UN General Assembly
Third Committee Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Syria,
by Vote of 122 in favour to 13 against, with 41 abstentions
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/gashc4033.doc.htm
22 November 2011
Old Colonialism Countries Use International Committees to Instigate against Syria
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/23/383488.htm
Nov 23, 2011
NEW YORK, (SANA) –The submission of a resolution condemning Syria, drafted by Britain, France and Germany, for voting at the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee, shows these countries' continued efforts at instigation against Syria.
The old colonial countries use the international organizations and committees to replay their old colonialist role but with modern methods.
The condemnation resolution, which gained only a narrow majority, confirms the views of Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, who said that these states are trying to instigate sedition and civil war in Syria.
These countries' ignoring of the Syrian state's role and responsibilities according to the laws in preserving security against the crimes of killing, sabotage and terrorizing committed by the armed terrorist groups, which are backed with arms and funds from foreign sides, confirm they are continuing their efforts aimed at destabilizing Syria towards realizing their goals of dividing the region, shared with the US.
China: Targeting Certain Country through International Pressures Doesn't Solve Disputes
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/23/383532.htm
Nov 23, 2011
BEIJING,(SANA)- China called upon the international community to play a constructive role for creating suitable circumstances to alleviate the tension in Syria, stressing that imposing international pressures through resolutions targeting certain country doesn't solve the disputes.
After a voting on human rights in Syria on Tuesday held by the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Wang Min said that the constructive dialogue and cooperation are the only correct approach to upgrade and protect human rights.
The Chinese diplomat affirmed that his country pays a great attention to the current situation in Syria, reiterating a call upon all the parties to immediately put an end to the acts of violence and to start a balanced and comprehensive political process in order to restore the national stability and the social order soonest possible.
China calls on int'l community to create conditions to ease tension in Syria
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English.news.cn 2011-11-23 06:23:39
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday called on the international community to create conditions for the easing of tension in Syria as exerting pressure through country-specific resolutions is not conducive to resolving differences.
Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks after the UN General Assembly Third Committee vote on the draft resolution on the human rights situation in Syria.
"China has always believed that constructive dialogue and cooperation is the only right approach to the promotion and protection of human rights," Wang said in his explanation of vote, "While exerting pressure through country-specific resolutions is not conducive to resolving differences."
China abstained from the vote of the draft resolution, which was adopted with 122 states voting in favor, 13 against, 41 abstained. The resolution "strongly condemns the continued grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities."
Stressing that China attaches great importance to the current situation in Syria, Wang said China calls on parties in Syria "to immediately put an end to violence and launch as early as possible the inclusive and balanced political process in order to restore as soon as possible national stability and social order."
China welcomes the mediation plan of the League of Arab States, Wang said. "The international community should play a constructive role in order to create conditions for the easing of tension in Syria," he added.
Syria crisis needs negotiated solution
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English.news.cn 2011-11-23 10:25:17
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly Third Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning Syria for human rights violations, but the move spearheaded by France, Germany and Britain is not conducive to solving the crisis in Syria.
As Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said after Tuesday's vote on the Syria resolution, "China has always believed that constructive dialogue and cooperation is the only right approach to the promotion and protection of human rights."
China and Russia -- two permanent members of the UN Security Council -- abstained from the vote on the resolution, which "strongly condemns the continued grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities."
Following the fall of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime with the help of NATO air strikes, the European nations were heaping pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to halt what they called a bloody crackdown against civilians.
However, any UN resolution should be conducive to easing the tensions in the violence-wracked country, and help maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.
In this sense, world powers should avoid sending a wrong signal to the Syrian opposition that the international community backed their violent bid to oust President al-Assad.
The confrontation between security forces and pro- and anti-government protesters, which the United Nations estimates has left more 3,500 people dead, must be defused.
The months-long crisis in Syria triggered by anti-government protests since mid-March can and should only be resolved by dialogue and consultation.
To that end, all the parties to the dispute should exercise restraint and start a national inclusive and balanced reconciliation process immediately so as to avoid more bloodshed or conflicts.
On the one hand, the Syrian government should keep its promises for economic and political reforms.
On the other, the opposition should halt attacks by what the government called armed groups on civilians, policemen and army personnel.
The new UN resolution serves as a reminder of a defeated European-sponsored draft at the UN Security Council last month, which threatened Syria with "targeted measures" in the name of protecting democracy, human rights and rule of law.
Russia and China vetoed the draft resolution on the grounds that it only advocated sanctions or threat of sanctions against Damascus with no reference to encouraging a peaceful settlement of the dispute through dialogue.
