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Sabbagh

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first: 2021-06-03
most recent: 2023-09-27
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“The Syrian Arab Republic holds the countries that support Israel responsible for the continuation of Israel’s occupation of the Golan and its continued attacks on Syria’s sovereignty, as well as its repercussions on regional and international peace and security. Syria calls on the Security Council to break its silence and to urgently shoulder its responsibilities to bring an end to Israel’s occupation of the Arab territories occupied since 1967 and to implement the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, foremost among which are resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), as well as resolution 497 (1981), which considers Israel’s decision to annex the Golan null and void and of no legal effect.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel feverishly implements its systematic policy of expanding settlements in the occupied Golan with the aim of entrenching occupation, increasing the number of settlers and imposing demographic change, and steals the natural resources of the Golan, confiscating its lands and establishing projects on them that will have catastrophic effects on the lives of Syrians in the Golan. Such Israeli crimes would not have continued had the successive United States administrations and their allies not guaranteed impunity for Israel, which has led to the unprecedented levels of tension and instability in the region.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We also called on the Security Council to take the necessary measures to stop Israel’s repeated attacks on Syria’s sovereignty and to hold the occupation authorities accountable for all of their violations and aggressive practices. Moreover, Israel, the occupying Power in the Syrian Golan, has continued its aggressive policies against the Syrian people for more than five decades, in stark violation of international law and international humanitarian law, including through the arrest, killing and displacement of Syrians.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“President, and to the Secretary-General (S/2023/4) regarding the Israeli occupation authorities’ continuing military aggression against Syrian territories and targeting of civilian infrastructure, the most recent of which was the attack on Damascus International Airport. Syria also emphasized that Israel’s deliberate aggression against civilian facilities and infrastructure was not the first of its kind. The Israeli occupation forces had previously targeted the international Damascus and Aleppo airports and the commercial port of Latakia, causing severe damage to those structures and disrupting the Air Transport Service of the United Nations, designated for humanitarian work, which affected the provision of necessary humanitarian aid to the Syrian people.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We call upon the United Nations to condemn those violations, work to stop them and ensure that they do not recur, as well as to implement the resolutions of international legitimacy related to the Palestinian question in order to enable the Palestinians to enjoy their legitimate and inalienable national rights to establish an independent State, with Jerusalem as its capital. Syria also condemns the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to impose more illegal and inhuman collective punitive measures against the Palestinian people and stresses its support for their legitimate struggle to liberate their land, restore their rights and protect their holy sites. On behalf of my country’s Government, I sent a letter dated 2 January addressed to you, Mr.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Israeli occupation authorities also announced collective punitive measures against the Palestinian people after the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 77/247, by which it rightfully requests an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s continued violation of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and on how the policies and practices of Israel affect the legal status of the occupation. The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms all the violent incursions by the Israeli occupation entity and considers those provocative practices part of its systematic and aggressive policy of occupation. Syria holds the Israeli entity and the countries that support it fully responsible for the ongoing escalation and its repercussions.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“On 2 January, the Israeli occupation forces committed another act of aggression against Syria’s sovereignty by targeting the Damascus International Airport with a barrage of missiles, which led to people martyred and injured, caused material losses and led the airport to be out of service for some time. On 3 January, the Minister of National Security of the Israeli occupation authorities carried out a provocative and escalatory act by storming the courtyard of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, disgracing an Islamic holy site without respect for the feelings of Palestinians and Muslims around the world and ignoring the repercussions of that act at various levels.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Sabbagh (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): At a time when the world was celebrating the New Year and looking forward to a year in which crises will be fewer and peace, prosperity and stability will prevail, the Israeli occupation authorities have undermined the aspirations of our Arab people in Palestine and Syria by adding new attacks to their full record of acts of aggression and violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. That proves one thing only, which is that Israel continues to escalate its aggression, and that it is undermining peace and security in the Middle East region.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The technical extension of resolution 2642 (2022) is therefore not adequate for supporting that process. Accordingly, Syria emphasizes that it will continue assessing the implementation of that resolution through meetings of the informal interactive dialogue to be held by the Security Council to take stock of the progress achieved between now and the end of the resolution’s mandate on 10 July. My country remains ready to work with Council members, especially the two co-penholders, to guarantee that any relevant resolution adopted by the Council in the future will respond to the aspirations of the Syrian people and their humanitarian needs while fully respecting Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity. The meeting rose at 10.45 a.m.”