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Jaafari

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“Those are illegitimate alliances that were forged by the United States and the United Kingdom outside the confines of the Security Council, and they have resulted in nothing but violence, destruction, anarchy and terrorism throughout the world, and that came at the cost of respect for the rules of international law and human rights.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Then they send them into the Syrian interior, crossing our borders with neighbouring countries, in violation of all the Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism. The statements made by delegations have revealed that the very same States that back terrorism in my country, Syria, are also working to protect Israel, attempting to ensure that it never faces embarrassment and covering up its crimes. The United States ofAmerica has not just used the right of veto 61 times to protect Israel, to prolong its occupation of our territories that suffer under its occupation. No, the United States has even disregarded Security Council resolutions in the past to forge illegal alliances targeting the sovereignty of a great many States Members of this Organization.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We are again today witnessing repeated attempts by the United States of America and its allies aimed at killing off the very hope embedded in the agenda item under consideration, "The situation in the Middle East". That is being done to cover up Israel's crimes and its ongoing violations of international law by deflecting attention from those very facts. The policies of those States - headed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others - violate the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the rules of international law by resorting to the use of terrorism and defamation as tools to combat the Syrian State, including through the building - or should I say, the creation - of training camps for terrorists and mercenaries by claiming that they are the moderate opposition.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“That is yet another new chapter in the overall plot and the overall aggression against the Palestinian people. Israel's continuation of such acts of aggression has exacerbated tension in the region. They have reached an unprecedented level, one that will have very heavy consequences and will not be limited to the region alone. That is why we call upon the United Nations, including the Security Council, to bear its responsibilities by putting an end to the Israeli occupation and the barbaric policy of continued aggression and by forcing Israel to withdraw from all occupied Arab lands to the line of 4 June 1967, in keeping with the relevant United Nations resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 497 (1981).”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“It is high time for the United Nations to come into play, to end the Turko-Saudi collusion aimed at shedding Syrian blood and that promotes the Judaization of Jerusalem. We would like to reaffirm our ongoing position in support of the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination, and the building of an independent State throughout its whole territory, with Jerusalem as its capital, while guaranteeing the right of refugees to return to their lands, to their homes, in keeping with General Assembly resolution 194 (III) of 1948. That is a non-negotiable right. It is a right that will never disappear or evaporate. It is reaffirmed by international law and United Nations resolutions and all the relevant international instruments. Syria condemns the Israeli violence against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Those terrorist groups continue to act on the basis of their conviction that the United Nations is not even going to lift a little finger to intervene, that Israel will continue to lend them all logistical military support and that Qatar will keep paying millions of dollars in ransom money to release those who have been detained. That is taking place in the framework of what is nothing more than a masquerade to justify the financing of the Nusra Front, after the adoption of resolution 2170 (2014), regarding the prohibition on the financing of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Nusra Front, caused new constraints and limitations to be imposed upon them. That does not, however, exempt Qatar of its legal responsibility it is a flagrant violation of resolution 2133 (2014), which bans the payment of ransoms to terrorist outfits.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“That occurred under a process of coordination with a regime that sponsors terrorism and claims that it is a mediator, but it does that to cover up the fact that it pays bribes and ransom money to terrorists. That is inadmissible. What we cannot understand is that every single warning, all the information that we have communicated repeatedly to all the parties - the United Nations and others - including about Israeli support to terrorist groups and about the fact that Syrian positions were being directly targeted, was all disregarded. That is done to help those groups to achieve their ends. What about the request we officially submitteed calling for an investigation of the possible collusion between Qatari intelligence services and the kidnapping of UNDOF peacekeepers, especially members of the Filippino contingents?”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“The most recent developments in the region, which have pushed the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) to temporarily evacuate some of its positions, are not jut coincidence. They have come at the right time to reaffirm what we had warned against, that the support led by certain regimes, including Israel, to Al-Qaida-related groups in the area of separation is not only a flagrant violation of the Disengagement Agreement, international law and all Security Council resolutions, but it also exposes the United Nations forces to danger, thereby making them unable to discharge their mandate. That is what happened when these terrorist groups repeatedly kidnapped peacekeepers, members of UNDOF, and fired against those soldiers or their positions, which prompted them to evacuate some of those positions under threat of fire.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“That almost leads us to believe that reacquiring the Syrian Golan is not a natural right of the Syrian people, that the Golan is not an occupied Syrian land or that Syrian citizens who suffer under the Israeli occupation are not a part of the Syrian population. Where are those representatives who laud human rights and international humanitarian law when it comes to putting an end to the Israeli settlement campaigns and the suffering of Syrian citizens, which has continued for nearly half a century. Where are their noble words and intentions when those citizens suffer from policies of repression, racial discrimination and torture, and when they are deprived of their natural resources, including oil, gas and water?”