The two veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council killed the draft also for fears that the European nations would attempt to replicate the Libya-style military intervention in Syria.
NATO's military mission in Libya was widely accused of exploiting UN resolutions, which only mandated a no-fly zone, to launch a full-scale air war against Gaddafi's forces.
Although Gaddafi was toppled and killed, the protracted armed conflict in the North African country has resulted in heavy civilian casualties and huge property damage.
As an important country in the Middle East, Syria has witnessed violence in the past eight months. Foreign intervention might make its already volatile situation more complex.
Syria is not Libya
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English.news.cn 2011-11-24 10:28:54
(Source: China Daily)
BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The resolution approved by the united Nations General Assembly's third committee, which is in charge of the humanitarian affairs, on Tuesday, condemning "grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities" is of little help in solving the ongoing Syrian crisis.
The prolonged clashes between Syrian security forces and anti-government protesters, which broke out in March, have resulted in thousands of deaths, including civilians and soldiers.
With the help of external forces, the opposition has been growing increasingly stronger in its confrontation with the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Army defectors and protesters have begun fighting back at government forces and even assaulted military bases. It seems that a civil war, which is the last thing the international community wants, is just around the corner.
With this in mind, regional or international endeavors must concentrate on the goal of easing tensions in the country and maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East.
West-sponsored sanctions, or the threat of sanctions, against Damascus will only pour oil on the flames and grease the way for future military intervention in Syria.
By calling on the Syrian opposition to refrain from dialogue with the government, Western countries are sending the signal that they back the opposition to topple the government by means of violence.
Trying to repeat the "Libya model" in Syria is dangerous considering the geostrategic importance of the country in the Middle East and its intricate and delicate relations with neighboring countries, especially its close ties with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, all of which are hostile to the West.
Syria has long been seen as the region's most combustible geopolitical flashpoint. President Assad has warned that Western powers risk causing an "earthquake" and that "any problem in Syria will burn the whole region".
Prolonged instability in Syria, not to mention regime change and a subsequent shift in diplomacy, will lead to the formation of new regional alliances and change the current balance of power in the Middle East.
The Syrian crisis is far more complicated than the Libyan one, and the international community should show extra caution in resolving it.
China has always believed that constructive dialogue and cooperation is the only approach to the restoration of domestic order and the protection of human rights.
Both the authorities and the armed groups among the opposition in Syria should first immediately put an end to the violence. The Syrian government should keep its promises to move forward on a process of comprehensive reforms.
To ensure an inclusive and balanced political process, compromise and concessions from both sides are of vital importance, and external mediation can play its due role in this regard.
The international community can play a constructive role in creating conditions for the easing of tensions in Syria. Any outside force inciting an escalation of violence will only further deteriorate the humanitarian situation in Syria.
سورية والصين تبحثان تعميق التعاون الاقتصادي
China's Ambassador: National Dialogue the Only Solution for Crisis in Syria
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/11/23/383574.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/24/2011/11/23/383583.htm
Nov 23, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA)_ China's Ambassador to Damascus, H.E. Zhang Xun, reiterated here Wednesday that national dialogue is the only solution as to emerge out from the crisis in Syria, voicing his country's desire to continue supporting Syria in all international forums.
Ambassador Xun underscored, during a meeting with Syria's Minister of Economy and Trade Dr. Mohamad Nidal al-Shaar, that China supports the restoration of security and stability to Syria.
Minister al- al-Shaar and Ambassador Xun' talks focused at expanding fields of industrial, economic, investment and trade cooperation between Syria and China.
Russia determined not to repeat Libyan scenario in Syria
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English.news.cn 2011-11-23 20:26:49
by Igor Serebryany, Zhang Dailei
MOSCOW, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- As the UN Security Council prepares to discuss a new resolution concerning Syria, Russia keeps trying to define its own tough stance on the issue.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Friday that Russia opposes any military strike against Syria and its position in the Security Council on the issue would be "restrained and prudent."
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday criticized Western calls for the Syrian opposition to refrain from dialogues with the government, describing the effort as "political provocation."
Local experts believe that Russia should now mend the shortcomings of its diplomacy in the Libyan crisis and try to avoid stepping twice into the same river.
LEARNING FROM LIBYA LESSON
"Russian leadership attempts to distance itself from the Western position, partly because Moscow's neutrality in the early stage of the Libyan crisis has born no fruits for Russia eventually," Guren Gukasyan, a Mideast expert from the Russian Academy of Science, told Xinhua.
Irina Zvegelskaya, a professor at the Moscow-based Oriental Studies Institute, agreed that the Kremlin has learned from its unsuccessful diplomatic efforts during the similar crisis in Libya.
