Syria Welcomes Security Council Resolution No. 2107 on Iraq: Foreign Ministry Source

DAMASCUS, (ST) – Syria welcomes the UN Security Council’s Resolution No. 2107 which settles Iraq’s situation under Chapter VII of UN Charter, a Foreign and Expatriates Ministry Source said on Saturday.

In a statement to SANA, the source added that Syria, who followed up with great interest the Security Council’s sessions on Iraq,  welcomes the resolution since it ends a long era of suffering caused to the brotherly Iraqi people and removes the last obstacle for Iraq to restore its full sovereignty and key role in the region and the world.

“Syria Congratulates the Iraqi people and government on the issuance of this resolution and expresses confidence that Iraq, which get rid of the Chapter VII relevant obligations will be keen to enhance its national unity and it economic and social progress. It will go ahead with fighting the terrorism which claimed the lives of many Iraqi nationals, because some regional countries’ have adopted the policy of supporting terrorism, extremism, sectarianism and takfiri thinking as their official policy,” the source said.

It added that Syria seizes the chance to affirm its readiness to completely cooperate with Iraq in all domains so as to consolidate bilateral ties in the service of attaining security, stability and prosperity in the region.

On Friday, the Security Council unanimously agreed to terminate the measures provided in some paragraphs of International resolutions No. 686 and 687 adopted by the Security Council in 1991 after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.

H. Mustafa