2011/11/11

Nov 10 International

الجعفري في بيان أمام مجلس الأمن: موضوع حماية المدنيين في النزاعات المسلحة لا يمكن أن يكون انتقائيا أو استنسابيا
Jaafari said in a statement to the Security Council: the protection of civilians in armed conflict cannot be selective or discretionary
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/10/380885.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/11/380913.htm
November 10, 2011
New York - SANA

NEW YORK, (SANA) – Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, on Wednesday said that the UN considers that the subject of protecting civilians in armed conflicts cannot be approached selectively.

In a statement before the UN Security Council, al-Jaafari added that this issue is related only to armed conflicts.

"That is why we consider that the protection of the Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese civilians from the Israeli occupation is a basic part of this issue, especially that the Council has discussed this important matter for a long time in the light of the grave and continuous Israeli violations against the civilian population in the occupied Arab territories," al-Jaafari added.

He indicated that "A cause for concern is that some member states- which we listen to their statements concerning the protection of civilians in armed conflicts- sometimes set their own selective concept of protecting civilians in armed conflicts, a concept that is contrary to the International Human Law (IHL)."

"Jurisprudence considers that the international efforts which are aimed at protecting civilians in cases of armed conflicts should be exerted in the framework of respecting the principles of the UN Charter, which stress the importance of respecting the sovereignty and independence of the countries and not interfering in their internal affairs. These efforts should also be in compliance with the rules of Geneva Conventions and the IHL." al-Jaafari said.

He stressed the need for not confusing the issue of protecting civilians in armed conflicts with the threats to the international security and peace, adding that using expressions from outside the UN ethics –such as "the responsibility of interference" and "humanitarian interference"- should be avoided because it will harm the creditability and non-alignment of the UN and undermine the efforts exerted to protect civilians in armed conflicts.

"It is an odd paradox that with the development of the international law concepts, the suffering of civilians during conflicts increased as the number of these conflicts themselves increased. The phenomenon of forgiving foreign military occupation forces for violating the international law has aggravated." al-Jaafari pointed out.

"are occupying countries which are members in the UN outside the framework of the international legitimacy and killing millions of their civilian population aimed at protecting those civilians? Are the calls, which were made in this Council today and in previous occasions, to change regimes in some UN-member countries are within the framework of the noble purpose of protecting civilians in armed conflicts?" He asked.

He went on asking "How can we explain the killing of 130 thousand Libyans under the pretext of protecting Libya's civilians? How can we explain the statement of the US Department of State's spokeswoman which stipulated a clear call for the armed groups in Syria not to surrender their weapons in line with the Syrian government general amnesty granted to all persons who surrender their weapons? Doesn't this statement mean that there is a US involvement in the violence in Syria? Aren't the US policies, which are supported by some European countries, thwarting the work of the Arab League and its initiative?"

"Isn't avoiding the issue of the Israeli reckless settlement, which threatens the peace principle, contradicts the most important right of the Palestinian and Syrian civilians who are under the Israeli occupation?" he asked.

al-Jaafari said, "We don't know how long the continuous Israeli occupation of the Arab territories- including the occupied Syrian Golan, Jerusalem, Shebaa farms and al- Ghajar village- can be ignored. We don't know why we don't see the same enthusiasm in the countries whose representatives went too far today in expressing their keenness on protecting civilians in specific parts of the world and used the Security Council, whose main task is protecting the international peace and security, as a platform to pass curtailed explanation of the subject of protecting civilians in armed conflicts."

al-Jaafari concluded "Representatives of the colonial countries, especially France and Britain, make a mistake when they think that the human memory can't recall the crimes against humanity they have committed throughout decades of colonization."


المشاورات الروسية الامريكية.. موسكو تصر على حل سلمي دون تدخل خارجي في سورية
Russian-US consultations .. Moscow insists on a peaceful solution without external interference in Syria
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news/news/571295
10.11.2011 02:04

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry said Mikhail Bogdanov, deputy Russian Foreign Minister discussed with Wendy Sherman, Assistant Secretary of State in the framework of consultations Russian-American in Moscow on Wednesday, November 9 issues of the Middle East with a focus on the situation in Syria and the conduct of the settlement process Alcherqawstih.

A statement of Foreign Affairs, published in the official website of the Ministry on the Internet that the Russian side, "stressed the need to take advantage of all the possibilities available to resolve the situation in Syria exclusively by peaceful means and without any outside interference." It was suggested that it is required that "the international community to make concerted efforts collectively urge the Syrian authorities and the opposition forces to launch a comprehensive national dialogue on the basis of the Arab League initiative."

The sides also touched on the subject of the Middle East peace process. They expressed "growing concern of the dangerous deadlock in the negotiation process between the Palestinians and the Israelis." They agreed to "continue to make joint efforts to help out in the process of settlement of the impasse, including in the framework of the Quartet of international mediators."