"Now Moscow would read the UN draft resolutions with double attention," Zvegelskaya said.
She said that at the same time Moscow also tries to persuade indecisive Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to take some real steps toward political reforms.
"This is the only way Assad could avoid to repeat the gloomy fate of Muammar Gaddafi," Zvegelskaya said.
The analysts pointed out that although Russia has less direct economic interests in Syria than in Libya, it considers Syria its key ally and a major Mideast weapons market.
Ties between Syrian and Russia were established during the Soviet era, when a large number of Syrians went to study at Russian universities. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia maintained its close relations with Syria.
Due to Western sanctions on Iran and regime changes in Iraq and Libya, Russia has seen a drastic decline in both its arms sales and number of allies in the Mideast in recent years. Moscow apparently does not want to lose Syria as well, local experts say.
Observers note meanwhile that Russia maintains a navy base in the Syrian port of Tartus. The installation is Russia's only overseas military base outside the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries and in the Mediterranean sea.
Therefore, to defend Syria is, in fact, to defend Russia's own geo-strategic interests in the Mideast, said Syrian presidential advisor Bassam Abdullah.
MAKING FULL PREPARATIONS
Russia knows, however, that it has limited tools to influence the situation in Syria, so it has to make two-handed preparations, analysts said, noting that Moscow invited the Syrian opposition to visit in June, September and November.
Russia fears that if Assad is gone, he would be replaced by "not-so-moderate Islamists," and Syria would become a "permanent source of tension," Zvegelskaya said.
But so far the Syrian opposition has not listened to Russian calls to start political negotiations with Assad, Zvegelskaya said, because it feels like it has strong support in the West.
Gukasyan agreed that Russia's influence on the Syrian opposition is weaker than that of the West.
"The failure of the talks between Russian top diplomats and Syrian opposition held in Moscow in the last week demonstrated this weakness clearly," Gukasyan said.
The UN General Assembly Third Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning Syria for human rights violations.
وفد روسي يمثل مختلف الفعاليات يؤكد من حلب زيف الأخبار التي يروجها الإعلام حول سورية ويعتبر التدخل بشؤونها انتهاكاً للأعراف الدولية
Heartily Welcomed in Aleppo, Russian Delegation Stresses Falseness of Some Media Reports on Syria
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http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/23/383670.htm
Nov 23, 2011
Russian Delegation Stresses Situation in Hama Is Stable Contrary to Media Reports
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/23/383460.htm
Nov 23, 2011
ميدفيديف: سنقوم باجراءات عدة اذا لم نتأكد من أن أعمال الولايات المتحدة وبلدان الناتو في مجال الدفاع المضاد للصواريخ لا تنتهك مصالح روسيا ولا تخرق التوازن النووي الاستراتيجي
Medvedev: we will not if several measures to make sure that the work of the United States and NATO countries in the field of missile defense does not infringe or violate the interests of Russia's strategic nuclear balance
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November 23, 2011
Moscow - SANA
Threatened to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to undertake measures several to respond to the deployment of U.S. and NATO missile shield in Europe, including withdrawal from a treaty reducing strategic offensive arms agreements with the United States and deployment of weapons of modern strike included injury and destruction of elements of a missile shield in Europe.
Medvedev said in a statement today that the United States and the countries of NATO does not intend to take into account the concerns of Russia with regard to the structure of the missile shield in Europe and they are confined to attempts to convince us that their plans are not directed against Russia, trying to Taheditna speak and abstain each unit documented in writing in a legally binding, confirming that the commitments in this area cannot be a generalized and empty of content.
He called the Russian president to be the formulation of these obligations in a manner that allows Russia based on the standards of technical military objective and not based on promises to ensure that the work of the United States and NATO countries in the field of missile defense match with their words and what it does not violate the interests of Russia and did not violate the balance of nuclear Strategic.
Medvedev said could be established the foundations for Russia's withdrawal from a treaty reducing strategic offensive arms agreements with the United States, taking into account the close interrelationship between strategic offensive weapons and defensive weapons.
He explained that if it is found that the measures mentioned above is not enough, Russia will be published in the western and southern regions of modern weapons systems, guarantee a strike injury and destruction of elements of the missile shield in Europe, pointing out that among these steps deploy Iskander missile complexes in the province of Kaliningrad.
The president said that if the development of events would have been inappropriate to respond to Russia and work will be commensurate with the actual development of events in each stage of concrete implementation of the U.S. schemes, pointing at the same time that the time is still enough to reach an understanding.
