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Jaafari

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“In that context, we should reaffirm that the attempts by some Member States to justify their military intervention in Syria, on the pretext of combating Da'esh and complying with Article 51 of the Charter, distort those provisions of the Charter and constitute a surreal manipulation of international law that undermines Syrian sovereignty, thus prolonging the life of terrorism and sheltering its sponsors. The only effective way to combat terrorism is to establish a legitimate, proactive international coalition with the participation of the countries concerned, including the Syrian Government and State. The situation in Syria throws the unfortunate state of the United Nations into relief.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, the United Nations, having defeated Nazism and fascism, has now once again been called on to repeat that victory against the onslaught of terrorist organizations such as Da'esh, the Al-Nusra Front and other entities that are active in Syria and linked to Al-Qaida, including Jaish Al-Islam, Ahrar Al-Sham, Boko Haram, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Ansar Al-Sharia, Al-Shabaab, Jamaat Al-Islamiyya and the Caucasus Emirate, as well as many others. In that regard, my delegation would like to reiterate that no efforts to combat terrorism can succeed if they run counter to the provisions of the Charter and the principles of international law, if they are carried out without prior coordination with the country concerned and while some countries use terrorism as a foreign policy tool and the State-sponsored terrorism is ignored.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“That has also been made clear through attempts to manipulate the provisions of the Charter, use double standards and invent new concepts and terms, aimed at circumventing the Charter and the principles of international law, that are not agreed on by consensus and have been used to justify bloody military interventions in countries that have resulted in the fomenting of terrorism. Libya, for example, has become a hot spot and a breeding ground for terrorism today.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“It has shown itself to be helpless in the face of such attempts and incapable of taking adequate measures to implement many internationally legitimate resolutions in accordance with the Charter, particularly those calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan, the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the remaining occupied lands of southern Lebanon, and to Israel's aggression against the Arab citizens under the yoke of occupation.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Secondly, the seven decades since the establishment of the United Nations have highlighted the need for strict adherence to the purposes and principles of the Charter and to reform some working methods and strengthen others in a manner that would allow the United Nations to fully play its role, and to preserve its credibility and legitimacy. Throughout its history, the United Nations has grappled with the attempts of influential countries to turn it into a tool for serving their interests and policies in total disregard of the principles of international law and the purposes of the Charter. That has been crystal clear since the Organization's early years.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“They have forgotten the support they provided to the Israeli occupation of the occupied Arab territories, and their frequent use of the veto in support of that ongoing occupation, in addition to the targeting, destruction and occupation of Iraq and Libya, and attempts to undermine the legitimate Government of my country, not unlike what those countries have done in Latin America and around the world. Such a political ideology undermines the credibility of international law and will lead to a repetition of grave mistakes instead of apologies for previous bloody errors.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Those statements, calling for interventionist policies, are a violation of the principle of sovereignty under various pretexts that leave the door wide open to the recurrent illegitimate military interventions against many Member States, which increased instability and weakened of the United Nations. The representatives of these permanent members, Britain and France, have forgotten the suffering that the policies of their Governments have perpetuated in recent decades, mainly in the Middle East.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“That parameter is strict respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, at the forefront of which are respect for the sovereignty territorial integrity of States, equal sovereignty, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and non-interference in the internal affairs of States. Any attempt to impose new concepts and terms without consensus, and at the expense of the provisions of the Charter that were adopted by Member States, would undermine the cumulative legal heritage of Member States and represent a setback. Today, we have heard extremely worrying statements made on behalf of permanent members of the Security Council, which are supposed to be the guardians of the purposes and principles of the Charter.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to welcome Ms. Delcy Rodriguez Gomez, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the friendly nation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to this important meeting. We also wish to congratulate Venezuela on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We shall spare no effort in our support for Venezuela and its honourable approach to the maintenance of international peace and security. I would like to stress the following points. First, only one parameter should be adopted in upholding the rule of law at the international level, maintaining international peace and security, achieving development and promoting cordial relationships between Member States.”
