Terrorism, Economic Sanctions Main Reason behind Departure of Many Syrians from their Country- Al-Jaafari
New York, (ST)- Terrorism and the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people are the main reason behind the stop of economic life in Syria and behind destruction of the infrastructure and the immigration of many Syrians from the country, Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has underscored.
Al-Jaafari’s remarks were made yesterday during the UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East dedicated to discuss the UN Chief’s report on the implementation of resolutions 2139, 2165 and 2191 relating to the humanitarian situation in Syria.
He regretted that the Security Council resolutions, which call for fighting terrorism and stopping terrorism incitement and funding, have not been implemented, referring to the existence of several armed terrorist groups in the northern and southern parts of Syria and in Damascus suburbs backed and funded by Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan like “Jaish al-Fatah” “Jaish al-Islam” and other terrorist groups which keep attacking and firing rockets and mortars on residential areas killing and wounding civilians including women and children, yet they are not even named in the UN Chief report as terrorist groups but as “armed groups from other countries” which is a very neutral expression.
According to al-Jaafari the tragedy of the Syrian people is a very big one, but unfortunately the UN Security Council didn’t deal with the real reasons behind the departure of different categories of Syrian people from their country. He stressed that terrorism and the unilateral economic sanctions, which paralyzed the economic life, stopped job opportunities and increased unemployment, are the main reason behind the Syrians’ departure”
He added that the humanitarian crisis in Syria was caused also by the flow of a huge number of terrorists and mercenaries from all over the world coming to Syria to destroy the Syrian and Iraqi historical monuments, kill and capture women and sell oil and gas through Turkish mediators to European countries to finance terrorist activities.
He affirmed that Syria has a legitimate government with a national duty to protect its citizens, apply constitution and combat terrorism, but “we can’t do that alone, we need your support and your understanding of the huge terrorism danger we are facing in Syria and Iraq and that started to reach your own countries.”
Al-Jaafari stressed “we don’t want our people to migrate or leave their country, we want them back, but first you have to stop terrorism support, to lift the economic sanctions, to halt the Turkish, Saudi and Jordanian interference in Syria’s internal affairs and to stop training the so-called “moderate opposition”…Only then, circumstances will be ready and available for political solution.”
Hamda Mustafa