He pointed out that Medvedev issued his orders to the Ministry of Defense to immediately put into the operating system, warning of a rocket attack in the combat strength of the radar station in the province of Kaliningrad, in the extreme west of Russia on its borders with Europe.
He pointed out that the Russian president made a decision to give priority to strengthening the protection of the goals of the strategic nuclear forces within the framework of an air defense system and space in Russia.
Between the president and the Russian strategic ballistic missiles, which are placed in the arming of the Strategic Rocket Forces and Navy military will be provided with modern complexes to overcome anti-missile defense, as well as new combat equipment and accurate injury.
Medvedev stressed that Russia keeps to itself the right in case of development of the situation are not appropriate in the refrain from subsequent steps in the field of disarmament and arms control.
مسلمو روسيا يؤكدون رفضهم للتدخل الأجنبي بشؤون سورية
Russia's Muslims assert their rejection of foreign intervention affairs Syria
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November 23, 2011
Moscow - Athens - SANA
Shaikh Roshan Abbasov, Vice Chairman of the Board advisory in the Russian Federation said that the Muslims of Russia support the country's position in rejecting any foreign intervention in the internal affairs of Syria and the need to assume the Syrian people themselves to resolve their problems through dialogue to find optimal solutions to the crisis.
Said Abbasov told SANA correspondent in Moscow today .. The Muslims of Russia are concerned about the current events in the Middle East and North Africa, and that lead to bloodshed, pointing out that foreign intervention in Iraq, Libya and other Arab countries, destroying infrastructure and killing innocent people and not the terrorists and extremists and separatists.
He Abbasov to the policy of double standards pursued by the international community over Syria came because they respond to Israeli aggression and defend the rights of the Arabs, especially the Palestinian cause and the right of the Palestinian people establish their independent state and the liberation of all occupied Arab territories in accordance with international resolutions, pointing out that there does not want that Syria continues to defend rights of the Arabs, so trying to interfere in their affairs.
Abbasov noted that Syria does not have large amounts of oil and other riches buried, as in Iraq and Libya, which are still hampered by growing chaos and destruction after the invasion of Western countries have stressed that Western countries want to eliminate the role of Syria in the region.
He called on Abbasov that God protect Syria and its citizens from terrorists and extremists and bring calm and peace in it.
It also condemned the Greek Committee for calm and world peace campaign aimed at Syria and the attempts of external interference in its internal affairs, warning that any foreign intervention in Syria would be against the Palestinian people's struggle and the anti-imperialist forces in the region.
The Committee stressed in a statement issued today by the SANA obtained a copy of it that the Syrian people is the only one responsible for the fate of Syria and that the people have the power to influence developments and achieve victory in the face of imperialism.
The commission criticized the positions of regional and western against Syria at the same time pointing out that NATO and the European Union and the imperialist thugs are the people in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya do not have the right to talk about democracy and freedom.
The Committee noted the positions of the countries that reject the methods of imperialism against Syria, particularly the Russian position and the Chinese and said that the developments of the situation proved that the imperialist powers seek to ensure control and dominate the sources of the wealth of the region and the trade routes and energy.
The committee asked the Greek government would not be Greece starting point for any attempt to strike at Syria and its people or to commit massacres against the people of the region demanded abolition of military cooperation agreement with Israel, accusing it of responsibility for exposing the Greek people of the dangers in the case were involved in one way or another in the plans of NATO and the EU against countries in the region.
روسيا تؤكد تمسكها باحترام سيادة الدول وعدم التدخل في شؤونها الداخلية
Russia confirmed its commitment to respect the sovereignty of States and non-interference in internal affairs
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November 23, 2011
Moscow - SANA
Russia confirmed its adherence to the fundamental principles of international law including respect for the sovereignty of States and non-interference in its internal affairs.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the talks, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov with Khaled Chuck assistant adviser in the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Moscow said the two sides discussed the situation in Syria, Libya and Egypt as well as the issue of settlement in the Middle East, within the framework of a set of strategic planning between Russia and Turkey in common.
A statement by Russian Foreign need to overcome emerging crises through peaceful and political solution based on dialogue to serve the interests of maintaining security and stability regionally and internationally.
The statement pointed out that Bogdanov had informed the Russian-Turkish efforts within the framework of the Quartet to move the peace process in the Middle East as well as to reach the unity of the Palestinians on the basis of the political program of the PLO.
Russian diplomat: Do not use human rights issues as a pretext to interfere in the affairs of
For his part, Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN Sergei Karev refused to exploit his country's human rights issues in any way as a pretext to interfere in the internal affairs of States.
