74th Session of UN General Assembly Kicks off with Participation of Syria
NEW YORK, (ST)- The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off on Tuesday with the participation of leaders and representatives of the member countries including Syria.
Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid al-Moallem will lead the Syrian delegation to the event. Al-Moallam is due to deliver Syria’s statement at the UNGA meeting on Saturday, September 28th , according to SANA. He will explain Syria’s stance on all issues and developments relating to the situation in Syria and the region.
In the opening speech, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres criticized foreign interference in the internal affairs of countries, stressing that such behavior violates the Security Council resolutions, creates conflicts and hinders achieving stability in the world.
He warned of the possible eruption of a war in the Gulf region because the world won’t endure its repercussions, calling for maintaining the progress achieved in the field of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
The Egyptian President Abdulfattah al-Sisi, on his part, stressed the need to resolve the crisis in Syria politically on the basis of the UN Resolution No. 2254. He called for preserving Syria’s territorial integrity and for completely uprooting terrorism from the country.
He said that the challenges facing the world necessitate opening a deep debate on upgrading work under the UN umbrella through reiterating commitment to a just and influential order that believes in dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect.
Al-Sisi affirmed the need to solve the Palestinian problem in accordance with the international legitimacy resolutions that call for the establishment of a Palestinian state with al-Quds (Jerusalem) as a capital.
He also called for a decisive action that leads to ending the crisis in Yemen through attaining a political solution and ending foreign interference.
He talked about his country’s efforts to confront terrorism, stressing the need to punish the parties that are funding and arming terrorist organizations.
US President Donald Trump’s statement was full of aggressive stances towards several countries, mainly Iran, Cuba and Venezuela.
He claimed that Iran is the greatest threat and that the nuclear deal with it was “horrible”, vowing to tighten the sanction on Tehran.
He reminded his country’s allies that they have to pay the US their share for the cost of their defense, with reference to some Gulf states.
He affirmed that he won’t accept to sign any deal with any country if this deal doesn’t serve the interests of the United States.
Hamda Mustafa