CCTV News:On the 19th, the UN Security Council held an open meeting on the Syrian issue. Due to the recent rapid development of the situation in Idlib, several members of the Security Council engaged in an exchange of words at the public meeting.
At the public meeting, Jill Peterson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, gave a report on "the role of the Syrian Constitutional Council is stagnant" and "the situation in Syria is developing rapidly".
Locock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the recent escalation of the conflict in Idlib has further worsened the humanitarian situation, and he called on all parties to find a solution as soon as possible to protect local civilians.
Kelly Kraft, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, pointed the finger at "the Syrian government and Russia", blamed the recent escalation of the situation in Idlib on the military actions of Syria and Russia, and said that "the Astana process on Syria led by Russia, Turkey and Iran has failed".
Nie Bianjia, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, retorted that Idlib is the base camp of Sham Liberation Organization, a terrorist organization listed by the United Nations. Instead of fighting terrorism, some countries provide it with weapons and equipment, and repeatedly regard "humanitarianism" as an excuse when the situation is unfavorable.
Nie Bianjia, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations: "We have heard the statement more than once today. You are taking advantage of the suffering civilians. Whenever the terrorists under your protection have a crisis, you bring up the so-called long-term peace plan. What can I say? Why don’t you listen to our efforts to protect civilians, but keep repeating the so-called bombing of civilians, schools and hospitals? "
At the meeting, the representative of Turkey proposed that "Turkish military personnel were recently attacked by Syrian government forces ‘ Deliberately attack ’ " . In this regard, Dai Falu, the Permanent Mission of Syria to the United Nations, stressed that Idlib is Syrian territory and the Syrian government has the right to carry out anti-terrorism operations in its own territory — — Turkey’s actions in Idlib violated international law and Syria’s sovereignty.
Subsequently, the representatives of the two countries also had many confrontations at the meeting.
At the open meeting of the Security Council, Wu Haitao, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, once again reiterated China’s position. Wu Haitao said that to solve the Syrian issue, we must adhere to the general direction of political settlement and make good use of the "Constitutional Council" platform; Make every effort to eradicate terrorists in Syria and create a favorable and safe environment for the Syrian political process; Efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria are conducive to advancing the political process.
Wu Haitao, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said: "Idlib has become a hotbed of terrorism, and the problem of foreign terrorist fighters is outstanding, resulting in serious spillover effects. Countries should eliminate the safe haven established by terrorist forces in Syria in accordance with Security Council resolutions and international law, which is also the requirement of resolution 2254. China supports all parties concerned to continue to seek a comprehensive and long-term solution to the Idlib issue through dialogue and negotiation. "