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“The occupying Power has always flouted all the meetings of this international Organization and the resolutions adopted, even though Israel itself was established as a result of a United Nations resolution. Everyone knows that such Israeli disregard for the United Nations, its ongoing persecution of the Palestinian people and its occupation of Arab lands, including the Syrian Golan, are primarily due to a number of influential States that are Council members irresponsibly supporting Israel at the political, military, economic and media levels. Some people claim day and night that they are concerned about preserving the rights of the Syrian people. However, their true intentions and misleading words are now known to all, in particular with regard to the condemnation of the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan since 1967.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to start by congratulating you, Sir, your country, Argentina, and its delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Allow me to begin with a number of questions. How long are we going to continue meeting here simply to make statements that express concern about and the condemnation of Israel's continued occupation of Arab territories in Palestine, the Golan and southern Lebanon? That occupation, unprecedented in its duration, violation of international law and settlement policies, has destroyed any glimmer of hope for the establishment of a Palestinian State, for which we all yearn, and for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We also stress that military strikes will not achieve their goals against terrorism unless they are carried out in respect for international law and in coordination with the countries concerned. Measures must be taken to get countries that are supporting international terrorism to stop those practices, which threaten international peace and security.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“Success in our efforts against terrorism requires that we distance ourselves from anything that can undermine the credibility of the role of the United Nations, such as politicization of this struggle by finding pretexts for committing terrorist acts and dividing terrorists into good terrorists and bad terrorists, distinguishing moderate terrorism from extremist terrorism. Terrorism is terrorism. In this struggle against terrorism we cannot conceive of a coalition that includes the countries that are the primary supporters of terrorism and terrorists, that provide them with refuge and money. Some countries - Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia - have been the main ports of call for terrorists going to Iraq and Syria. My country reaffirms its support for resolution 2178 (2014), adopted today by the Council.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“We affirm here that the participation of Israel in the coalition against Daesh undermines the credibility of the coalition, does the fact that Israel shot down a Syrian plane that was only doing its national duty in bombing Daesh and Al-Nusra sites. These are groups that attacked the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force and kidnapped its personnel. Those acts show the alliance between Israel and terrorist organizations attached to Al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. We believe that the United Nations is the main forum for bolstering efforts aimed at combating terrorism in order to ensure international peace and security.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“We are combating the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the Al-Nusra Front, as well as other terrorist groups that the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities has not cited in its list because of opposition from a number of countries. For example, Islamic Front is not on that list. Syria is firmly pursuing this war against terrorism in all its forms, in which we have been engaged for a number of years, and we support any sincere international effort to combat terrorism in all its form and in all its names. But this must be done while respecting the lives of innocent civilians, while respecting national sovereignty and in accordance with international law.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“In a letter from my Government dated 28 August and addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council, my country welcomed resolution 2178 (2014), concerning the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and all persons and entities linked to Al-Qaida and ISIL operating in Iraq and Syria, while always respecting national sovereignty and international law. We adopted that position because that resolution was perfectly in line with Syria's position with regard to terrorism in all its forms. We also pointed to our willingness to combat terrorism through a regional or international coalition, supported internationally, or through agreements or bilateral cooperation.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“Such acts by terrorists run amok target infrastructure, civilians and their means of survival, armed forces, schools, hospitals, mosques, churches, historical monuments, workplaces and homes. They have also attacked diplomatic missions, humanitarian workers and humanitarian convoys. Those crimes could not have taken place without the support that foreign terrorist groups receive from certain Governments that are members of our international Organization. Those countries provide media and diplomatic cover, training, financing and safe haven. Airports today serve as places of reception for such criminals, who are sent from those countries into Syrian territory and who also come across their borders.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Madam President, for the initiative to hold this important meeting. This is part of the momentum we see at the international level and the efforts being made by a number of parties that seek to counter terrorism. Syria was the first to denounce this terrorism, even before others, after long delay, saw the danger it posed. We have sought to address it and counter it before it could spread. We were also the first to confront it on the ground. Terrorist acts by foreign fighters who fight the wars of others, especially in Syria, are a violation of the age-old tolerance of the Syrian people.”