2016-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7621 (2016) · source
“On the one hand, they emphasize that the Syrian people alone must decide their future, without outside intervention, while at the same time they have raised issues about our sovereignty relating to my country's presidency, a matter that is the prerogative of the Syrian people alone, as stated in paragraph 1 of resolution 2254 (2015), which "stresses that the Syrian people will decide the future of Syria". Such efforts to interfere with the foundations of sovereignty in my country only expose the true intentions behind the policies of those speakers, who abandoned the context of the resolution before the ink on it was dry. Taking a resolution that they had only just adopted and agreed on, they began interpreting its provisions to suit their wishes.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“It must be done through a national dialogue that can bring everyone together under Government auspices with the aim of establishing a secular, pluralistic State in which all are equal before the law - a State in which opportunities are open to all without discrimination, led by the Syrian people alone in freedom, transparency and without foreign interference or influence. In conclusion, I would like to state that I have noted glaring contradictions in some of the statements made today.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“However, where terrorist groups and mercenaries such as Daesh, Jabhat Al-Nusra and others are concerned, the Syrian Government will never engage in dialogue and will continue to fight until they are eradicated. We call on all honourable Syrians to participate in the political process on a national basis in order to help develop and rebuild Syria by restoring its security and stability as a priority. A settlement can be achieved only under a Syrian-led solution reached via a comprehensive political process that responds to the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“We know that the restoration of peace and stability throughout Syria requires that we deal immediately with the threat posed by terrorism within the framework of international legitimacy and that we tackle the realities on the ground practically and pragmatically. The Syrian Government is therefore ready to halt the fighting in areas where Syrian armed groups are present in the interests of achieving national reconciliation aimed at restoring normalcy in those regions, including State institutions and public services, and under which the armed groups can lay down their weapons so that their conditions may be met and they can be pardoned. We have already made successful attempts in some of those areas, and the Government is seeking to expand such reconciliation efforts in order to see stability and security restored.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“Resolution 2253 (2015) responds to several concerns that my delegation has been raising for the past few years. My country therefore joins in the positive response to its adoption, and hopes that it will be a turning point in the efforts to close the gap between our words and deeds and thus to lay a foundation for a genuine international alliance aimed at combating terrorism. We have no interest in hollow, unrealistic alliances that are led by supporters of terrorism that only erode the provisions of anti-terrorism resolutions, and in particular in selective alliances that violate States' sovereignty and serve only the interests of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaida and their questionable ideologies.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“They have given names to their failed initiatives, such as "Storm", "Volcano", "Cyclone" or "Tornado". It has become quite clear that the success of the political process must be predicated on a serious, effective and collective fight againt terrorism. My country therefore welcomes the Council's adoption of resolution 2253 (2015) and appreciates the initiative of our friend the Russian Federation and its sincere efforts to introduce the resolution, complementing and strengthening other important aspects of the issue that have not been fully covered by previous Security Council resolutions on combating terrorism. It imposes clear and unambiguous obligations on countries that support terrorism, thus backing up resolutions 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014) and 2199 (2015).”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“The success of any political path in Syria requires the Government of Syria be an integral part of and party to the process. Coordination and cooperation with the Syrian Government are therefore necessary in all aspects of such a path if we truly desire success. Furthermore, a successful political track will require international commitment and sincere, genuine political will on the part of all parties, including those countries with a direct influence on the parties that are undermining the political process and those that are providing the latter with a lifeline. While the international community emphasizes that there is only one solution- the political solution - there are those that irresponsibly and unaccountably reiterate that they will resort to a military solution.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“Today, I reiterate the readiness of the Syrian Government to participate effectively in any sincere effort to ensure that Syrians alone will determine their choices through an intra-Syrian dialogue under Syrian leadership and without foreign intervention, and in a manner that maintains Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. That has been reaffirmed by all of the relevant Security Council resolutions on Syria. However, we note that, regrettably, while some countries affirm Syria's sovereignty in the Council, they have violated it on the ground by supporting terrorist groups and sending military aircraft to bomb oil installations and economic infrastructure, and by imposing unilateral sanctions on the Syrian people.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“The Government of Syria favours a fight against terrorism that is based on legal principles, not on fear or reaction to terrorist acts taking place outside Syria. The Syrian Government remains open to any initiative or sincere effort to help it overcome the present crisis. As everyone knows, Syria, on the basis of its national responsibility and the interests of its people, has extended great cooperation and commitment to the efforts of the United Nations, starting with the mission carried out by Mr. Kofi Arman, followed by those of Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi and Mr. Staffan de Mistura, who is with us today but has just this moment left the Chamber.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): In its meeting yesterday (S/PV.7587), the Security Council took an important step in the fight against terrorism by adopting resolution 2253 (2015). Today, we are participating in another important ministerial meeting on my country, Syria. I should like to see Council members consider the situation in Syria objectively and appropriately, rather than by adopting positions that intensify and prolong the crisis, thereby promoting the spread of anarchy and terrorism, the exploitation of my country, and the repetition of actions that are based on failed assumptions and have already wrought havoc and destruction in more than one country.”