The Karev told Itar-Tass today that Russia abstained from the vote in the Third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations on a resolution on human rights in Syria from the inapplicability of using human rights to interfere in Syria reaffirmed his country's rejection of any interference in the internal affairs of Syria, which do not need to the sermons of one, but you need to help and constructive work to stop the violence immediately from where stems and activating internal Syrian dialogue.
He noted that Russia Karev to proceed from the primary responsibility in the promotion and protection of human rights of the States itself, while the international community should provide technical assistance to work in this regard.
وكالة : السفير الروسي بدمشق يلتقي معارضة الداخل ويدعوها لزيارة موسكو
Agency: Russian ambassador in Damascus to meet opposition inside and invite them to visit Moscow
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Agency "AKI" the Italian news agency, citing sources of leadership in the Syrian opposition at home that "the Russian ambassador in Damascus, the greatness of God Komahmedov paid a visit to the office of the coordinating forces of democratic change and met a number of members of the Commission, headed by Hassan Abdel Azim, General Coordinator of the body. And circulation of the two sides in Syria's situation and the current Russian position and the position of his body and programs in general. "
The leader of the Commission told "AKI" that "the Russian ambassador invited the Commission to send a delegation of them to visit Russia in order to have a dialogue with the Russian Foreign Ministry indicating its view and listen to the Russian point of view on the Syrian crisis."
According to the leader of the Russian ambassador, "wished that the coordinating body to accept the dialogue with the authorities," explaining that "Hassan Abdel Azim, General Coordinator of the Commission participated and members participating in the meeting and view the events in Syria and the position of power and activity of popular movement," and stressed "the futility of any dialogue with the PA does not change the system and turn the country into a democratic pluralistic parliamentary deliberative. "
Opponents stressed the Syrians in the body of the Russian official that the dialogue "should be a dialogue on the stage of transition define its tasks and its implementing agencies and the powers granted to these entities, and not on secondary issues by decrees issued by the Syrian authorities and believes it reforms."
He has "members expressed disappointment at the attitude of the Russian bias of the system and the Syrian authorities, and expressed hope that the Russian position at least neutral if not biased in favor of the people."
He noted leader in coordinating the forces of democratic change to "we assured the guest of the Russian that the Syrian regime is going the path of no return them through the practices of violence and the deployment of the army and security forces in various villages, towns and cities, and that" any potential solution to the crisis the Syrian start down power for its violent and repressive, and the withdrawal of the military security forces from all cities, and the release of all detainees, and to allow peaceful demonstrations without limitation. "
He noted that "the Commission stressed the importance of the Arab solution to the crisis, Syrian and Arab League resolutions that will put the crisis on the way to a solution if applied by the Syrian authorities will complete and serious, responsible and packages, and emphasized the rejection of foreign military intervention."
روسيا: موسكو تعارض استغلال موضوع حقوق الانسان للتدخل في الشؤون السورية
Russia: Moscow opposes the exploitation of the human rights issue to interfere in Syrian affairs
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Wednesday - November 23 - 2011 - 9:30:07
Said Sergei Karev Deputy Russian Ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday that the Russian delegation abstained from voting on the draft resolution on the situation in the field of human rights in Syria, as Moscow believes that he "cannot in any case the exploitation of the human rights issue as a pretext to interfere in the internal affairs of the States. "
The diplomat said that "Russia has always opposed the launch decisions with the character of one-sided and selective to vote in the bodies of the United Nations. The experience of the years that these practices are unable to contribute to solving existing problems in the field of protection of human rights. We proceed from the responsibility for the protection of human rights borne by all countries in particular, either with regard to the international community, it must submit to the technical assistance work in this area. "
Karev said that the constructive assistance are Syria's what you need now. He said, "and on the agenda today to stop the violence by all parties, and activation of the Syrian internal dialogue on democratic reforms. At the same time cannot ignore the efforts made by the Syrian authorities to achieve political reforms in the country."
He called on the opposition and its supporters not to boycott these efforts, saying, "If everyone is interested in the possibility of granting the Syrian people to use their right to self-determination, you should take an honest and responsible position of this matter." He concluded by saying: "Therefore, Russia is considered interference in Syrian affairs the use of force is unacceptable."
السيناتور مارغيلوف: على القيادة السورية وقف العنف فورا واجراء انتخابات حرة
Senator Margelov that the Syrian leadership to stop the violence immediately and to hold free elections
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23.11.2011 13:55
Said Mikhail Margelov Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Russian Federation Council, Russia has exhausted all the means which allows the President al-Assad to maintain legal status in international forums. This came in statements he made to the agency "Itar - Tass," Russian news agency on November 23, commenting on the results of the vote in the General Assembly of the United Nations on denouncing human rights violations in Syria. Here it should be noted that the Russian delegation had abstained from voting on the draft resolution submitted by France, Britain and Germany.
