Qusay al-Dahhak
Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations
Speech at "Escalation Risks in the Middle East" | Security Council | United Nations, April 14th, 2024
Syria’s delegate Qusay Abdul Jabbar Al-Dahhak said that yesterday, the region witnessed “an inevitable outcome of Israel’s repeated aggression and grave violations of international law” on his country’s territory. Washington, D.C,’s blind and unlimited support has led Israel to believe that it is above international law. Syria has repeatedly warned about the dangers of “the explosion that the Israeli occupation authorities are trying to spark to cover up for their military failure in Gaza and to find justifications for their genocide against the Palestinian people”. Against this backdrop, he underscored the need to impose an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression on Gaza and countries in the region.
He called for an end to Washington, D.C.,’ illegitimate military presence on Syria’s territory, “the systemic looting of its national wealth and the sponsoring of terrorist organizations and separatist militias”. He also demanded the full and unconditional lifting of unilateral coercive measures - a form of “economic terrorism”. The United States, the United Kingdom and France attacked Syria collectively and individually, based on a distorted interpretation of Article 51 of the UN Charter. Meanwhile, Iran’s response - an urgent necessity imposed by Israel’s persistent crimes - amounts to “a sound and practical exercise of the legitimate right of self-defence,” he said.
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