Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Tehran, SANA – Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad stressed that the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip is just a ” a global war waged by Israel backed by Western countries which claim human rights against the Palestinian people whose main concern is to defend their children, honor and rights.”
Mikdad’s remarks came in a speech delivered Monday during the Ministerial meeting of Palestine Committee affiliated to Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
He criticized the stance of the United Nations “UN” which keeps silent towards what is taking place in Palestine.
Mikdad said that Israel has been killing the Palestinians and destroying their houses, in addition to shelling the schools of the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) while the UN keeps silent in a time when its officials defend other issues which they think that they come in line with the UN Charter.
Mikdad indicated that the reason behind the ongoing massacres committed by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza is not the accident of the three settlers, as the Israeli leaders don’t want to see a Palestinian child alive and Israel doesn’t consider the Palestinians as humans and it doesn’t want them to live.
He indicated that Israel doesn’t want peace, but it wants the land of Arabs and peace together , and it wants to impose its hegemony on the region to put its people in service of the Zionist and Western goals.
Mikdad affirmed Syria’s stance in support of the Palestinian cause which is the main cause of the Syrian people as Syria has built its economy, policy and stances on what it believes that would serve its central cause, namely the Palestinian cause.
He appreciated South American countries’ leaders who recalled their ambassadors from Israel in protest against the inhuman Israeli aggression on Gaza, whishing that all the countries will take the same measures.
Mikdad called for prosecuting the Israeli officials before the International Criminal Court, adding that imposing financial, economic and political sanctions on Israel has become a humanitarian duty.
He hoped that these issues will be reflected in the document that will be issued by the meeting.
Ministerial meeting of NAM’s Palestine Committee calls for pressuring Israel to cease aggression on Gaza
Participants in the Ministerial Meeting of Palestine Committee affiliated to Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) condemned the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the use of various lethal weapons against civilians, including women and children.
This came in the closing statement of the meeting, which was held on Monday in Tehran with the participation of Syria’s delegation headed by Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad.
The statement stressed that the Israeli aggression on Gaza led to the killing and injuring of thousands of innocent Palestinians in Gaza, and that it constitutes a violation of human rights, calling for an immediate and unconditional cessation of this aggression and for lifting the siege imposed on Gaza which also constitutes a violation of human rights.
The participants called for opening all border crossing points with Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, medical teams, and relief, calling on international organizations, the UN, and civil organization to provide help to Palestinians affected by the Israeli aggression.
The statement called on the Security Council to assume its responsibilities as per the UN Charter and deal with the situation in occupied Palestine which poses a threat to stability and security in the region and the world, calling on the Council to pressure Israel to cease its aggression and comply with human rights agreements, stressing that the Council must not return to its habit of leaving Israeli crimes unpunished.
The participants, moreover, denounced the Israeli continued occupation of Palestine, labeling the Israeli expropriation of the Israeli Palestinian lands and the racial segregation wall a gross violation of human rights.
They expressed utmost concern over Israel’s excessive policies and a policy of assassination against the Palestinian people, and taking away the Palestinians’ lands by settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem.
The statement welcomed the Human Rights Committee’s decision to form an international fact-finding team in Gaza.
It also expressed support to the demand of the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that the UN takes all necessary measures to protect the Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation.
The participants affirmed their support for the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people in freedom, independence, peace and dignity.
They welcomed the initiatives by many countries to boycott Israeli goods and withdrawing their ambassadors from Israel .
Mikdad meets foreign Ministers of Iran and Venezuela
Later, Mikdad discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issues related to the meeting of NAM’s Palestine Committee, expressing the Syrian government’s appreciation of Iran’s stance for its support to Syria in the war against terrorism to preserve its independence and dignity.
For his part, Zarif praised Syria struggle in the face of the global terrorist war, warning against the dangers of terrorism expansion into the whole world.
He renewed his country’s support to Syria in its war against terrorism to boost the Syrian and Iranian stances against the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip.
In the same context, Mikdad met Foreign Minister of Venezuela Elias Hawa.
During the meeting, the two sides described as deep and strong the relations between Syria and Venezuela, pointing out to the importance of carrying out the agreements signed between both countries during the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Venezuela in 2010.
Mikdad and Hawa affirmed commitment to stand against terrorism and its sponsors whether in Syria or in Venezuela.
Syrian Ambassador in Tehran Adnan Mahmoud attended the meetings.