2014-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7272 (2014) · source
“Accordingly, there is a need to coordinate upstream with the Syrian Government in the framework of any credible efforts to combat terrorism. In conclusion, an effective fight against ISIL requires combatting its ideologies, based on the obscurantist Saudi Wahhabi ideology, which is the source of extremism in the Arab and Muslim world. I recall that thousands of Saudi terrorists have joined ISIL in Syria and Iraq. The majority of the terrorists who carried out the 11 September attack were Saudis, not Syrians. In addition, the ideas of Bin Laden also came from Saudi Arabia. 1 would like to reiterate that the events that are throwing the region into turmoil are the result of collusion between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar and are undermining the future of the region.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“We have always spoken of terrorism, the existence of terrorism and incitement to terrorist acts. We have highlighted those Governments supporting terrorism, the media's support for terrorism, fatwas and the people who claim to be ulamas and who support such terrorism. There are indeed training camps for terrorists. Some of those camps are in neighbouring countries. Moreover, some attempt to mask the identity of those who support terrorism. The international awakening in the fight against ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra, even if tardy, is a matter of relief. We therefore reaffirm that any international counter-terrorism efort must be based on full respect for the Charter and the provisions and principles of international law, in particular those upholding the sovereignty of States.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“The war in Syria and Iraq against terrorism is a single war against the same enemy. The victims in both countries are the victims of one single heinous terrorist group. My country's Government is an active participant in combatting the terrorist groups ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra. We have undertaken those activities unilaterally within Syria over the past three years. We always emphasize the importance of counter-terrorism efforts, putting an end to terrorist financing and combating terrorists who come to our country from other countries. We also stress the importance of accountability with respect to countries and States who support terrorism. Today, we are extremely relieved to hear the international community acknowledge the facts that we have transmitted tirelessly to the Council and to Member States.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“They have spoken about the situation in my country in a misleading and very provocative manner, in particular with respect to the fight against the terrorist group of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). I was very interested to hear the preliminary statement by Mr. Kerry. I noted the balanced wording of his statement, which reflected the importance of the challenge in Iraq and the region, in particular with respect to terrorism and the threats posed by ISIL and other terrorist organizations in the region. Some of the other statements, unfortunately, attempted to divert our attention from the crucial issue at hand today, that is, the support to be provided to two Governments and two peoples, Iraq and Syria, in combatting ISIL, Jabhat al-Nusra and other affiliated terrorist organizations in line with resolution 2170 (2014).”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to join my colleagues who have thanked you, Madam President, for having convened this very important meeting with the presence of the United States Secretary of State regarding the situation in Iraq. I am pleased that Mr. Al-Jaafari of Iraq and Mr. Mladenov are here. We hope that the Iraqi authorities and the brotherly Iraqi people will have every success in restoring peace and security throughout the country and combatting and putting an end to terrorism. Some speakers today have gone beyond the agenda item under consideration, which is the situation in Iraq. That is what is on the agenda.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“On 7 March we asked for an investigation by the Special Representative into the recruitment of Syrian children as war correspondents by foreign authorities and satellite TV networks. On 7 April, we informed the Special Representative about the more than 18,000 cases of organ trafficking involving Syrians in northern Syria. Around 100,000 children in refugee camps in Turkey are at risk for such trafficking. We have voiced our concern dozens of times about the situation of children in the refugee camps in neighbouring countries, which we do not have time to discuss today. What has the Special Representative and the country team done to verify those crimes or to denounce the violations perpetrated by the terrorist armed groups against the Syrian children in my country?”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“The relevant Syrian authorities are cooperating with the Special Representative in the country regarding the monitoring of crimes committed against Syrian children and their investigation. The Government has presented her with proof and confirmed information on the hundreds of crimes and serious violations committed by the armed terrorist groups in Syria, in the hope that that will help to expose those crimes, but so far we have not seen any concrete steps taken to do so. As an example, on 6 April, our delegation presented the Special Representative with verified information on the armed groups' systematic attacks on schools and hospitals, including 58 cases relating to schools and 54 cases of children killed, abducted or mutilated.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“In the video, he asks them what should be done with evil Christians and Jews, and the response they have been taught is that their throats should be cut preceded, of course, by the phrase "Allah akbar" or "Allah is great". In order to deal with such violations, the Government of Syria, since the beginning of the crisis and in accordance with its constitutional responsibility to protect its citizens, has undertaken various measures aimed at promoting the protection of children, including, as I have said, every possible measure to prevent the recruitment of children into combat, including a decree adopted on 6 May 2013. The Government has taken steps to prevent the targeting of schools and hospitals and violence against children, including sexual violence, killing and mutilation.