Syria Demands UN Act against Qatar Support for Terrorism

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The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Wednesday sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council in response to the false allegations made in a letter sent by Qatar.

The letters stated that the Syrian government rejects the false allegations included in the letter by the Qatari regime issued in document no. 332/2015/S, saying these allegations were a desperate bid to polish its image, cover up its support for terrorism, distort facts, and distract UN and Security Council member states from the direct support provided by the Qatar regime to terrorist organizations that target the Syrian people and undermine the security and stability of the Syrian state.

Moreover, the Ministry said that Qatari media outlets were carrying out promotion and propaganda campaigns for terrorist organizations active in Syria and defending them vehemently.

The letters said that the appearance of Abu Mohammad al-Golani on al-Jazeera is solid proof of the organic relations and strong cooperation between this terrorist organization on one side and al-Jazeera and the Qatari sides that own it on the other side, noting that this channel, which is the mouthpiece of the Qatari ruling family, violated Security Council resolutions on counterterrorism by conducting the interview, particularly resolution no. 1624 on preventing the instigation of terrorism.

The Ministry went on to note that the Qatari foreign minister stated that cooperation with al-Nusra Front and its offshoot terrorist organizations is an inescapable reality, quoting him as saying that "we are against any extremism, but all those groups with the exception of "ISIS" are fighting to topple the regime, and moderates can't tell Jabhet al-Nusra to stay at home and that they won't work with them."

Hence, the Ministry asserted that the aforementioned statement constitutes a clear confession by the chief diplomat of the Qatari regime to supporting and accepting cooperation with the terrorist organization al-Nusra Front, which is a blatant violation of the Security Council's counterterrorism resolutions, particularly resolutions nos. 1373, 2170, 2178, and 2199.

Further, the letters said that the Qatari representative's letter referred to "mediation efforts" by the Qatari government's establishments, and in this regard the Syrian government would like to note that these establishments were unique among their counterparts around the world in that they play the role of mediators with terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda and al-Nusra.

Adding to that, the Qatari regime's swift mediation and paying of ransoms amounting to millions proved the existence of strong communication and coordination with terrorist organizations, and that these incidents were exploited to provide funds to terrorist organizations openly.

Consequently, the Ministry concluded the letters by saying that the Syrian government demands the UN take immediate steps against the Qatari regime for its support to terrorist organizations responsible for heinous and violent crimes against the Syrian state and people, and hold the sides responsible accountable as per the Security Council's counterterrorism resolutions.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team