2015-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7588 (2015) · source
“Our deliberations and ongoing statementss on the dangers of terrorism and the importance of combating it should not be misunderstood as indicating that we do not recognize the seriousness of the humanitarian situation in Syria, in particular the situation of our children and women. But that should not come at the expense of the crux of the problem and should not be politicized or subjected to double standards. We are in discussion with Mr. O'Brien, Ms. Zerroughi and Ms. Bangura. We have organized field missions to Syria in order to address any outstanding issues. I welcome Mr. O'Brien's visit to Syria next month. We stand ready to cooperate with well-intentioned members of the Security Council in order to improve the situation in Syria. The meeting rose at 5.40 p.m.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“We have addressed two identical letters to the President of the Security Council and the Secretary- General on that issue. But I would like here to address a serious issue in that report: it is based on unreliable sources whose connections are well known, which misleads Council members. With regard to the allegation that the Syrian Government is using indiscriminate weapons, I assert that the Syrian army does not, has not and will not use any indiscriminate weapons. It acts in accordance with international law, within the context of combating terrorism. Those who are killing civilians are those who are using them as human shields in many areas of Syria.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“Our political message today, following the conclusion of the meeting in Vienna, is that the Syrian Government stands ready to contribute to any sincere effort to achieve a political solution in which Syrians decide their own future and choices through dialogue among Syrians under Syrian leadership, without external intervention, in a manner that ensures the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria, as has been asserted by the several resolutions adopted by the Council and the two Vienna communiques. Unfortunately, the recent report (S/2015/862) of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014) is politicized and biased and includes many gaps and much erroneous information.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“That has led to practical results in the field, namely, a retreat by terrorist groups from many areas, which led to the secure, safe, voluntary return of 1 million Syrian internally displaced persons to their homes. Seriously and effectively combating terrorism will contribute to the success of a political solution to the crisis in Syria. From the outset, the Syrian Government has expressed its readiness to contribute to any serious efforts to achieve a political solution. That is why we cooperated with Mr. Kofi Annan and accepted his six-point plan. We have also cooperated with Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi. We contributed to the second Geneva Conference on Syria. And we cooperated with Mr. De Mistura and accepted his proposal on Aleppo and agreed to participate in his suggested four working groups.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“That requires serious political will to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions on combating terrorism, chief among them resolutions 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014) and 2199 (2015), which are underscored in the second Vienna communique. It also requires collective efforts under a single front against terrorism, excluding political opportunists or amateurs. Time and again, we have expressed our readiness to cooperate with any State that is serious about combating terrorism. That is precisely what has happened through the joint Syrian-Russian military anti-terrorist action, as well as the intelligence cooperation among Syria, Iran, Iraq and Russia.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“We would recall that among the perpetrators of many attacks in several cities around the world, including the recent bloody attacks in Paris, were thousands of Europeans whose entry to Syria was facilitated as jihadists after they were brainwashed by fatwahs funded by well-known Gulf States. There is a late awakening to the seriousness of terrorism that led the President ofa permanent Security Council member to amend the Constitution of his country to face the Takfiri terrorism. Acts should accompany words with regard to combating terrorism in Syria, which is funded by 40 States and by the illegal trade in oil, along with the illegal trade in artefacts across our borders with Turkey.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“But by resorting to sanctions, by financing terrorism and by refusing to take these issues up with the Syrian Government and army in order to combat this transborder crime, they are committing a crime as much against their own people as against the Syrian people. In Syria we are fighting filthy terrorist groups on behalf of the whole world. Every time the Syrian army kills a foreign terrorist, dozens of innocent potential victims are protected. Otherwise, that terrorist returns home and does the same thing. Those who distort that reality are accomplices in the scourge of terrorism and partners in the bloodshed of the victims.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“We have said from the beginning that those who exploit andjustify terrorism or remain silent will suffer it themselves, because it is a transborder phenomenon. But our words fell on deaf ears. Certain States succeeded in drawing terrorism into the political arena through the front door, using rhetorical manoeuvres, dividing terrorists into "acceptable" and "unacceptable" groups and referring to certain terrorists as a "moderate opposition", all the while disregarding the consequences of such a course. People do not realize that a political problem with the Syrian Government is a negotiable issue.