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“Fifthly, as also mentioned in the Secretary-General’s report, donors must be called upon to live up to their commitments and fund the humanitarian response plan in Syria, particularly as the plan’s funding did not reach 50 per cent until the end of last year. Sixthly, focus on enhancing the delivery of assistance from inside Syria is essential for achieving real progress in that area, taking into account that assistance delivered from within Syria is in line with the fundamental principles of humanitarian work, in particular respect for Syria’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity. In conclusion, my delegation underscores that making progress in the humanitarian situation in Syria requires ongoing development and improvement process.”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“Secondly, it is crucial to expand early-recovery projects in the context of the humanitarian response plan, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Thirdly, efforts are essential for providing basic services to guarantee the dignified, safe and voluntary return of refugees and support for returning internally displaced persons in Syria. Fourthly, the negative repercussions of the unilateral coercive measures on humanitarian work in Syria and on the efforts of the United Nations and its agencies in that regard must be acknowledged, as described in the report of the Secretary General (S/2022/933) pursuant to resolution 2642 (2022).”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“While the Security Council was considering the extension of resolution 2642 (2022), the Syrian Arab Republic was keen to brief the Council on our assessment of what has been achieved during the past year and a half and on important aspects to be included in any new resolution according to the following. First, we reaffirm that electricity and energy for basic services be provided and that renewable-energy projects be implemented to support the electricity sector. There is a need also to include vital sectors within early-recovery projects to particularly support field work in the area of mine clearance and the removal of unexploded remnants for the great importance of saving the lives of civilians.”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“The significant efforts by Syria to improve the humanitarian situation of Syrians have been met with real challenges and countless difficulties that until today have hindered the achievement of tangible progress in the humanitarian situation. Some Western States continue to politicize humanitarian work and to demonstrate lack of any true will to achieve progress in the humanitarian situation, as reflected in their failure to deliver on their pledges to fund the humanitarian response plan, and their unflagging imposition of illegitimate, unilateral and coercive measures on the Syrian people. All of that has aggravated the suffering of Syrians and made it impossible to achieve the goals that we had hoped to achieve pursuant to the resolutions I mentioned.”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“Mr. Sabbagh (Syria) (spoke in Arabic): The Syrian Arab Republic has been making every effort to provide basic services to the Syrian people. It has been working relentlessly to improve their living conditions and is cooperating with the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies to provide assistance to all Syrians without discrimination. Syria has engaged positively with the important aspect included in resolution 2585 (2021) for the first time, namely, support for early-recovery activities, since those projects are fundamentals for improving the humanitarian situation in Syria and in reducing dependence on life-saving humanitarian assistance. The efforts that were made before the adoption of resolution 2642 (2022) led to adding the electricity sector to the list of the sectors most in need for early- recovery activities and projects.”
2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, Syria reiterates its commitment to ongoing cooperation with the OPCW to close this dossier. We call on the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW to demonstrate professionalism and neutrality. We also call on Member States to deal with this dossier in line with its technical nature, to refrain from its politicization and to not jump to premature conclusions. Syria also underscores the fact that its responsible behaviour and its dealing in good faith prove that it has nothing to hide. Suspicion and denial by some Western countries that are seeking to promote their well-known political agendas will not lead to anything other than more complications with the aim of obstructing the closure of this dossier.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“The report of the eighth round of inspections by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre welcomed the significant cooperation and the access to facilities granted by Syria to the inspection team during that round and confirmed the absence of any prohibited activities, in line with the Convention. The Syrian Arab Republic submitted its 109th report, dated 14 December 2022, which included the activities mentioned regarding the destruction of chemical weapons and their production facilities. Syria welcomed the request of the Technical Secretariat for a reduced group from the DAT to visit the country and carry out limited activities during this month. That shows the commitment and determination by Syria to cooperating with the DAT. We look forward to that visit, and we do hope that it will yield successful results.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“Regarding developments in the cooperation between Syria and the OPCW, I would like to draw the attention of those present to the following. Syria offered access to all facilities to ensure the success of the visit undertaken by the FFM team in November 2022. We reiterated our appeal to ensure that the team publish its report on the five incidents that were reported by Syria. We called on the team to abide by the working document that was agreed upon and to respect the provisions of the Convention to uphold the principles of professionalism and independence in its work, in particular as regards maintaining the chain of custody for samples, holding interviews with witnesses, examining documents and registers and not relying on open sources.