The State indicated in its statement to the Russian that Russia and the United States intend to continue to coordinate positions of the most important issues of the regional agenda.


مسؤول روسي : ميدفيديف سيطرح الموقف الروسي حيال سوريا وايران خلال لقائه نظيره الامريكي
Russian official: Medvedev, the Russian position will be put on Syria and Iran during a meeting with his U.S. counterpart
http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_news&id=061df1113a0152d6b4b83638a89756de&ar=773421512
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 14:06:41

Russian official said that President Dmitry Medvedev will present his country's position towards Syria and Iran during the upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama.

He said Russian presidential aide Sergei Brichiedko during a press conference today that the two sides will exchange views on various international and regional issues including developments in the Middle East and North Africa during their bilateral decision on the sidelines of the OECD countries of the Asia-Pacific (ASEAN) in Honolulu two days after .

He added that the two sides will continue to Brichiedko as well as talks on U.S. missile shield, insisting on the need for Russia to legal guarantees in writing not to target this armor.

The Russian summit meeting - the U.S. after a few days on a report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has accused the Tehran working to produce nuclear weapons.


صحيفة روسية: الناتو لن يستطيع ضرب سوريا
Russian newspaper: NATO cannot attack Syria
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=33fca75a28d00109e7d476181dbcb6d5&ar=872620870
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 12:21:06

The Russian newspaper "Ergumenta Nedeli" ruled out expectations of many observers, NATO launched a military operation against Syria, stressing that NATO cannot attack Syria, under the current conditions.

The newspaper pointed out that the victory over Syria needs to process large and blatant war involving the United States and the European armies of NATO, considering that America is not ready for a war to be added to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The newspaper added that Syria does not exist by the opposition can be supported by the airline alliance, at the time that remains when the Syrian army able to fight.


روسيا تنتقد موقف فرنسا من المبادرة العربية حول سوريا
Russia criticizes France's position on the Arab initiative on Syria
http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_news&id=e452d375036ff04d99bbb05a56e522d4&ar=463338545
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 15:52:12

Alexander Ukashević spokesman Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, November 10 that Moscow does not share France's position towards the Arab League initiative on the settlement of the situation in Syria is not effective.

Ukashević said that "it is difficult in light of the complex situation present a framework to help establish a dialogue be better than the Arab League. The Arab League will be able to realize all the circumstances relating to the dispute and propose better solutions."

It is worth mentioning that the French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said the Arab League initiative on Syria died.

He pointed to Ukashević that statements about the Arab League initiative is effective, "notes the position of those countries interested in moving the" Libyan scenario "in international relations."


وفد من " المجلس الوطني السوري" المعارض يزور روسيا بداية الأسبوع المقبل
Delegation of "the Syrian National Council" (SNC) opposition to visit Russia early next week
http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_news&id=8d5869b3f767b438491b719507a176af&ar=477896580
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 15:33:42

Visiting delegation from the Syrian National Council opposition in the Russian capital Moscow early next week at the official invitation for talks with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The news agency "Novosti" Russian sources and described as "informed" that a delegation of the Syrian National Council will visit Moscow early next week at the invitation of Russia.

The delegation includes a number of Syrian opposition figures, including President of the Council proof pipe and Radwan Ziadeh, Basmah al-Qudmana.

It is expected that the delegation will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and officials in both the Senate and Russian Duma.

It is noteworthy that Moscow had already received two delegations from the Syrian opposition and played an important role to address the Syrian crisis after use "veto" in the Security Council against the draft EU resolution, backed by the U.S., to condemn the "violence" in Syria.

Russia has backed the Arab League initiative to resolve the crisis, while the Syrian foreign minister stressed that the initiative paves the way for the organization of the dialogue between Syrian authorities and the opposition and open the way to resolve the crisis peacefully and politically.


نائب وزير الخارجية الروسي يحذر من التدخل الخارجي في الشؤون الداخلية لسورية
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister warns against outside interference in the internal affairs of Syria
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/10/380748.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/10/380755.htm
November 10, 2011
Moscow - SANA

Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov warned from any outside interference in the internal affairs of Syria.

The Russian Foreign Ministry .. The Bogdanov stressed during a meeting in Moscow Ondoy Sherman, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State on the urgent need to use all available means to resolve the situation in Syria exclusively peaceful political means, without any outside interference.

Bogdanov stressed the need for the international community is making concerted efforts for a dialogue between Syrian authorities and the opposition is based on the initiative of the League of Arab States.

The two sides expressed a common desire to continue the regular consultations between them on matters of fundamental issues on the regional agenda.

The two sides expressed their concern by the recession in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in this regard and agreed to continue to make joint efforts to contribute to overcoming the current impasse in the settlement of the Middle East, including within the framework of the Quartet.