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“While we condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist acts in Paris and express our condolences to the families of the victims, we recall that in this very Chamber there are members who prevented the Security Council nine times from issuing a mere press statement condemning similar attacks that targeted innocent civilians in Damascus, Aleppo and other Syrian cities. It stands to reason that what we have seen in those cities did not arise in a vacuum or happen by chance. It is the predictable outcome of an attempt by certain parties to ignore this issue and of the failure to address it with the seriousness it deserves. It is a certain outcome of the exploitation by certain parties who blackmail the Syrian Government.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“That scourge is the main reason for the humanitarian tragedy besetting several areas in Syria and for the suffering of Syrian women and children and for the transformation of entire segments of the Syrian population into internally displaced persons and refugees. That scourge is the transborder Takfiri terrorism funded by well-known States, chief among which is Saudi Arabia, which is the bloodline that provides the source of life to terrorism. The scourge of terrorism was unleashed from its Wahhabi nest. It has savagely and indiscriminately struck at Damascus, Baghdad, Beirut, Kuwait, the Sinai, Abuja, Mali, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Sydney, Boston, Paris and other locations.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): The way certain Security Council members address the situation in Syria reminds me ofa quote that some say is from Shakespeare - "There is an elephant in the room" - meaning that there is a huge, visible problem that cannot be overlooked. Certain members in this Chamber pretend that the problem does not exist, and they choose not address it or seek a solution to it. That is precisely how certain Security Council members addressed the situation in Syria when their decision-makers ignored the main scourge destabilizing Syria, the region and the entire world.”
2015-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7560 (2015) · source
“The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, financed and run by a joint Arab-American operations room in Amman, includes 8,000 Jordanian Salafists and thousands of other terrorists. Al-Nusra Front terrorists, openly supported by Israel, are attacking the peacekeeping forces in the Golan and have abducted Filipino and Fijian soldiers. They not only receive support but are also given medical attention by Israel. All of this is summarized in a report of the Secretary-General under "non- State armed opposition"; but are these not foreign mercenaries?”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“We have said in the past that the term "non-State armed opposition groups" is unacceptable and runs counter to what we are seeing on the ground in Syria. It also goes against what the Security Council's own sanctions committee describes. What the report describes as non-State armed opposition groups are, in fact, the Army of Conquest, which was created by Turkey and which includes elements of Ahrar Al-Sham and the Al-Nusra Front. Simple math - one plus one equals two - makes clear that the Army of Islam plus the Army of Conquest equals the Al-Nusra Front, which is on the list of terrorist entities. The Army of Islam, which is active in rural Damascus, includes mercenaries from Chechnya, other countries of the Caucasus and elsewhere who are financed by the Saudi Arabian secret service and have declared their allegiance to Daesh.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“In addition, a centre for children with special needs in Raqa was destroyed, killing dozens of innocent children, under the pretext that Daesh was the target. Since the beginning of the coalition airstrikes, we have seen greater numbers of Daesh terrorists brought from abroad and the expansion of their areas of influence. Thus we are surprised that the report uses misleading accounts that are of unknown source, have no credibility, and seek only to fish in troubled waters and cast shadows over the joint Russian-Syrian efforts under way to tackle Daesh, the Al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups, on the basis of a request from the Syrian Government and the Charter of the United Nations, which has led to the retreat of terrorist groups in more than one place and forced them to withdraw from several areas that were under their control.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“De Mistura's initiatives. We have reviewed the report (S/2015/813) of the Secretary- General on the implementation of resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014). It is a biased and politicized report, with many gaps and falsehoods. We have transmitted two letters in that regard to the President of the Security Council and the Secretary- General. I shall limit myself to saying that the report fails to draw attention to the fact that the forces of the so-called coalition have targeted innocent civilians as well as infrastructure in Syria, including roads, bridges, refineries, schools and hospitals. Also targeted was a power station in western Aleppo, the only one in the entire city.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“In that regard, I would like to recall that the Government of Syria announced in the General Assembly, via its Minister for Foreign Affairs (see A/70/PV.25), its agreement to participate in the working group proposed by Special Envoy of the Secretary- General Staffan de Mistura, based on our belief that a political solution is the only way to resolve the crisis. The problem lies with the other parties, who do not want such a solution to be reached. That was also the case with regard to Mr. De Mistura's suggestion following the Geneva II conference for a cessation of fighting in the city of Aleppo, as well as with regard to the Kofi Annan plan. In spite of all that, there are still some who unfairly say that the Syrian Government is refusing a political solution. Meanwhile, they protect the very parties who have refused Mr.