Published December 12,2024
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly denounced “recent and extensive violations of Syria‘s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” and urged Israel to finish assaults.
” The secretary general is particularly concerned over the hundreds of Israeli airstrikes on several locations in Syria, stressing the urgent need to de-escalate violence on all fronts throughout the country,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned at a news convention.
He mentioned the UN chief “stresses that the 1974 disengagement agreement remains in force, condemning all actions that will be inconsistent with the agreement.”
The settlement between Israel and Syria established the borders of a buffer zone and demilitarized space.
It is monitored by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), as it’s tasked with sustaining a cease-fire between Israel and Syria following the 1973 Middle East War.
Calling on all sides to the settlement “to uphold their obligations under this instrument, including by ending all unauthorized presence in the area of separation,” Dujarric mentioned Guterres urges all to chorus “from any action that would undermine the cease-fire and stability in the Golan Heights in this period of rapid change.”
“The secretary general underscores that while maintaining public order, it is imperative to support credible, orderly and inclusive transitional arrangements in Syria,” added Dujarric.
Asked if Israeli claims of making an attempt to forestall weapons from entering into the “wrong hands” could possibly be a justification for repeated assaults in opposition to Syria, Dujarric mentioned: “A lot of countries give justification for violating the sovereignty of others. What is clear is that we are concerned about these repeated violations of serious sovereignty, serious territorial integrity.”
Saying that Syria “needs support from its neighbors in order to move towards a form of governance that is inclusive, that is democratic, that protects the rights of minorities,” Dujarric pressured that “it is also imperative that those in control in Syria ensure that all weapons and everything comes under control and is not open to looting or disappearance.”
Guterres’ message to Israel is to cease the assaults on Syria, mentioned Dujarric, and to “other countries that may also be using this opportunity.”
“But there’s no other countries. We talked about the violations, and specifically those by Israel,” he added.
The Israeli military captured the buffer zone in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, shortly after Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu introduced the collapse of a UN-monitored disengagement settlement with Damascus.
The military mounted a whole bunch of airstrikes in opposition to navy bases, air protection stations and intelligence headquarters in addition to long- and short-range missile depots, and unconventional weapon stockpiles throughout Syria.
Anti-regime forces seized Damascus on Sunday after a lightning advance that despatched Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil battle and 53 years of rule by his household.
Source: www.anews.com.tr