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Those battalions are fuelled by children who have been brainwashed in order to turn them into monsters, murderers, rapists and executioners. They undergo rigorous physical training, drill with arms and carry equipment and weapons that weigh more than their own young bodies. The innocent laughter of children has vanished from the region, replaced by slogans of hatred, murder and blood. The children have been turned into suicides with an instinctual hatred for their fellow citizens. In one of the videos that are circulating, an old man is talking to some children in a school yard. He speaks with a distinct Gulf accent and indoctrinates them with distorted religious statements that he then ties to a historical personage, religion or party so as to establish a religious and divine justification for killing and slaughtering.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over the work of the Security Council and for holding this important meeting. My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement to be made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. In those areas that are controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Army of Islam, also known as the Free Army, or other terrorist entities that are satellites of Al-Qaida, criminal battalions have been created under a number of different names. They include the Zarqawi Youth around Damascus, the Khalifa Youth in Al-Bukamal in the eastern part of the country, and the youth of the Ibn Taymiyyah Brigade in the Aleppo area, which is linked to Jabhat Al-Nusra.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“The United Nations is called on to bear its responsibilities and to discharge the role entrusted to it by the States Members of the United Nations under international law and the Charter of the United Nations, in particular with regard to equality, sovereignty and non-intervention. The maintenance of international peace and security and preventive action to stop conflicts and to achieve their settlement are not limited to vying to condemn terrorism and to justify it with expressions such as "spring", "revolution", "popular uprising" and "peaceful movements". There is a clear policy of double standards in the Organization that continues to frustrate the hopes of our peoples.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“The peoples of the region are paying the price of the military invasion of Iraq in 2003, which took place following unilateral claims that were rejected by the Security Council and the Secretary-General at the time. That led to the tragedies of which we are all aware. The Libyan people are also paying the price of direct military intervention, which has destroyed the country and put it in the hands of armed groups and Takfiri gangs that threaten the peace and security of every Libyan. We have now seen terrorists and weapons sent to my country, Syria. Perhaps it is time to talk about the destruction of the State in Somalia and in other African States.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“The Sykes-Picot Agreement also opened the way for the French occupying authorities that took Iskenderun from the lands of the Syrian Arab Republic and handed it to Turkey, which still occupies it today, in order to bribe Turkey's then-rulers not to enter the Second World War on the side of Nazi Germany. What many States see in the crises in the Arab region compels us to question who benefits from such crises. That is particularly the case given the fact that we have seen organized and coordinated actions in our Arab region by many States, one after the other, with the same participating States and regional and local actors using the same tools, slogans, schemes and resources, leading to the killing of millions ofinnocent people and destruction on a unprecedented scale.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“It is truly ironic that the end of the First World War in Europe was followed directly by the painful path of European colonial wars against other peoples. As soon as the weapons of war fell silent in that war, the Governments of France and Britain drafted the Sykes- Picot Agreement. It was a deplorable agreement that divided the States and peoples of the region into areas of influence and occupation and opened the way for the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which sowed Zionist settler colonization in occupied Palestine and led to the unprecedented injustice and Israeli settler occupation of Arab and Palestinian land that continue today.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Regrettably, the establishment of the United Nations did not lead to the noble goal for which it was created- to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, as is stated in the preamble to the Charter. Our peoples, whose voices joined those of the peoples of the United Nations in calling for the condemnation of war and for the prevention of its scourge on humankind following the Second World War, have suffered more than ever before from the effects of wars that have caused great harm to the world, in particular our Arab region, and that we still feel today. In our history, the suffering of our peoples has redoubled owing to the ongoing armed aggression and the various forms of armed military invasion, especially against Syria, Iraq, Libya and Gaza.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation wishes to make the following points. First, 100 years since the beginning of the First World War, the atmosphere surrounding international relations is not promising. It does not give the impression that the States involved in that war learned anything from the history of that catastrophe, since the First World War was followed by the Second World War, which was more destructive and more painful. The same policies now seem to govern most international relations, leading towards chaos and what could be called a third world war waged by the same colonial States in the same spirit of opportunism. However, this time, the agents are present in many conflict zones around the world.”
