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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Thursday warned of a "deteriorating political climate" amid the volatile security situation in Syria.
A ceasefire established in Syria's Suwayda province on July 19 is under threat but has so far prevented a return to open conflict. However, dangerous clashes and gun battles on the outskirts of the province continue and violence could resume at any time, Pedersen told the monthly UN Security Council briefing.
“I am concerned that a month of relative calm is masking a deteriorating political climate, with escalatory and confrontational rhetoric on the rise among many,” he said. “This is partly due to the emergence of disturbing new images of abuses committed in As-Suwayda during the escalation.”
G. Pedersen stressed the importance of holding all perpetrators accountable, regardless of their affiliation.
He noted that the Syrian interim authorities had announced the creation of a fact-finding commission tasked with investigating the violations committed in As-Suwayda. It was important that the commission's findings were fully published and that all those responsible, regardless of their affiliation, were held accountable, he said.
Mr Pedersen added that a serious programme of security sector reform, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration is needed to prevent future violence and violations.
According to the special envoy, what is needed is an inclusive political process, led and owned by the Syrians themselves, that will guarantee the rights of all, protect all, meet the legitimate aspirations of all, and allow the Syrian people to determine their future peacefully, independently and democratically. –0–
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