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Eshagh Al Habib

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2021-01-12
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2021-02-25
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  1. “The mounting political and economic pressure on Syria and the setting of multiple preconditions for the peaceful settlement of the crisis have proved counterproductive. The reconstruction of the country and the return of refugees and displaced persons must go hand in hand with the political process. They are interlinked, mutually inclusive and mutually reinforcing. Finally, Iran reiterates its commitment to the political resolution of the crisis and will continue to support the people and the Government of Syria in their efforts to restore the unity and territorial integrity of their country.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  2. “The application of unilateral sanctions against the Syrian people only further exacerbates the situation and prolongs both the crisis and the suffering of the people. Such sanctions are unlawful, inhumane and unjustifiable and must therefore come to an immediate end. Given the important role that the improvement of the humanitarian situation can play in advancing the political settlement, they called upon the international community to enhance assistance to Syria, including for the restoration of basic infrastructure assets such as hospitals and water and power-supply facilities. They also highlighted the need to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their original places of residence in Syria and called upon the international community to provide appropriate contributions to that end.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  3. “On the political process, they emphasized the important role of the Constitutional Committee, reaffirmed their support for its work, emphasized the importance of ensuring respect for its terms of reference and rules of procedure, and stressed that the Committee’s work should be governed by a sense of compromise and constructive engagement without foreign interference or externally imposed timelines. The Astana guarantors also expressed grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Syria, rejected all unilateral sanctions, and, recognizing the coronavirus disease pandemic as a profound challenge to Syria’s socioeconomic and humanitarian situations, called upon the wider United Nations system to prioritize vaccination inside Syria.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  4. “Likewise, they rejected all attempts to create new realities on the ground, including illegitimate self-rule initiatives, under the pretext of combating terrorism, and also reaffirmed their opposition to the illegal seizure and transfer of oil revenues that should belong to the Syrian Arab Republic. They also condemned the continued Israeli military attacks in Syria in violation of international law, which undermine the sovereignty of Syria and neighbouring countries as well as endanger stability and security in the region, and they called for the cessation of such attacks. The international community must halt the military adventurism of the Israeli regime before it reaches to an uncontrollable level.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  5. “The three countries condemned the increasing terrorist activities in Syria and agreed to continue cooperation to ultimately eliminate Da’esh, the Al-Nusra Front and all other Security Council- designated terrorist groups and their affiliates. They also expressed serious concern over the increased presence and terrorist activity of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and other affiliated terrorist groups and the threat that they pose to civilians inside and outside the Idlib de-escalation area. In that context, we express serious concern over the attempts to exonerate certain terrorist groups with the ultimate goal of their delisting.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  6. “For 10 years, the Syrian people have suffered terribly from the brutal attacks by foreign-backed terrorists and an illegal occupation, and, in recent years, from inhumane sanctions. The international community has a responsibility to help the Syrian people and Government to overcome the crisis and to ensure Syria’s unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence. In that context, we call for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces that are present in Syria without the permission of its Government. These and other aspects of the Syrian crisis have been extensively discussed at the Astana format meeting held recently in Sochi, Russia, following which a joint statement was issued by Iran, Russia and Turkey.”

    2021-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/206 (2021) · source

  7. “As an active country in combating terrorism in the region, the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to continue its unprecedented contribution towards uprooting this menace.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  8. “The aforementioned cases are only a few examples of how destructive the politicization of counter-terrorism efforts and the selective, imbalanced and partial implementation of relevant international obligations are. If left unaddressed, such challenges would further undermine international cooperation, erode our counter- terrorism capacities and ultimately embolden terrorist networks to increase their activities. We should not allow this to happen, particularly owing to the newly sophisticated means used by terrorists that necessitate our further vigilance and enhanced cooperation in a genuine and constructive manner and in full accordance with international law, as well as through the adoption of a comprehensive and non- selective approach to address all root causes of terrorism and combating it in all its forms and manifestations.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  9. “Since a few years ago, the United States, in clear violation of its obligations under international law, has been harbouring the Mojahedin Khalkh Organization — an extremely dangerous terrorist group that is responsible for the killing of more than 12,000 Iranians and many Iraqis — and providing its members with safe havens. Just very recently, the current Administration of the United States, in an entirely vindictive move, designated Cuba as a so-called State sponsor of terrorism and Ansar Allah of Yemen as a so-called terrorist organization, and also baselessly accused Iran of having ties to Al-Qaida, which we reject categorically. The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns, in the strongest possible terms, all such unfounded and politically motivated acts.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  10. “The irony is that such designations and lists include only countries and organizations that resist the hegemonic policies of the United States. Conversely, they exclude the Israeli regime, which inherently is founded on terrorism, and the involvement of its institutions and authorities in terrorist acts is well-documented, S/2021/48 the latest example being the serious indications that the assassination of martyr Fakhrizadeh, a prominent Iranian scientist, on 27 November 2020, was conducted by the Israeli regime. Harbouring terrorists and providing them with a safe haven is another indicator of the politicization of, and selective approach in, counter-terrorism efforts.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  11. “A similar tool is the designation of entities or officials of the adversary States as the so-called terrorist organizations or individuals. These unlawful designations are often used to apparently justify the terrorist acts of the United States against such organizations or persons, the living example of which is the horrific assassination of martyr Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, in a terrorist act conducted at the direct order of the United States President in gross violation of international law. Given the leading role of martyr Soleimani in defeating Security Council-designated terrorist groups in the region, his assassination was an exceptional gift to Da’esh and helped it to increase its terrorist activities in Iraq and Syria.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  12. “The mere function of that list, which is political in nature and lacks any conclusive evidence to substantiate the allegations made, is to blackmail the adversaries of the United States. Most often, this illegitimate tool is used to justify the application of unlawful unilateral sanctions on such States, which itself, by its nature and definition, is an act of terrorism in which economic means replace weaponry. Unilateral sanctions of the United States against Iran are clear examples of economic terrorism since they cause death with the declared intention of compelling the Iranian Government to do, or to abstain from doing, certain acts as defined by the United States. Through hampering international cooperation, unilateral sanctions also seriously undermine international efforts to combat terrorism.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  13. “The adoption of that detrimental approach has already resulted in grave and far-reaching security and legal consequences. For instance, while all States must comply with international law in combating terrorism, certain countries violate even the basic principles of international law under the pretext of counter-terrorism efforts. The clear example is the violation of the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria by the United States. While it claims that its military presence in Syria is for fighting terrorism, it neither has obtained the consent of the Syrian Government to do so in that country nor is it duly authorized by the Security Council. Another manifestation of such irresponsible policies is the preparation by the United States of the so-called list of terrorism-sponsoring States.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

  14. “I would like to begin with thanking the Tunisian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate to assess the progress made in fighting international terrorism and to identify related challenges. Despite achievements in combating international terrorism, there remain a number of challenges, and much needs to be done to avert the threats it poses to our societies. Besides the low level of international cooperation, a major challenge to international efforts in combating terrorism is the selective, imbalanced and partial implementation of relevant international legally binding instruments. Yet the greatest factor challenging the effectiveness of international efforts is the action by certain States in politicizing counter-terrorism.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source