2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council should call on various States to fight this type of ideology and the individuals who support it. That must be done in a very specific time frame. We should focus on the language and rhetoric of certain well-known media of countries of the Gulf and through certain Takfiri websites that work to promote extremist terrorist thought and to promote bloody ideologies. We must place emphasis on the importance of fighting such media and those who support it.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“Today's resolution 2170 (2014) was not discussed with Syria during its drafting phase. It is crucial that the Security Council promote serious dialogue with the States concerned in order to find adequate means for fighting terrorism before the adoption of these resolutions so that their concerns and the needs of their peoples are taken into account, putting special emphasis on the fight against Takfiri philosophy that allows terrorism to grow in certain regions and undermines religions, which can only strengthen terrorists.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“We hope that resolutions adopted will be implemented in a non-discriminatory and non-selective manner, and fairly, and that they do not harm the sovereignty of the States concerned or undermine their independence and territorial integrity, with the cooperation of various Governments. That is especially so as today we are witnessing a fight against terrorism that is being waged with duplicity and selectivity, as those same countries are offering all kinds of support to the terrorists themselves. The fight against terrorism is one of the highest priorities for the Syrian Government. We have asked the Security Council several times to take Syria's concerns in that context into consideration. The issue has not been discussed with the Syrian Government despite the fact that Syria is a key player in the fight against terrorism.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“I would also like to know why the members of the Security Council have not responded to our repeated complaints for over three years about Takfiri organizations' exportation, initially from Libya, of terrorism and weapons to my country through Turkey and Lebanon, despite the reports of the Panel of Experts created in accordance with resolution 1973 (2011), on Libya, which clearly revealed that issue. The official documents that have been sent by Syria have been deliberately ignored, with an incredible lack of political seriousness. If those important documents had been taken into account and ifthe past resolutions of the Security Council had been implemented, especially those touching on the fight against terrorism, we would not be obligated today to adopt a new resolution.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“Those organizations are also pillaging the wealth of the Syrian people and are engaging in the stealing, trafficking and selling Syrian oil through European and Turkish brokers. I would like to ask the Council about its adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/14, which was submitted by the Russian Federation. Specifically, I would like to ask the Council about the identity of those who buy Syrian oil from the Islamic State and how stolen Syrian oil makes its way to Europe through Turkey.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“Hundreds of letters and supporting documents, photos, videotapes and other forms of communication have been transmitted by the Syrian Government to the Security Council and other entities and bodies of the United Nations in order to draw attention to the crimes committed by numerous terrorist groups such as the Islamic State, Jabhat Al-Nusra and the Islamic Front. Those organizations have committed the worst forms of murder, torture and intimidation against innocent Syrians. They have targeted civilians and committed genocide against certain categories of both Iraqi and Syrian society, in addition to undertaking the organized destruction of the infrastructure of different sectors in Syria.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“For more than three years, Syria has been engaged in an exhausting war against the terrorism of Takfiri organizations, in the name of humankind in its entirety. During this difficult and bitter period of Syrian history, the Syrian Government has tried by all possible means to draw the attention of the States Members of the United Nations to the threats that the region and the world are facing as a result of the practices of those organizations. However, States with influence on the Arab, regional and international scenes have dedicated huge efforts to covering up the facts and have pursued their support for and arming of terrorist groups, and have offered safe harbour, financing, media and political coverage, making those organizations pass at times for a moderate armed opposition and for a jihadist opposition at others.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“Mr. Ja'afari (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We have today adopted an important resolution (resolution 2170 (2014)) that was eagerly awaited by all, particularly those of us in the Syrian Arab Republic, in the shadow of the growing threat posed by the two terrorist groups, the Islamic State and the Al-Nusra Front, as well as other groups and terrorist organizations related to Al-Qaida. Those organizations have adopted a violent and extremist doctrine that, in recent years, has tried to promote an obscurantist culture that has no connection with Islam or the Mashreq in general and no connection with the society, history or civilization of Syria.”