To Ukashević: Russia refuses to permit the French Foreign Minister that the Arab League initiative died on Syria

The spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Ukashević said at a news conference in Moscow today that Russia is still considered the Arab League initiative on Syria is an urgent case in the past, expressing his country's refusal to permit the French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe about this initiative is dead.

Ukashević said that Russia rejects this assessment, this logic firmly pointing out that it is difficult to find another form of the Syrian contribution to the dialogue was more appropriate than this form of the Arab League.

He added that line to Ukashević States, working to establish the Libyan scenario in international relations, discretion is clearly behind the words of those who speak for the initiative of the League of Arab States on Syria lost its vitality.

The spokesman for the Russian Foreign hoped that the results of the ministerial session of the emergency Arab League to discuss the situation in Syria and contribute in a positive dialogue between the government and the opposition in Syria.

Ukashević said that Moscow is convinced that the League of Arab States will be able to address all the circumstances of the situation in Syria accuracy and suggests a comprehensive proposal to resolve this situation.

Russian-Syrian Friendship Association renewed to stand by Syria in the face of current conditions

To that, the Alexander Dzasokhov president of the Russian-Syrian friendship and pledged his country to the Syrian leadership and people, stressing that the public interest in the Russian position on the situation in Syria.

Dzasokhov stressed in a speech during the opening ceremony of a meeting of the Board of Directors in the presence of the Syrian ambassador in Moscow, Riad Haddad that he should not be just a word not for aggression against Syria, but we must take practical steps to support the Syrian people and make concrete proposals for Syria's help in overcoming the difficulties of the current conditions and maintenance of safety and territorial integrity.

For his part, Ambassador Smith to accept the Syrian Arab League initiative and the release of 553 prisoners and declare a general amnesty for those who laid down their arms had not committed murder.

The Ambassador Smith and presence of third parties working on the escalation of tension in the country and inciting the armed terrorist groups to continue its crimes, and to provide these groups with money and weapons smuggling.

In turn, participants in the meeting of political, parliamentary, academic and media solidarity with the Syrian people and denounce attempts to foment sectarian strife.

Participants also pointed out that the processes of political reform, economic and social began long ago in Syria, despite exposure to the U.S. practices against them.


فيلتمان: سفير أمريكا سيعود لسوريا خلال أيام
Feltman: U.S. ambassador to Syria will return within days
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=0c051dad957b102a7406c3dca8c4fe58&ar=284222210
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 9:02:42

Said Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, told a session of the Subcommittee on Foreign Relations, the U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, who withdrew last month for security reasons, will return to the center of his work during days or weeks.

Radio "Sawa" U.S. Today "Thursday," Jeffrey said that U.S. support for the efforts of the Arab League, which seeks to stop the violence in Syria.

He added that Washington welcomes the formation of the so-called Pal Syrian National Council, but asked for opposition movements to make more of an effort to expand its popular base inside Syria.

The U.S. authorities have pulled the U.S. ambassador from Damascus last month for security reasons said she.


عماد مصطفى: عودة روبرت فورد إلى سورية شأن أمريكي
Imad Moustapha: the return of Robert Ford to Syria regarding U.S.
http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_news&id=c5e4eda0bcf61982c109cd2c207c8cac&ar=680659382
Thursday - November 10 - 2011 - 15:27:05

Syrian ambassador in Washington Imad Moustapha, said that "the return of the U.S. ambassador to Syria, to Damascus, Robert Ford, a matter for the Washington, they wanted to return him or not, this is a matter for the Americans and we are not interested in that."

Mustafa said in response to a question on the channel "Al-Manar" Lebanese returning to Washington: "My government believes that in these times the job have a job I do not in Washington, but here (in Damascus), and in particular I am working with the Syrian government."

Mustafa pointed out that Syria was "aware since the beginning of the events inflammatory role played by Washington, the U.S. role from the outset it was clear, they insist that the peaceful protests in Syria and there is no terrorist groups."

And Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East, announced Wednesday that the U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, who withdrew last month for security reasons, will return to his post within days or weeks.


U.S., Portugal agree to continue cooperation on Syria, Iran
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-11/10/c_131238267.htm
English.news.cn 2011-11-10 08:08:40

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Portugal agreed on Wednesday to continue their close cooperation at the UN Security Council over issues like Syria, Iran and the Middle East peace.

At their White House talks, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between their countries, which they said is building on the "deep friendship and long-standing alliance" between the two NATO allies.

"We also agreed to continue our close cooperation within the UN Security Council, where Portugal currently serves as Council President, on issues of mutual concern, such as Syria, Libya, Middle East peace and Iran," the two leaders said in a joint statement.

"We emphasized the importance that both our countries attach to the role of the United Nations in the promotion of peace, democracy, good governance and human rights," they added.

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