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“The issue of combating terrorism brings me to the second element necessary for ending the humanitarian crisis, namely, supporting a political solution. Fighting terrorism will contribute to the success of a political solution, which must include a dialogue among Syrians, under Syrian leadership, without external interference and with full respect for the sovereignty and independence of Syria, as well as its unity and territorial integrity. That is in line with the provisions of the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex) and all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, as well as the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“We cannot talk about ending Syria's pain and ending the crisis and at the same time maintain a deafening silence in the face of Turkey and Jordan using their territories to allow the passage of foreign terrorists and mercenaries, or while Saudi Arabia and Qatar support terrorism with great generosity, rather than promoting the financing of the humanitarian plan, which is only 37 per cent funded - in spite of the various pro forma conferences held here and there for that purpose - and at a time when the United States has spent half a billion dollars, which would be enough to close the gap, as part of its programme to train and equip the "moderate" opposition, which now includes just five groups, the Al-Nusra Front having regained its weapons thanks to the United States.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“This absurd situation has led to the presence in Syria and Iraq of tens of thousands of foreign fighters from more than 100 countries - as illustrated in the nine reports of the Security Council Committees on Al-Qaida and Counter-Terrorism, among other places. Daesh, the Al-Nusra Front and associated groups did not emerge from a vacuum. They were nurtured, financed and trained. Their travel was facilitated via airports and across borders. They were given visas. Through Turkish intermediaries, they have even been allowed to engage in trade in oil and gas. It is therefore necessary to end the practice by the Governments of some States of continuing to fund, arm and train terrorists.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“That requires the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolutions 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014) and 2199 (2015), in collaboration with and with the cooperation ofthe Government of Syria. Those who believe that cooperating with the Government is beneath them, whose sole interest is to undermine the Syrian Government, President and army and who prefer to deal with the demons of terrorism rather than with the Government in order to tackle those demons are creating an absurd situation that has nothing to do with the rules of sane behaviour and thinking, nor with the principles of political science and strategy.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“Five years since the crisis began, today it is absolutely clear to everyone that this policy has failed to resolve the humanitarian crisis. Moreover, it is undeniable that it has aggravated the crisis and worsened the suffering of the Syrian people, forcing a large part of the population to become refugees or internally displaced persons. It is therefore essential to change the way in which we address the situation, if we want to have different results, that is, to tangibly improve the humanitarian situation in Syria. To do so, we need to take the following steps. First and foremost, the main reason for the crisis has to be resolved, namely, the creation and spread of terrorism supported from abroad.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“Instead ofjust one Al-Qaida in Afghanistan, we have dozens of groups throughout the world that have adopted its doctrine. Terrorism has now come to those who support it. A look at the humanitarian situation reveals the same thing: the stubbornness of some to carry out the same misguided policies while expecting different results is more than evident. Some claim to want to remedy the humanitarian crisis in Syria, but they refuse to prioritize the fight against terrorism. They continue to impose unilateral economic measures against the Syrian people. They continue to deny the Syrian Government its role, refusing to coordinate their efforts with it in providing humanitarian assistance and combating terrorism.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“Terrorists now have a State - a caliphate, as some like to call it. In spite of all that, failing to adhere to Einstein's logic, certain States continue to press on with the implementation of this deadly recipe in Syria, using the same slogans, even as everyone else has realized that the resulting devastation is more than clear. Tony Blair, former Head of the British Government, has said, 12 years after the British-American invasion of Iraq, that that act of aggression was based on erroneous and false information. Fourteen years after the terrorist attack against the World Trade Center in New York, we see that the strategy adopted in the context of the war on terrorism has created hundreds of Bin Ladens, instead of getting rid ofjust one Bin Laden.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (Spoke in Arabic): I thank Mr. O'Brien for his briefing. Albert Einstein once said that insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Today, 60 years after Einstein's death, it seems that some Governments are still not familiar with that reality. They continue to repeat their mistakes and miscalculations and to expect different outcomes. It is undeniable that interference in countries' domestic affairs leads only to the destruction of the country concerned, creates humanitarian crises, leads to chaos and devastation and creates fertile ground for terrorism and murderers. That is clear from the destruction of Iraq, Libya and other countries. Foreign interference has brought us Daesh, the Al-Nusra Front, the Khorasan group and other groups.”