2014-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7242 (2014) · source
“I would like to mention that the presidential election that recently took place in Syria, with multiple candidates, proved that the first and last choice in deciding Syria's future lies in the hands of the Syrian people. not a group of States that wrongly puts itself forward as the custodian of the destiny of the world's nations. The election also showed that the Syrian people were united in the face of pressure and that no one, however powerful, could separate the Syrian people from their rights, as has been the case in other countries.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“It is the result of a mixture of historical ignorance, political Manichaeism and diplomatic wishful thinking." The Syrian people need the Governments of those States to consider the sins that they have committed towards the Syrian people and to strive to make amends for them before the flame of that terrorism reaches their own territories. In order to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria, it is first and foremost necessary to put an end to terrorism and to support the path of national reconciliation, which has significantly helped improve the humanitarian situation in those areas where that has happened. A Syrian-led national dialogue and the choice of the Syrian people and their aspirations must be supported.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, one cannot support terrorism while claiming to seek to put an end to the humanitarian suffering in Syria. The stubborness of some Governments in denying their huge strategic mistakes in Syria cannot be seen as political maturity or a sense of responsibility towards the humanitarian crisis. After all that has taken place, we have not heard any apology from the officials of those countries that have supported terrorism in Syria and Iraq, while remaining suspiciously silent with regard to declaring a state of terrorism. Instead, we still hear the shameful description of those insurgents as freedom fighters, jihadists and armed opposition. A very important book, entitled Syria: Why the West was Wrong, was recently published in Paris. In the preface, the author wrote: "How could the West have been so wrong about Syria?”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The Syrian Government relies on the impartial, effective and responsible role of the United Nations in dealing with the humanitarian situation in Syria, in particular with regard to respect for Syrian sovereignty, not to mention the cooperation and commitment of the Syrian Government in the humanitarian area, ensuring the non-politicization of humanitarian assistance and refraining from the manipulation of border crossings by some actors to allow the entry of weapons and terrorists. We underscore the need for certain senior United Nations officials to fully comply with their mandates, in accordance with Article 100 ofthe Charter of the United Nations, and to refrain from pursuing the agendas of their national Governments.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The choice of some countries to spend vast amounts of their people's money to finance arms deals to the benefit of terrorists and to facilitate the entry of extremists into Syria, rather than to allocate those resources to funding the Response Plan, shows their hypocrisy and exposes their false claims of being concerned about improving the humanitarian situation in Syria.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Secondly, the targeting and repeated plundering of humanitarian convoys by terrorist groups and their killing and detention of Syrian Red Crescent humanitarian workers - 33 of whom have to died to date at the hands of such groups - prevent the delivery of humanitarian assistance to many areas throughout Syria. The fundamental problems facing the delivery of humanitarian assistance occur primarily in areas where terrorist groups are active, according to the report of OCHA itself. Thirdly, despite the boastful scenes and deceptive pledges made at donor conferences, funding for the 2014 Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan has barely reached 29 per cent of the required amount.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Everyone knows that the label is only a cover to conceal terrorist groups affiliated with Al-Qaida, such as ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nusra and others. In addition to the activities of the terrorist groups, there are other factors that hamper the improvement of the humanitarian situation in Syria. The necessary steps to deal with such elements should be taken. In short, the most important of those factors are as follows. First, the negative impact on Syrian citizens as a result of the unilateral and coercive measures imposed on them by the Governments of States that support terrorism. Those States are by definition contributing to the humanitarian crisis, not to a solution.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“We would appreciate it if you would send us the delivery receipts for the total amount of the ammunition, in terms of quantity and quality, with the personal signatures of the leaders and warlords so that the receipts can be given to the Turkish and French partners." Two thirds of the ammunition reached the so-called moderate opposition, the leaders of Jabhat Al-Nusra, who are classified by the Council as a terrorist entity affiliated with Al-Qaida. Furthermore, how is it possible that some permanent members of the Security Council talk about providing lethal weapons to the so-called moderate military opposition, even though the President of one of those countries has acknowledged that one cannot rely on the opposition.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source