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“Fifthly, Syria welcomed the holding of high-level negotiations between the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Head of the National Authority and the Director- General of the OPCW. We are looking forward to negotiations being held as soon as possible after agreeing on its agenda. Sixthly, the Syrian Arab Republic has underscored the illegal nature of the establishment of what is called the Investigation and Identification Team, given that the Chemical Weapons Convention did not confer upon the OPCW Technical Secretariat a mandate for determining responsibility in the case of the use of chemical weapons. That means that there has been manipulation of the text of the Convention, with the aim of conferring upon the Team an illegal mandate. Thus, Syria does not recognize any conclusion of that illegal Team.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“Fourthly, over the past nine years, the Syrian National Authority granted more than 500 entry visas to officials from the OPCW Technical Secretariat. That included all the teams from the organization that work in Syria. We also facilitated 24 rounds of negotiation for the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) and 9 rounds for the inspection of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre. Furthermore, we facilitated several visits of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to Syria, the most recent of which took place in November 2022. We also approved repeatedly the renewal of the tripartite agreement between Syria, the OPCW and the United Nations Office for Project Services, thus facilitating the work of those teams visiting Syria.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“It is regrettable that despite the fact that, at the time, Syria presented an official request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to dispatch an independent team to investigate that incident, no visit to the site took place, and no investigation has been conducted to date. Thirdly, the Syrian Arab Republic voluntarily joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in September 2013. It concluded the destruction of all its stockpiles and their production facilities in 2014, despite the difficult situation in the country at the time. We were careful to fully cooperate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and we undertook to implement the Convention, even before it entered into force.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“First, the Syrian Arab Republic has repeatedly condemned the use of chemical weapons by whomever, wherever, whenever and under any circumstances. We have always affirmed that we have never used such prohibited weapons or toxic chemical materials. Secondly, the first incident of the use of chemical weapons in Syria took place on 19 March 2013, when terrorist groups launched a bomb containing toxic chemical material on Khan Al-Assal, in the Aleppo governorate, killing 25 people, most of whom were from the Syrian Arab Army. It also affected 110 people, who were asphyxiated and lost consciousness.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“Mr. Sabbagh (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): First and foremost, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Japan’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also to congratulate the five new Council members that joined the Council at the beginning of this year. We stand ready to work with them in the Council on questions pertaining to Syria. We still believe that there is a need to rationalize the Council’s use of its time and resources, and to not hold discussions in the absence of developments requiring the convening of such a meeting. The fact that five new members have joined the Council gives us a reason today to present a brief overview of Syria’s position on aspects related to that issue. I would therefore like to note the following.”
2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9235 (2023) · source
“The Security Council should also urge an increase, in quantity and quality, of early-recovery projects. Moreover, the Council should guarantee the just distribution without discrimination of relief, humanitarian aid and address the threat posed by mines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices, which constitute a real threat to the lives of the Syrian people.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“However, the Syrian Government stresses that the humanitarian crisis will not be resolved if the Security Council and the Secretariat remain silent regarding the politicization of the humanitarian aid dossier, the return of refugees, the extortion by certain donors, the systematic pillaging by United States occupation troops, the irresponsible practices of the Turkish regime or overlooking the adverse impacts of unilateral coercive measures. The humanitarian crisis in Syria can be resolved only when the Council moves immediately to fight terrorism and to end the repeated violations of Syria’s sovereignty, and when the Council calls for the unconditional and immediate lifting of illegal coercive measures and for donors to fulfil their pledges towards the humanitarian response plan.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“Seventh and lastly, the persistent water cut-off by the Turkish regime and its terrorist organizations under various pretexts and their weaponization of water against civilian Syrians should be denounced and condemned, as depriving citizens of water is a war crime under international humanitarian law. That practice suffocates the lives of more than 1 million Syrians living in Al-Hasakah governorate and its surroundings and hinders their access to clean water, a matter that eventually lead to the outbreak of diseases, including cholera, and impedes access to irrigation, thus creating a food security crisis for Syrians. The Syrian Government continues to facilitate the work of the United Nations and international organizations in Syria in order to meet the needs of the Syrian people and to bolster their resilience.