Palestinian cause will remain among Syria’s priorities,al-Moallem informs Ban Ki Moon

DAMASCUS, (ST) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday  phoned  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem on  the situation in Syria in general, the mission of UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Ibrahimi, and the situation in al-Yarmouk Camp in particular.

Minister al-Moallem assured  Ki-moon that the UN and the international community are responsible for the state of frustration experienced by Palestinians due to not implementing relevant resolutions on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

” what Syria has been providing to Palestinians for decades hasn’t been provided by any other host country, and that Syria has repeatedly warned against the danger of involving Palestinians in the crisis in Syria and deviating them from their rights, primarily the  right to return,stressed al-Moallem.

Al-Moallem explained the reality of what is happening in al-Yarmouk Camp and its perimeter, informing Ki-moon that four days ago, armed terrorist groups belonging to Jabhet al-Nusra entered the Camp where Palestinians and Syrians lived after these groups shelled some neighborhoods in it with cannon fire, hitting a mosque and a hospital.

Despite locals’ pleas for intervention,al-Moallem went on to say ,the Syrian Arab Army didn’t enter the Camp, and that the clashes that have been going on for a few days are between units from the Camp formed by the Palestinian popular committees and terrorist groups which are provided with weapons and funds by neighboring countries.

Al-Moallem stressed the need for the Palestinians to refrain from supporting or harboring these armed group which are intruders to the Camp and help expel them.

” Despite the current crisis, the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the liberation of occupied lands will remain among Syria’s priorities ,al-Moallem concluded.

M.D