12/18/2024–|Last updated: 12/18/202406:48 (Mecca time)
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted its 15 members, including Russia and the United States, a declaration on the political transition in Syria, 10 days after the overthrow of the regime of deposed President Bashar al-Assad .
In the written statement issued yesterday evening, Tuesday, following a session attended by UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen, the Council called for a comprehensive Syrian-led political process that addresses to the aspirations of Syrians and allows them to determine their future in a democratic manner based on the fundamental principles of resolution 2254.
The Security Council called on Syria and its neighbors to refrain from any actions that could undermine regional security.
The statement stressed the importance of fighting terrorism in Syria, preventing ISIS and what it called other terrorist groups from reestablishing their capabilities, and working to deprive them of sanctuary in the country.
The members of the Council stressed their “firm commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and called on all States to respect these principles”, and called for a additional international support to increase humanitarian aid to civilians in need across Syria.
The council issued the statement after Pedersen warned during the same session that despite Assad’s overthrow, “the conflict is not yet over” in Syria.
The UN envoy visited Syria and met with the commander-in-chief of the new political administration, Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
Al-Sharaa promised that it would be a new Syria for all its components. He also promised a new constitution and elections.