Margelov said "It was a final veto on the UN Security Council resolution means the last to allow Bashar al-Assad to maintain legal status in international forums. It was a serious signal to the Syrian president on the part of Russia, and this veto exhausted all means."
According to him, "the Syrian President to understand that this position is of the meaning of one: reforms and end the violence and to hold free elections. This is what should be on the Syrian leadership work immediately, although this was supposed to work yesterday or the day before yesterday."
He Margelov at the same time that "Russia is against any interference in Syrian affairs, for the conviction the possibility of the Syrian people resolve their problems peacefully through political dialogue. Syria is a friendly country and that Russia follows closely the events there, and considering the positions of all political forces, Syrian, and calls to resolve differences peacefully . We have received the last of the delegation of the Syrian opposition in Moscow at an unprecedented level, where he met Russian Foreign Minister and Vice President of the Federation Council. "
Margelov also called on warring parties to dialogue and said "on the sidelines of the tragic situation in Syria, there are calls for and incites to boycott the dialogue with the existing system, and cannot pass the political crisis if the two sides to Aergban to listen to each other."
Political analyst: Margelov statement indicates that Russia rejects any military intervention in Syria
Said political analyst, Israel Shamir in an interview with the channel "Russia Today" Russia rejects any military intervention in Syria, stressing that the main idea in comments Margelov and Lavrov both.
As for the guilty verdict for breach of human rights, he said he was non-binding resolution.
He stressed that Russia would oppose a foreign intervention in the affairs of Syria. He also pointed out that Moscow supports the party that calls for reforms in Syria.
It also pointed out that the decisions that were issued against Libya are different from those issued against Syria.
Kirdahi: My Stance Towards Events Witnessed in Syria hasn't Changed, Syria is Facing Conspiracy
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/23/383515.htm
Nov 23, 2011
BEIRUT,(SANA)- Lebanese Journalist, George Kirdahi (Qardahi) stressed that his stance towards what is taking place in Syria has not changed and he is still convinced that Syria is facing a sinister conspiracy hatched against it.
In an interview with al-Jadeed satellite channel, Khirdai added that any conspiracy targeting the regime in Syria is targeting the country of resistance and steadfastness as Syria is the center and the cornerstone of the Arab region and its issues and of the Arab League (AL).
He indicated that the Syrian leadership responds to the demands of the Syrian people as it has approved a number of the laws and amended some of them, calling upon the opposition to participate in the democratic process and in the reforms .
Extent and Objective of CIA Operations Under-reported
Italian soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) measure a crater as the peacekeeping force and the Lebanese army inspect the site where a suspected Israeli spy device was blown up near the southern Lebanese village of Houlah on 18 October 2009.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/extent-and-objective-cia-operatoins-under-reported
By: Ibrahim al-Amin
Published Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Recent revelations by the LA Times about the shutting down of CIA spying station in Beirut vindicated long held claims by Hezbollah about the agency's work and fell short of outlining why and how this network operated.
As soon as Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced last June that the security apparatus of the Resistance had discovered the existence of Israeli and American agents in its ranks last June, the American Embassy in Beirut denied it, dismissing it as mere allegations.
Of course no one was waiting for the American side to announce any detailed position besides the official denial from the American Embassy in Beirut, considering that Nasrallah announced that those who worked to recruit Hezbollah members were embassy employees. As reported by American journalists briefed by American intelligence officials, no one in the US took the matter seriously. The words of Nasrallah were seen as another round of empty accusations for public consumption.
But there is more to what happened than the "semi-official recognition" currently being reported in the American press Monday.
American intelligence has been facing a major crisis since last spring. Back then, intelligence authorities found out that some spy recruits were framed not only in Lebanon, but also in Syria and Iran.
For even though the modus operandi of the intelligence network does not allow for communication among its different operating groups, all these groups have a single intelligence gathering mission in cooperation with Israeli intelligence. The objective is to face the mounting arms operations of resistance force in Lebanon and Palestine and Iran and Syria's role in this mission. This clarifies that there is more to the reactions published Monday by the American press.
According to a follow-up with sources, the key work of American intelligence in this period was aimed at:
Direct measures to provide intense protection for all of its recruits in security work, whether smuggling them out of Lebanon, Syria, and Iran or by taking additional precautions to prevent their exposure.
Providing exemptions to officials in the American intelligence who are working on this issue, to put aside their duties and remove them to the United States or more secure spaces.
