UNSC held a session to discuss the situation in the Middle East in the framework of the attempts of some Arab states backed by the west to internationalize the crisis in Syria and ignore what is happening in the occupied
The United Nations Security Council held on Monday a session to discuss the situation in the Middle East in the
framework of the attempts of some Arab states backed by the west to internationalize the crisis in Syria and ignore what is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories, according to SANA news agency.
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, stressed that the Syrian Government is confronting armed gangs and al-Qaeda members who committed horrible crimes in Syria, adding that violence should stop and humanitarian aid should be offered to civilians.
In a speech at the UNSC, Lavrov indicated that calls for military intervention in Syria jeopardizes the whole region and risks an outbreak of conflicts.
Lavrov underlined the necessity of establishing an independent Palestinian state that meets the aspirations of the Palestinian people.
Lavrov noted that the Syrian Government shoulders the responsibility for the current events, but "We have to take into consideration that the Syrian Government is fighting armed gangs and al-Qaeda members who committed horrible crimes."
He called for supporting the mission of Kofi Annan to launch dialogue between the Government and the so-called opposition.
For his part, China's permanent representative to the UN Li Baodong stressed the importance that international community respect Syria's sovereignty and independence and not interfere in its affairs.
He urged the international community to help the ME countries economically, emphasizing need to respect the demands of people in these countries without meddling in their internal affairs.
''The Syrian crisis is highly complicated and mediation won't succeed overnight, but through synchronized and sustained efforts'', said Baodong, welcoming Annan's mission to reach a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
In turn, Syria's Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council (HRC), Fayssal Al-Hamwi, said on Monday that the report of the Human Rights Commission on Syria is politicized and serves aggressive purposes of some western and regional countries against Syria.
Hamwi stressed that "the crisis in Syria isn't peaceful demonstrations...It is a political scheme carried out by external sides," adding that it's shameful to use the HRC as a tool to exert political pressure on a sovereign country.
He added that the crisis in Syria is not peaceful demonstrations, but it is a political plot carried out by some foreign sides that aim to strike Syria through waging misleading media campaign and imposing unilateral economic sanctions against the Syrian people.
He indicated that the latest step towards reform was voting yes for the new constitution by the two thirds of the Syrian people, this constitution that guarantees democracy, political pluralism and public rights and basic freedoms.
