“Halting of Financing, arming and Sheltering Terrorists, Best Way to Help us Continue Reform Process”, says Al-Jaafari
NEW YORK, (ST)- The Syrians seek building and leading a Syrian-made democracy that embodies the aspirations of the citizens, not a Salafist, bloody and sectarian one imposed on them from abroad through armed violence, Syria’s permanent representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has stressed.
In Syria’s statement during the meeting of the 3rd Committee of the UN General Assembly, dedicated for discussing a draft resolution against Syria, al-Jaafari said “the proposed draft resolution is completely far from goodwill, transparency or keenness to protect human rights in Syria as it holds the Syrian government responsible for the outcomes of all the ongoing events in the country without condemning the armed terrorist groups and the countries which use these groups as tools”.
He added that some of the participating delegations are exploiting the Committee’s work to serve their political intervention purposes which contradict UN Charter and principles of international laws pointing out that these attempts negatively affect the future of international political action regarding the protection and enhancement of human rights.
Al-Jaafari regretted some Arab countries’ acceptance to present the draft resolution which claims protecting human rights in Syria, stressing that these countries have allowed the Western group to use them as the “Horse of Trojan” to serve their interests in the region.
“These Arab countries, including Qatar, had done the Israeli aggression on Gaza a great favor by presenting the draft resolution against Syria the same day the Israeli warplanes was raining Gaza with bombs,” al-Jaafari said.
He stressed the political, moral and financial bankruptcy of the so-called Arab League, pointing out that this group has become ready to provide free services to all who want to target any Arab state.
Al-Jaafari stressed that Syria is committed to the principles of justice, equality and democracy, reiterating that the Syrians are looking forward to building and leading a home-made democracy that embodies their aspirations not a sectarian, bloody and Salafist one made abroad and based on armed violence and sedition to destroy the Syrian state and society.
“The Syrian people seeks building a justice and equality-based society away from foreign intervention by countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia which know nothing about human rights,” al-Jaafari stressed, pointing out that these two countries aren’t members in the International Charter for Civil and Political Rights until now despite the fact that this charter has become an international reference since 1976, while Syria had been a Charter member since 1969, that is; after Qatar had won independence from the British occupation.
The Syrian UN Envoy regretted some countries’ attempts to justify the terrorist acts and massacres committed by armed terrorist groups against the Syrian people, wondering if mutilating and cutting dead bodies, slaughtering innocent people, displacing the citizens on sectarian basis are considered by these countries, which proposed the draft resolution, as small violations that aren’t worth mentioning.
Al-Jaafari affirmed that some countries, which adopted the draft resolution, are a main component of the crisis and a sponsor of the unstopped and escalating violence in Syria due to their sectarian sedition incitement.
“Hands off Syria, stop your petrodollar money which helps terrorists and killers divide and destroy countries, lift your sanctions on the Syrian people and halt your vicious media war and sectarian incitement against Syria” al-Jaafari said, addressing those who claim they are keen to protect the Syrian people’s rights.
He pointed out that he has recently presented an official letter on behalf of the Syrian government providing for the names of 143 foreign terrorists, including Libyans, Saudis, Qataris and Tunisians, killed in Aleppo battles.
Al-Jaafari stressed that the “best way to help us go ahead with the reform process is by halting the financing, arming and sheltering of armed terrorist groups and preventing their infiltration into Syria across borders with neighboring countries, particularly Turkey.”
He urged UN member states to show their respect for human rights by observing facts not by conspiring and falsifying the reality of events. He also urged them to understand that what the Syrian government is doing aims at preserving its sovereignty and enhancing the reforms supported by the majority of the Syrian people.
The UN General Assembly 3rd Committee had adopted a draft resolution against Syria, proposed by the United States, European countries including France, in addition to some Arab countries. The resolution ignores the crimes committed by armed terrorist groups and al-Qaeda affiliated parties against the people of Syria. It also ignores hundreds of press and international reports confirming the existence of foreign terrorists carrying out armed operations in Syria.
H. Moustafa