Form an investigation cell whose goal is to determine the reasons behind the breach that led to their discovery. The work of this cell will focus on looking into the area of mobile and electronic communications for their agents, and also into the issue of who they communicated with and when, so as to determine when the information was exposed.
Work on reviewing the materials that they obtained from these networks in an attempt to verify whether or not the false agents worked on the issue. This is in order to determine the time of the discovery to determine the actual information that had been received by American intelligence which was misleading.
Last July, al-Akhbar published a report on the ongoing security war between American and Israeli intelligence and the security forces of Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. It was revealed between April and May that a cell of 25 NATO agents in Syria were exposed, with 17 arrested. One fled to Dubai and three to Lebanon, but they were caught in Lebanon. In May of last year, the Iranian security ministry announced the arrest of a network of spies working for the CIA, including 30 Iranians.
With the escape of the three Syrians into Lebanon, the Syrian intelligence has asked its Lebanese counterpart and Hezbollah to help in arresting them. The agencies were then mobilized to combat spying in Lebanon, and it is perhaps this mobilization that led to the capturing of intelligence agents, as announced by Hezbollah.
Our sources confirm that, "These operations revealed the moving of the Americans' primary working base in the area from Saudi and Lebanon to the UAE, but Dubai especially, which, because of the entering and leaving required for this type of work, it can be used as a cover for security work."
Ibrahim al-Amine is editor-in-chief of al-Akhbar.
الأردن لواشنطن: إذا استخدمتم الفصل السابع بالعقوبات ضد سوريا سنلجأ للمادة 50 لاستثناء دول الجوار
Jordan to Washington: If you use the Chapter VII sanctions against Syria, we will resort to Article 50 to exclude the neighboring countries
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Wednesday - November 23 - 2011 - 13:50:50
Faced Prime Minister of Jordan expert of international law and international bodies Awn Al-Khasawneh enthusiasm the U.S. to impose new sanctions and strict on the current Syrian regime is best weapons carried by the current President of the Government of Jordan in his package is the Charter of the United Nations Al-Khasawneh, who is a judge of international experts in the applications.
The newspaper "al-Quds al-Arabi" of London that it had happened several days ago when he met Al-Khasawneh, a senior U.S. administration attended the capitals of the region for training on how to participate effectively in the system of sanctions on Syria, the last proposal.
During the interview, the Prime Minister asked the Jordanian official, the U.S. officially excused in advance because his country would not be bound in any way in any new system of sanctions on Syria, Jordan could hurt or affect the fundamental rights in trade and economy.
Surprisingly, when the Al-Khasawneh said, "simply, if you impose tough new sanctions under Chapter VII, we will use Article 50 of the Charter of the United Nations."
According to the official explanations of Jordan This article gives the neighboring countries affected by a very international sanctions of any right in the exception, not to participate in these sanctions are exclusively material that Jordan was the first to use the world in the strong blockade imposed on Iraq prior to that used by others.
Political language that does not mean only one truth and apologize Fman early Americans and others on the basis that it would not be a party to any tough new sanctions imposed on Syria based on the rights guaranteed by Article 50 of the Charter of the United Nations as a neighboring country.
And suspended the newspaper "in the depth of the modern Jordanian official Syrian issue can be felt some clarification articular, and al-Khasawna lift" Veto '"generally any attempt to Jordanian participation possible in the system of sanctions against Syria and the veto last against any ideas for the withdrawal of Jordanian Ambassador on the basis that the decision of the Arab League in particular is optional, not mandatory on the basis that the sanctions imposed by the Arab League Council is not in fact a logical and there is no legally-backed in the Charter of the Arab League. "
And followed the "reasons for this according to the merits of Jordan Regions North as a whole depends on trade with Syria and the border with Damascus is the only land available to the Jordanian merchants to export their goods to Europe, here to explain Al-Khasawneh of some deputies who asked him about the situation of Jordan from Syria: We do not have understandable reasons to use the port of Haifa and the rest of our borders with the Arab brothers do not Tnfna logistically in exports to Europe .. This means that Syria is the only Mnfzna we rely on our products export and transit of our trucks. "
So says Amman today that it will not withdraw its ambassador and will not close the border and will not participate in the system of strict sanctions against Syria under Chapter VII and not the process of securing a buffer zone or receive dissidents, the paper said.
In short, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in a special session - our vital interests is no room for risk in it.
If you stayed in the political analysis of the issue of step (raised by the media following a statement to the King of Jordan), which raised a lot of controversy recently and prompted Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and the threat of Oman implicitly when he said that the days of debt and borrowing between neighboring countries.
