Security Council adopts resolution calling for cessation of combat activities in Syria

Security Council adopts resolution calling for cessation of combat activities in Syria

The Security Council adopted unanimously a resolution calling for cessation of combat activities in Syria for 30 days that can be extended, and this excludes Daesh (ISIS), Jabhat al-Nusra, and groups affiliated with them.

Resolution no. 2401 states that the cessation of combat activities does not apply to military operations against Daesh, Jabhat al-Nusra, and Al Qaeda terrorist organizations and all individuals, groups, establishments, and other entities affiliated with them and other terror groups as specified by the Security Council.

In a speech after the vote, Russia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that some groups have violated agreements in de-escalation zones.

Nebenzya stressed that fighting terrorism mustn’t become an excuse for carrying out illegal agendas, like what the United States is doing, adding that Russia is worried about the American threats against Syria, saying that this hostile rhetoric must stop.

Meanwhile, China’s Permanent Representative at the UN Ma Zhaoxu said that China welcomes adopting resolution no. 2401 which serves the political solution as the only way to resolve the crisis in Syria, stressing the need to continue fighting terrorism.

Golan Times
By : Suhad Alaawar