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“The latest statistics show that the total value of direct and indirect losses caused by the United States occupation troops and the so-called international coalition due to pillaging the oil sector in Syria have exceeded $100 billion. Sixth, some — including the Council — deliberately insist on concealing the adverse effects of the unilateral, coercive, immoral and inhumane measures imposed on the Syrian people by the United States and European Union countries. Any argument that those measures do not target all aspects of the lives of Syrians is refuted by the reality of the suffering of the Syrian people. Moreover, there are no exceptions for humanitarian purposes as some claim. That is simply an outright lie.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“Fourth, the underfunding of the humanitarian response plan for Syria due to the failure of some Western donors to fulfil their pledges undermines the effectiveness of improving the livelihood of Syrians and impedes early-recover projects. That has a catastrophic impact on the daily lives of Syrians and denies them access to basic services. Electricity, as some noted in this meeting, is provided for only half an hour every day in certain areas in Syria. Fifth, it is unacceptable to ignore the systematic pillaging of the national treasures of the Syrian people, such as oil, wheat and gas, at the hands of the United States occupying troops and affiliated armed groups. That practice deprives Syrians of their resources and exacerbates their human suffering in an unprecedented manner.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“Second, the relentless pursuit by the United States of America and European Union countries to extend that mechanism under the pretext of being humane regarding the Syrian people runs counter to their immoral, inhumane and unprecedented siege on the Syrian people. Their siege increases the number of Syrians who are dependent on humanitarian aid. Third, some are adamant in preventing progress in the work of the cross-line humanitarian mechanism within the country, namely, across conflict lines, which is evident in their pursuit to prove that the mechanism is unable to replace the cross-border mechanism despite the former being fully consistent with the principles of humanitarian action and respect for Syrian sovereignty.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“During those three rounds, my delegation demonstrated in detail the shortcomings in the implementation of the resolution, in particular that certain Council members are unwilling to implement the resolution’s provisions aimed at alleviating and ending the human suffering of the Syrian people. In that regard, I would like to briefly reaffirm certain aspects. First, cross-border humanitarian mechanism was a temporary measure taken under exceptional circumstances that no longer exist. The insistence on the continuation of that mechanism — with its many defects, irregularities and ambiguity — reflects flagrant selectivity and clear distinction among Syrians, who all deserve to have access to humanitarian aid.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“Syria has also maintained its communication with Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria, who visited Damascus this month, where he met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, who assured him of the need for Syrians alone to determine the fate and future of their country without any external interference, in addition to putting an end to all violations of Syrian sovereignty and immediately lifting the unilateral, inhumane and illegal coercive measures. Since the adoption of resolution 2642 (2022), three informal interactive rounds of dialogue have been held by the Council, pursuant to the resolution. The interactive dialogue was supposed to be a platform for the assessment and implementation of its provisions.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“7 of 2022, which is comprehensive in scope and nature as it relates to addressing terrorist crimes, only excluding those that have led to human deaths. All of those measures have contributed to the return of many Syrians to their homes and to their normal lives. They have also bolstered Syrian national unity and social cohesion, along with sustainable stability. At the same time, Syria has positively responded to the sincere efforts and initiatives that were made on the political track. It has supported the Astana meetings and continued to follow up on the work of the Constitutional Committee, established during the national dialogue in Sochi in 2018. We look forward to the ninth round of the Committee’s meetings after the resolution of the logistical issues and aspects that some opposition parties claim to be impeding their work.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“The Security Council’s discharge of its mandate in relation to Syria is not only a legal responsibility, but it is also a moral and humanitarian necessity that requires the Council to condemn all violations of Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity and to unconditionally call for the immediate cessation of those violations. The Syrian Government has made tireless efforts to counter terrorism and managed to liberate wide areas of Syrian territory from the hands of terrorist groups and restore control of those areas by the Syrian State. In parallel, the Syrian Government has made efforts to achieve local settlements and national reconciliation with a view to realizing normalization. Meanwhile, a number of presidential amnesty decrees have been issued, the most important of which is Decree No.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“It is convened amid continued major threats and challenges facing Syria over many years — foremost of which is terrorism, the illegal presence of the United States and Turkish troops on parts of Syrian territories, the escalation of recurrent Israeli acts of aggression on vital Syrian facilities, the expansion of the humanitarian crisis as a result of the failure of pledges to the humanitarian response plan being honoured, and the negative repercussions of the illegal, unilateral and coercive measures that are nothing but tools of collective punishment.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“Mr. Sabbagh (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank you, Madam President, for the support extended by India to Syria. I would also like to welcome Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Griffiths in today’s meeting, Our meeting today on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria is our last such meeting for this year.”