The newspaper said "here exclusively worked hard many to clarify the matter and explained both in the Jordanian Royal Court and in some local newspapers or in the diplomatic framework was based the illustration on the following point: Press the BBC insisted for more than 20 consecutive minutes to ask the question forms a variety of King Abdullah II, entitled 'If I were Bashar al-Assad .. what a do?' .. For this determination and subtraction cascading out of the question the same default gateway that the Jordanian king says, "If I were President, then arranged things Tnhat"
The intention here was concerned by the clear advice and reading of the scene and not a new political position of Jordan said political analyst Oraib Rantawi.
وفد نقابي عمالي كوري ديمقراطي واتحاد عمال البرازيل يؤكدان التضامن مع سورية في وجه المؤامرة
Democratic Korean Workers Delegation, Brazilian Trade Union Confederation Stress Support to Syria against Conspiracy (North Korea)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/343/2011/11/23/383563.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/23/383591.htm
Nov 23, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Delegation of workers unions from Democratic Korea, currently visiting Syria, on Wednesday expressed the Korean people's solidarity with the people and workers of Syria in the face of the conspiracy which aims at destabilizing the country.
The delegation has paid a solidarity visit to the Syrian General Federation of Trade Unions to voice support to Syria in its struggle against the imperialist and Zionist forces and for restoring the occupied Golan.
Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Democratic Korea, Hong Sang-jung, said the Syrian people will overcome all the difficulties regardless of the pressures, sanctions and attempts at foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs and the media war launched by some Arab and western countries.
Sang-jung highlighted the deep and special relations between Syria and North Korea and their friendly people, hoping for boosting the bilateral cooperation and coordination between both countries' workers unions at the international forums.
For his part, Shaaban Azzouz, chairman of the Syrian General Federation of Trade Unions, stressed the Syrian people's solidarity with Democratic Korea and its just causes against the U.S. pressures and interferences in its internal affairs.
In another context, the 6th National Trade Union Confederation of Brazil stressed support to the peoples and workers of Syria in defending their national independent decision and rejection of foreign interference in the Syrian affairs.
The Confederation condemned in a statement, which SANA got a copy of, the sanctions imposed on Syria because of its national stances, its support to the Palestinian people in their resistance against Israel and its rejection of foreign hegemony on the region and its resources.
The Brazilian Confederation said the rallies of millions of the Syrian citizens witnessed in all the Syrian governorates have shown the Syrian people's rejection of all forms of foreign interference and their commitment to national unity.
مؤرخ تشيكي ينتقد طريقة التعاطي الإعلامي مع الأحداث بسورية
Foreign Misleading Media Role Criticized by Czech Historian
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/23/383590.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/23/383650.htm
Nov 23, 2011
MOSCOW,PRAGUE, (SANA) – Czech Historian Andre Kusina criticized the way media deals with events taking place in Syria and the meddling of some regional powers in its domestic affairs through supporting armed gangs in encountering legitimate authorities.
Kosina said in an article published Wednesday in a Czech website that the efforts exerted to destabilize Syria come from outside the country, as media hides the popular huge support to President Bashar al-Assad and replaces pro-president pictures to show that the rallies are against the Syrian leadership.
The Historian said "Media is deceiving the public opinion, hiding facts and genuine incidents through claiming that the Syrian Government attacks the peaceful protesters and there are no armed gangs in Syria."
Kosina underlined that the Syrian opposition takes a dangerous step when it chooses to carry out armed conflict with the Syrian Government starting from its perception of the foreign support to it.
He asserted that getting rid of armed gangs is the only way for prevailing calm in the country.
The Czech Historian criticized the overt meddling of some regional countries, particularly Turkey, in the events taking place in Syria, holding them responsible for backing gangs and stirring the situation in the country.
He considered that the Turks are playing a big authoritarian role through being the custodian of the so-called Syrian opposition.
Russian Muslims Support their Country's Official Stance Rejecting Interference in Syria's Internal Affairs
Deputy Chairman of Fatwa Council in Russia, Rushan Abbasuv, on Wednesday underlined said that the Russian Muslims support their country's official stance rejecting any interference in Syria's internal affairs and the importance that the Syrian people solve their problems by themselves through dialogue to find the best solution to the crisis.
He told SANA reporter in Moscow that Muslims of Russia feel worried about the current events taking place in the Middle East and North Africa, pointing out that the foreign intervention in Iraq and Libya and other countries has devastated infrastructure and killed innocent people not terrorists, extremists nor separatists.
The double standards policy adopted by the international community against Syria is done on the basis of Syria's role in support of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinians' rights, Abbasuv concluded.
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