Al-Jaafari before the Group of 77 and China: Syria is counting on the group’s valuable support to put an end to the theft of its natural resources and the foreign occupation
New York,(ST)-Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, affirmed that Syria is counting on the valuable support of the Group of 77 and China in order to put an end to the theft of its natural resources and the foreign occupation of its lands.
Jaafari said in a speech during the first meeting chaired by the Republic of Guinea of the Group of 77 and China for the year 2021 at the ambassadors level. “The challenges, our world is facing today, are huge as in a very short time the coronavirus pandemic was able to paralyze efforts exerted to achieve the sustainable development for 2030 agenda as the epidemic uncovered the fragility of our world and showed how much we are interconnected”.
Al-Jaafari pointed out that combined efforts is always the best way to overcome global challenges, explaining that unfortunately some governments still choose the unilateral path, including imposing unilateral coercive measures that are illegal, while we need solidarity, cooperation and collective action in order to implement the 2030 Agenda and the goals of sustainable development away from unilateralism and politicization. He indicated that since the establishment of the group, solidarity among its members has always been the key to its success as it allowed countries to defend their interests, and we must preserve this by all means.
Dr. Al-Jaafari concluded his speech by stressing the importance of the group’s annual resolution entitled “The permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.” He said:” We count on the group’s valuable support in order to put an end to the theft of our natural resources. and foreign occupation of our land.”
Haifaa Mafalani