2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9230 (2022) · source
“The United States of America and its Western allies believe that, by repeating the same accusations and lies against Syria, they will convince people to believe them. I would like to say to them that the truth will not be obscured by their misleading statements and overt policies of exerting pressure and extortion on the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW and Member States. For example, I would like to note that the United States, France and Britain obstructed the deployment of the Fact-Finding Mission in Douma in 2018 so that those three countries could wage joint and unjust aggression against Syria. They come to the Council and make statements to convince us that they are not interfering in the work of the OPCW. There are many other examples of such behaviour.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Regrettably, however, the Technical Secretariat continues to insist that those issues are still outstanding. Discussions on them are ongoing and there is no final agreement on the outcome. It is therefore reprehensible that some continue to level accusations against Syria. Every aspect of the cooperation between Syria and the OPCW’s Technical Secretariat that I have referred to must be acknowledged. That ongoing good-faith cooperation is a demonstration of Syria’s responsible behaviour, as a country that fulfils its obligations and with nothing to hide. As for the ingratitude, scepticism and denial of certain countries for well-known political purposes, they deserve nothing but denunciation and condemnation. Before concluding my statement, I would like to note the following.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“The Syrian National Authority has repeatedly called on the Technical Secretariat not to disrupt the important work of the Declaration Assessment Team or hold it hostage because of the non-issuance of an entry visa to one expert whose behaviour we have reservations about. The OPCW has many more experts that it can deploy. Fifthly, the head of the Syrian National Authority held two rounds of high-level consultations with the Director-General of the OPCW and coordination is now under way to hold another high-level meeting, according to an agenda that will be agreed on by the two parties. We look forward to those high-level consultations as soon as possible. Sixthly, the Syrian National Authority has spent a lot of time and effort with the Technical Secretariat to jointly review and discuss certain issues.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Fourthly, over the past nine years, the Syrian National Authority has granted more than 500 entry visas to employees of the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW, including all of its teams working in Syria. It has also facilitated 24 rounds of consultations with the Declaration Assessment Team and welcomed the holding of the twenty-fifth round of consultations. It also agreed to all the options proposed by the Technical Secretariat for facilitating the holding of those rounds, while maintaining its principled position on the reservations we have about the participation of one expert who, based on experience, has proved to be unprofessional.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Secondly, the Syrian National Authority has agreed to continue to extend the tripartite agreement between the Authority, the United Nations Office for Project Services and the OPCW to ensure the facilitation of the organization’s work in Syria. The last extension of that agreement was for a period of six months, and it expires at the end of this year. Thirdly, the Syrian National Authority facilitated nine rounds of inspection at Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Centre. The most recent report on the eighth round confirmed that no activity prohibited under the Convention took place. It also praised the significant cooperation and facilitation provided by Syria to the Inspection Team during that round.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Ever since it acceded voluntarily to the CWC, the Syrian Arab Republic has implemented its obligations, starting even before the Convention’s entry into force, and has cooperated in full transparency and openness with the OPCW in destroying all of its stockpiles of chemical weapons and their production facilities. In that context, I would like to point to some aspects of the cooperation between the Syrian National Authority and the OPCW’s Technical Secretariat. First, the Syrian National Authority has continued to submit its monthly reports to the Technical Secretariat on time on activities related to the destruction of chemical weapons and their production facilities, with the 107th monthly report being the most recent.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“They should be entirely rejected and considered merely part of the hostile political campaign that these countries have been waging against my country since 2011, as I said. Their goal is to undermine security and stability in Syria and destroy its capabilities. My delegation also deplores the pervasive politicization of the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which has reached a point that allows the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to be fundamentally distorted. In that context, we reiterate the Syrian Arab Republic’s position on the illegality of the establishment of the OPCW’s so-called Investigation and Identification Team, and our total refusal to recognize it and its erroneous and unprofessional methods of work, which will ultimately lead to invalid conclusions.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Would it not have been more useful to hold a meeting on the negative effects of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and the European Union on the Syrian people? That would highlight the inhumane consequences of such measures, which have disastrous effects on the daily lives of Syrians and their basic needs. Should we not hold those countries accountable for the crimes they have been committing against the Syrian people ever since 2011? Western countries continue to insist on the Council holding these debates only to repeat the same accusatory narratives against Syria, which is irresponsible, unacceptable and incompatible with their obligation under the Charter of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security. Their false accusations against Syria have no legal or professional basis.”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“Mr. Sabbagh (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank your predecessor, His Excellency the Ambassador of Gabon, for his efforts during Gabon’s presidency of the Security Council last month. My delegation joins the members who expressed surprise that the Council is discussing this issue twice in the space of less than two weeks in the absence of any developments that require it, which is a waste of the Organization’s time and resources. Why do a few countries insist on ignoring the calls of a majority of Council members to rationalize the Council’s time and resources?”
