant to resolution 2368 (2017) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities: "Al-Qaida leaders in the Islamic Republic of Iran have grown more prominent, working with Ayman al-Zawahiri and projecting his authority more effectively than he could previously.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“These include its support for the coup militias in Yemen and its lack of respect for international resolutions, especially resolutions 2216 (2015) and 2231 (2015). It also threatens continually to block maritime traffic, in particular the Strait of Hormuz. It carries out manoeuvres around Bab Al-Mandab and maintains a presence south of the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea through its vessels and ships. Perhaps the Council is aware of the fact that a commercially registered vessel, 150 metres long, equipped with machine guns and military boats as well as espionage equipment, is travelling south of the Red Sea. It receives and sends speedboats carrying equipment and material that is clearly not commercial. This Iranian vessel, the Saviz, is a military operational centre that jeopardizes the security and safety of international maritime transit.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“My country denounces the Iranian Government's persistent occupation of the three United Arab Emirates islands - Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, in the Arab Gulf - as well as violations of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, which undermine security and stability in the region and threaten international peace and security. We reaffirm the full sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates over their three islands and support all peaceful measures undertaken by that country to recover their sovereignty over those occupied islands. Many States have suffered, and continue to suffer, as a result ofIran's aggressive and flagrant interventions in their domestic affairs, which have destabilized the region.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“I will limit myself to what I said yesterday in the Council (see S/PV.8373) and stress the importance of urgently establishing a constitutional committee so that it can begin its work of drafting a new national Syrian constitution. This would be a turning point in the Syrian political process and would put an end to hostilities by all parties, bringing about a peaceful transition ofpower to the representatives ofthe Syrian people, on the basis of the Geneva communique (S/20l2/522, annex) and resolution 2254 (2015).”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“The Kingdom underscores the importance ofa lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, a strategic choice that puts an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict through the two-State solution on the basis of the international terms of reference; the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which stipulates the creation of a Palestinian State along the 4 June 1967 borders; the return of refugees; and an end to the Israeli occupation of all Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and Lebanese territory. The fraternal Syrian people continue to endure the horrors of the violations and crimes against humanity perpetrated by a regime that has lost its legitimacy and sense of humanity.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“It reaffirms the Arab and Muslim identity of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the right of the Palestinian State to exercise its sovereignty throughout all Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif. My country also condemns Israeli practices in the occupied Arab Syrian Golan. We reject all illegitimate attempts by Israel to annex the Golan.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“It is not enough that they have occupied the land; now they are targeting Palestinian lives, property and holy places. Among the most heinous Israeli crimes that are being currently committed is the forced eviction of Palestinian residents from Khan Al-Ahmar, in the West Bank, and the unjust blockade that Israel continues to impose on Gaza. All of this requires us to reiterate our call on both the international community and the Security Council to protect the Palestinian people and to bring pressure to bear on Israel to implement international resolutions. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns all Israeli violations and rejects all attempts to undermine the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam, for the work you have done as President of the Council this month and for having convened this important meeting. I would like also to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing. Aisha Mohammed was a 45-year-old Palestinian Arab woman and the mother of eight children. She was murdered in cold blood by a group of Israeli settlers last Friday. Hers was a terrible death. She was stoned to death as she was with her husband, leaving her children motherless. She was killed just for being a Palestinian woman. That criminal act is but one of the many examples of the ongoing violations carried out by Israeli settlers and soldiers against unarmed Palestinians.”
2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source
“He speaks ofthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as being responsible for the problems of the entire world. The only thing he has not yet blamed it for is the tsunami that recently hit Indonesia. We know quite well that his regime is the one that opened the doors to enable terrorism in Syria to threaten the entire region. That regime has no moral right to speak as itjust has, because its record is riddled with flaws, both hidden and visible, as we have seen everywhere and in every forum.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“Mr. Al-Mouallimi (Saudi Arabia) (spoke in Arabic): When truth appears, liars flee. I did not want to take more of the Council's precious time to respond to the nonsense of my colleague the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, first, because I personally sympathize with him and secondly, because I sympathize with our brother people of Syria, who are suffering at the hands of their leaders and politicians. However, the Syrian regime and those who represent it are the last people who should speak of morality and accusations the way Syria's representative did. He brings up the disappearance of one journalist but seems to ignore the thousands of journalists who have vanished into Syrian prisons, or the people who have been forcibly disappeared and killed, who number not just in the thousands but in the tens of thousands.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“That would enable us to save what can be saved and pull Syria from the rubble under which it is buried. The cause of that distress is the arrogant and immoral behaviour exhibited by that pathetic regime under the guise of combating terrorism. The regime intentionally ignores the fact that it created a breeding ground for terrorism to spread throughout the country and allowed the greatest sponsor of terrorism, Iran, to enter Syrian territory.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“We reject Iran's support for the Syrian authorities in operations that have led to uprooting people from their homes and demographic change, as well as for the genocide and sectarian mass murder that are being carried out against the Syrian people. We must end those destructive actions, the serious consequences of which have destroyed infrastructure and led to the killing and displacement of many Syrians. The Government of my country believes that the only effective action that Iran can take in the Syrian crisis is to leave Syria and withdraw its Revolutionary Guard and security militias immediately, thereby leaving Syria for the Syrians. In conclusion, the world must realize that the time has come to change the tragic reality in Syria. The international community must work seriously and with resolve to advance the political process.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“My country has sought diligently to consolidate the Syrian opposition under the auspices of both Riyadh conferences so that the opposition and the regime can negotiate to ensure the security, stability and unity of Syria and prevent destructive foreign intervention. Moreover, my country has worked with its sister States of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Arabic Republic of Egypt. We are working together to consolidate an Arab role in finding a solution to the Syrian crisis and provide support for the Syrian people by all possible and available means. My country rejects any interference in Syria by the Iranian regime, regardless of the form it takes.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“This is the eighth year of the Syrian crisis, and my country is deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia urges the international community to address that reality with greater responsibility. Since the beginning of the crisis, the Kingdom has been intensely focused on the human dimension of the crisis and provided every form of support to the Syrian people. For example, my country is hosting more than 2 million Syrians and providing them with employment opportunities, health care and education. It has also provided those who wish to do so with the possibility of moving to other locations. Currently, more than 140,000 male and female Syrian students are attending Saudi universities and schools and being provided with the same benefits as Saudi students.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“In that regard, we stress the need to step up the establishment of the constitutional committee so that it can begin drafting a new Syrian constitution, and we call on all Syrians inside the country and abroad to elect a Government under the supervision of the United Nations in a credible and inclusive manner. My country reiterates the small group's call for the constitutional committee to begin its work as soon as possible, within the next several weeks. We call on the Syrian regime and all other parties to prioritize the interests of the Syrian people and refrain from hindering in any way the Special Envoy's efforts to form the constitutional committee so that Syria can be saved from its catastrophic crisis.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source
“We believe that the solution to the Syrian crisis will not be achieved through military operations or chemical weapons, which have wrought the worst forms of destruction upon the Syrian country and people The only solution to the Syrian crisis is political, based on resolution 2254 (2015). My country believes that through its obstinate, procrastinating and belittling attitude, the Syrian regime has obstructed the efforts of international actors to achieve progress through meaningful negotiations. It has hindered the Geneva negotiations, the previous eight rounds of which failed to achieve any tangible progress with regard to restoring Syria to its former status. My country is part of the small group on Syria, which was established to support the efforts of Special Envoy De Mistura to find a political solution to the crisis.”
2018-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8373 (2018) · source