Tabnak – After days of heated discussions among the members of United Nations Security Council, a resolution was unanimously passed last night calling for a 30-day cease fire in Syria. As one of the main allies of the Syrian government, Iran has expressed its commitment to the new truce.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said Tehran and Damascus would be committed to a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across Syria.
Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Sunday, Major General Baqeri pointed to the UNSC resolution on Syria adopted unanimously on Saturday and said this time, as in the past, those who do not want security and tranquility in Syria, called for a ceasefire to support terrorists, when they noticed that the Syrian army is going to clear the suburbs of Damascus from militants.
However, he added, through the joint efforts made by the Syrian government and its friends, including Iran and Russia, the UNSC resolution on the ceasefire in the Arab country “was moderated” so that the fight against notorious terror groups like al-Nusra Front would continue.
“We will remain committed to the resolution and so will Syria,” the commander stressed. Major General Baqeri further said those parts of Damascus suburbs that are under terrorists’ control will not be included in the ceasefire, adding that the cleansing operation will continue in those areas.
Meanwhile, according to Reuters, Russia is counting on foreign supporters of anti-government forces in Syria to ensure that a ceasefire called by the United Nations was observed, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
“We count upon foreign patrons of anti-government militant groups ... to ensure that their charges stop combat activities in the interests of the quickest and safe transit of humanitarian convoys,” the ministry said on its website. “We will watch this closely.”
At the same time, Russia demands that the United States stop its threats against the Syrian government, Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, said on Saturday. Nebenzya expressed his "deep concern about public statements by certain US officials, who threaten the sovereign state of Syria with aggression."
"Let us warn you straight away: we will not allow arbitrary interpretation of the newly accepted resolution. We demand an end to this irresponsible rhetoric. Instead, one should immediately join the common effort to settle the Syrian conflict on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 2254," the diplomat said.
The UNSC unanimously approved the resolution on Saturday demanding a 30-day ceasefire across Syria “without delay” to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
The sponsors, Kuwait and Sweden, amended the resolution late Friday in a last-minute attempt to get Russian support, dropping a demand that the ceasefire take effect in 72 hours.