2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source
“For that reason, I am not going to respond to the empty claims made against Syria by those delegations, in spite of the fact that we could say much to refute their claims, as they support and arm terrorists i the artifically created moderate terrorists who are waging destruction in Syria and oppose any peaceful settlement. Those countries are intervening in the internal affairs of Syria and using the Syrian diaspora as a weapon to bring pressure to bear on the Syrian Government to force it change its positions and independent political choices.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to denounce in the strongest terms the desperate attempts made by certain delegations, whose names I will not mention, to defend Israel and try to cover up its crimes, particularly through desperate, Don Quixote-like attempts to bring causes before the Security Council that have no relation to the situation in the Middle East. Every time Israel escalates its aggression against the Palestinian people, we find those delegations making misleading statements that escalate the situation, with the aim of diverting attention from the crimes committed by Israel and alleviating international pressure.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We want to realize the aspirations of the founding fathers and their dream of a world of peace, stability and prosperity, based on respect for the sovereignty of States and non-interference in their affairs - a world that is free of occupation and colonization and in which there is no manipulation of the fate of peoples or changing their governing regimes through foreign intervention. That is what we want; that is the one thing towards which we should work collectively, so that we can hold a celebration that is truly meaningful and satisfies our consciences and the conscience of our peoples.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“How could they not when they see Israel supporting terrorist groups, including Al-Qaida's Al-Nusra Front in the Golan region, even as the United Nations does nothing? How could they not, when they see Israel arresting the Syrian Mandela, who spent 27 years in their prison for one reason only: exposing Israeli support for terrorists? We want to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, but we want the celebration to be meaningful, a celebration of real accomplishments, not one of words, statements or interventions.”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Yes, in two days we will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations. But on that occasion, what will the United Nations do to help displaced Syrians and those who have been living under Israeli occupation for over half a century? Indeed, the Organization has failed to take any real action aimed at making Israel implement United Nations resolutions on this issue, primarily resolution 497 (1981). The displaced Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan have legitimate questions about the effectiveness and credibility of the United Nations vis-a-vis theirjust cause. How could they not ask those questions, given Israel's incessant settlement activities and policies of oppression, suppression and racial discrimination?”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“How can we celebrate the escalating violence and barbarism of settlers, under the protection of the Israeli Government? How can we celebrate the cancerous settlement policy that allows building on any part of the Palestinian territories? How can we accept that some members of the Security Council have irresponsibly provided support and protection to Israel so that it can continue its provocative policies, in violation of all international instruments? How can we not deal with the question of Palestine in its factual context? Can we really be trying to project the image that this is reciprocal violence and that our differences are only over the degree of that violence? How can we ignore the main reason for this: the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories?”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source
“How can we celebrate when we see States using the United Nations as a pretext for invading other countries, toppling their legitimate Governments, killing their leaders and turning them into failed States that have become breeding grounds for international terrorism? How can we celebrate when they are changing the very definitions of concepts - for example, a certain degree of terrorism is termed "moderate terrorism"? Perhaps we should not celebrate that some have caused the United Nations to fail to uphold its mandate with regard to the Israeli occupation of Arab territories in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. How can we celebrate half a century of occupation, of turning Palestine into a mass prison, and of apartheid against the Palestinians, the legitimate owners of the land, in Jerusalem and other occupied territories?”
2015-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7540Resumption1 (2015) · source