Kuwait expresses full support to int’l effort to retain ME stability
World should no longer ignore situation in Aleppo: Al-Duraie
NEW YORK, Dec 2, (KUNA): Kuwait on Thursday reiterated its supportive stance to all international efforts to find peaceful solutions to the diverse Middle East crises and civil conflicts.
Kuwait supports all international efforts that were laying the foundation for security and stability in the region, Kuwaiti Diplomat Haya Al-Duraie said in a special session held on the situation in Middle East as a part of the UN General Assembly’s 71st session.
Al-Duraie, however, lamented that the faltering peace process continued to present a danger to the Middle East.
Expansion
Despite international calls on Israel to end its expansionist policies and violations of human rights, those actions continued, she said.
She stressed Kuwait’s commitment to back Palestinian aspirations to establish a state based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and also all measures that had been carried out by Lebanon to preserve its sovereignty.
On Syria, Al-Duraie noted that the humanitarian situation in Syria continued to be extremely concerning and Syrians now constituted the largest refugee population in the world.
She argued that the world could no longer ignore the situation in Aleppo, where indiscriminate bombardments must end and violators of international law must be brought to justice.
The Syrian people had a right to peace and freedom, she said, noting that Kuwait had hosted several international donor conferences and had pledged $1.3 billion, which had been largely dispersed to United Nations agencies.
On Yemen, she said efforts to reach a solution must be based on the outcome of a national dialogue, the Gulf Initiative and relevant Security Council resolutions.
She rejected any unilateral measures in Yemen to create a “Government of salvation”.
Turning to other situations in the region, Al-Duraie commended Iraq’s achievements to combat the so-called Islamic State group and expressed hope that a political agreement in Libya would help to stabilize that country.