Sousan: UN should curb Turkish occupation aggressive policies – SANA

The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, headed by Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Ayman Sousan met Wednesday in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, the UN delegation headed by Robert Dann, Chief of Political Affairs in the office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria and head of the UN delegation to the Astana meetings.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 18th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana format.

The two sides discussed the developments of the situations in Syria and the aggressive threats of the Turkish occupation towards the Syrian territories.

Dr. Sousan affirmed the need for the United Nations to assume its responsibilities to curb the aggressive policies of the president of the Turkish regime, stressing that it is unacceptable to keep silent about these policies, which pose a serious threat to security and stability in the region.

For his part, Dann referred to the stance of the United Nations that was expressed by the official spokesperson of its Secretary – General on the necessity to respect the sovereignty of Syria and to avoid any acts that would escalate the situation in the region.

Talks during the meeting also shed light on the exerted efforts for the return of the Syrian refugees and means to deliver humanitarian assistance.