My delegation would like to express its concerns regarding this attempt by some delegations to have this item, which has become known as the responsibility to protect, included in the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. The countries that submitted that request still insist,…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Madam President, on behalf of my country, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We are proud that you have been elected to that position. You can rely on us to provide the support and cooperation needed to ens…
At the outset, I am surprised by the logic of representatives of some delegations who have described the liberation of Syrian territories from terrorist groups by saying that the Syrian Government is continuing to seize territories. The Syrian Army and its allies are liberating territories that were…
Israel, the occupying Power, has reiterated its close relationship with armed terrorist groups. This fact was proved by its targeting today of a Syrian Arab Army warplane over the rural area of western Dara’a and Quneitra, which was bombarding the strongholds of the gangs of the Islamic State in Ira…
My delegation joins the consensus on the adoption of resolution 72/298, on the financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. Our delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, based on the confirmed principle th…
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established by Security Council resolution 350 (1974), which separated the Syrian forces and the Israeli occupying forces in the occupied Syrian Golan following the war of October 1973. The main reason for the establishment and continuation…
My delegation takes note of the concept note (S/2018/444, annex) for this debate and of the Secretary- General’s report (S/2018/462) entitled “Protection of civilians in armed conflict”. We have some comments and reservations regarding certain information and assessments in the report, which we will…
I will not waste the Council’s time replying to all those who have abused this meeting to push the so-called International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law committed in the Syr…
We have said time and again that we are working with the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria. A delegation from the Syrian Arab Republic is working directly with him. We are eager, as we have said repeatedly, to find a peaceful, Syrian-led solution to the Syrian crisis.
To begin with, the delegations of the United States and the United Kingdom have tried to promote false claims justifying their aggression against sovereign States, particularly my country, Syria, with the aim of concealing their direct involvement in terrorism and their part in the responsibility fo…
My country’s delegation would like to express its position vis-à-vis the initiative to adopt a global pact for the environment, and vis-à-vis resolution 72/277, entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”.
At the outset, the Syrian Arab Republic emphasizes the importance of fostering and a…
Our delegation would like to exercise its right of reply with regard to what was mentioned by the representative of the Turkish regime.
The Turkish regime has exploited Turkey’s full capacities, in cooperation with other States and regimes inside and outside our region, in order to support terroris…
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/72/PV.83).
The establishment of the United Nations gave the peoples of the world, who are cited at the beginning of the Charter, new hope for th…
The Syrian Government has worked hard to strengthen its cooperation and coordination with the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, so that the Special Representative can successfully carry out her noble work, correct factual information, and …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
Syria has fulfilled its commitments under the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution
2118 (2013). Syria has always cooperated fully and objecti…
My country condemns and rejects in the strongest possible terms any use of chemical weapons or of any other weapon of mass destruction, as this constitutes a crime against humanity and an unethical and unjustifiable act, under any circumstances. The real target of such weapons is the Syrian people, …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
The Syrian Arab Republic condemns the decision by the United States to relocate its Embassy to the occupied city of Jerusalem and to recognize Jerusalem as the capital …
This is the last time I will take the floor today. My delegation joined the consensus on resolution 72/261. However, we have a reservation regarding the allocation of financial resources to the United Nations Monitoring Mechanism in the Syrian Arab Republic based on the following points.
The Govern…
We requested the floor to explain our vote on certain sections of resolution 72/262.
My delegation voted in favour of section XXII of the resolution, on special political missions. However, my delegation has reservations about allocating financial resources to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-Gen…
My delegation considers the principle of protection to be one of the most controversial issues at the United Nations. The General Assembly has not reached agreement on the
definition of that principle, its scope, effects or possible means for its implementation since the adoption of resolution 63/3…