2022-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9184 (2022) · source
“My delegation calls on the European Union to correct its compass and stop its hostile policies against my country, Syria, and cease its measures that punish the Syrian people.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“At the same time the voice of the European Union is loud only to confirm its determination to extend and expand its illegal and inhumane economic blockade, its collective punishment of the Syrian people and its quest to prolong the crisis in Syria, in complete disregard of the catastrophic negative impacts of its coercive measures. The European Union continues to disregard the repeated calls from the Secretary-General to lift or mitigate such measures. It is shameful that the European Union insists on imposing its political conditions on humanitarian and development work in Syria, thereby impeding early- recovery efforts and the promotion of Syrian resilience. Furthermore, that deprives them of a dignified life, prevents the displaced and refugees from returning home and pushes more Syrians into displacement and migration.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“It is not surprising that the European Union launches false accusations against Syria while its principles change to a clumsy defense based on explicit manipulation of international law when it comes to condemning the grave violations of Israel, the occupying Power, and its arbitrary practices against the people of the occupied Syrian Golan or its aggression against the Syrian people. It is not surprising that the voice of the European Union fades away when it comes to condemning the repeated Israeli attacks on Syria’s sovereignty and its vital civilian facilities. Those attacks represent a clear and grave violation of the United Nations Charter and the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Wennesland insists, in his briefing, on ignoring the Israeli practices in the occupied Syrian Golan and Israel’s continuous military attacks on Syrian sovereignty, some of which are even launched from the occupied Syrian Golan. At every meeting on this item, the observer of the European Union delivers a statement to derail the discussion from its main goal of exposing the practices of the Israeli occupation. The European Union addresses issues related to Syrian affairs that have absolutely nothing to do with the topic of the meeting, in an attempt to draw the attention of the Council away from those aggressive Israeli practices.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Syria calls on the Security Council to end its silence and to urgently assume its responsibilities to stop the repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian sovereignty and hold the occupation forces accountable for all their violations and aggressive practices, which threaten regional and international peace and security. We stress that we will exercise our legitimate right to defend our land and people by all necessary means. My delegation once again calls upon the representatives of the Secretariat to fulfil their mandate and not to remain silent about, or cover up, Israeli practices in their reports and briefings. In that regard, my delegation is surprised that Mr.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Since the beginning of the terrorist war on Syria in 2011, Israel has been supporting terrorist organizations, primarily the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (Da’esh) and the Al-Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al-Qaida. Israel has resorted to launching direct and repeated military attacks against Syrian territories to weaken the capabilities of the Syrian army to combat those terrorist organizations. Recently, Israel has resorted to targeting civilian facilities systematically and intentionally, including civilian ports and airports while subjecting the lives of civilians to danger, affecting the delivery of international humanitarian aid to the Syrian people and jeopardizing peace and security in the region and the world.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Why did we not see their enthusiasm in rejecting Israel’s decision to annex the occupied Syrian Golan and impose its laws on it? Why do they not demand that Israel implement resolution 497 (1981), which considers the annexation decision null and void and without legal effect? For some countries in the Council, the call for respecting the Charter and implementing Council resolutions is an approach subject to selectivity and double standards. Since 1967, the Israeli occupation authorities in the Syrian Golan have been committing the most heinous systematic violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law. Furthermore, Israel continues to add new chapters to its violations.”
2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174Resumption1 (2022) · source