IIE II'ERMII1IEt!1f MiSSlOlIlIF SYili1l1! lIillliI NIITIOI!S ·IJ\l Vllill! ilUl111 I!I . . -. Walid AI-Moualem FOI"eigl1 ffis of [Ol" ' Republic At ] Debate 65 Oft11e / tlle ! Assembly 28th 2010 NewYok Please Clleck Against Delivel'V . Joseph Deiss, President of the 65th Session of the General AssembIy, Allow to congratulate personally and congratulate country, Switzerland election as president of the current session of the General AssembIy. experience and competence qualify to discharge responsibilities. I wish success in endeavors. I thank predecessor, . Ali al-Tureiki and extend to him and to his fraternal country appreciation for his skilful stewardship of the work of the AssembIy during the last session. I wish him success in fulfilling the major tasks entrusted to him. The Middle East region has been rife with tension for decades. It survived major events and numerous wars. The policies, interests and trends which unfolded its soil converged at times but clashed at others. to its geographic location, the Middle East influences its neighboring countries in Asia, and Africa and is influenced them. Syria, which lies at the heart of the Middle East, experienced these tensions, policies, events and outcomes and reacted to them. This fact - which spelled both positive and negative consequences for the Syrian RepubIic defined its perspective in addressing external issues, particularly the nature of its international relations. Safeguarding Syrian and interests is priority. Therefore door remains open for an in-depth and meaningful dialogue which aims at reconciling differences and reaching common grounds the basis of which progress made. That was response when Syria endured attempts to isolate and bIockade it, response we reaffirm today as Syria discharges its role as major player in matters related to the security and stability of the region. We believe that civilized international relations must built openness and dialogue as opposed to insularity, isolation, confrontation and aggression. This is approach which we hope will prevail in world driven multiple interests and visions, overwhelmed probIems and complications yet at the same time sustained hopes and nobIe dreams. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, . 2 The world has solemnly deelared that it is determined to aehieve just and eomprehensive in the Middle East and stressed that is an urgent prerequisite for the maintenanee of seeurity and stability in the region. In Israel, there is mueh talk about yet the drums of war eontinue to sound. Land appropriation for settlement building goes unabated. negotiations, we are told, underway the basis of the two-state solution but relentless settlement aetivities are about to make this two-state solution dead letter that stands ehanee of survival. Israel is feverishly pursuing its Judaization plans for Jerusalem whieh it has long sought to depopulate of its Palestinian inhabitants. Israeli aetions threaten the safety of Jerusalem's holy sites. Through settlement aetivities, aetions and deelarations relevant to Jerusalem Israel pursues fait aeeompli poliey the basis of whieh it imposes its will regardless of whether negotiations eontinue stall. ean genuine only if there is genuine will to make . This is the litmus test. Politieal maneuvers during negotiations under the umbrella of "the desire for " strain and exaeerbate the situation and make it more volatile. Syria wants just and eomprehensive aehieved through the implementation of Seeurity Couneil Resolutions 242, 8 and the Initiative. solemn position has been known for years. We have the will to make and we the masters of deeision, whieh is unwavering. The Oeeupied Syrian Golan is not negotiabIe nor is it bargaining ehip. Reeognition of the faet that it must returned fully is the basis whieh making arrangements should made. Syria is ready to resume negotiations from the point where they stopped through the Turkish mediator if it finds in Israel partner eommitted to the terms of referenee of making, and if that partner has the politieal will to aehieve . President, We note with satisfaetion the partiality of the report of the UN Human Rights Couneil Faet Finding Mission whieh looked into the Israeli attaek the Freedom Flotilla that was heading to Gaza an exelusively humanitarian mission. We look forward to the eonelusions to drawn from the report now that the neeessary legal grounds and supporting evidenee have been estabIished. . 3 President, Syria is fraternal neighbor of Iraq. us Iraq shall remain subject of and cause for particularly when the situation deteriorates. We improvement ' conditions there with major sense of relief. The restoration of Iraq's full sovereignty and independence, the preservation of its and Islamic identity, the unity of its people and its territorial integrity of utmost priority for, and the basis of our approach towards Iraq and its future. Undoubtedly, national unity remains the cornerstone of secure, prosperous and strong Iraq. We have called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Iraq. In this context, the gradual withdrawal process of American forces from Iraq constitutes ' our view positive first step in the direction of Iraq's assumption of its responsibility towards its own affairs and the restoration of its full sovereignty over its territories. We hope that Iraq will ultimately develop strong military and security capabilities to safeguard its security and safety as independent and sovereign state. It should reiterated that Iraqi security is contingent upon its national unity based primarily its Arab-Islamic identity, and the participation of all the stripes of the Iraqi people building their country's present and future. Syria is willing to with Iraq in every aspect that will serve Iraq's interests, and the interests of our two fraternal countries. President, country has advocating the estabIishment of nuclear weapon free zone ' the Middle East since 2003, demand we included [ resolution we tabIed before the Security Council at the time. We continue to stress that Israel must comply with international decisions calling it to adhere to the Non Proliferation Treaty and to submit its nuclear installations to the IAEA safeguards regime. Israeli accession to the Treaty is of extreme significance for the security and stability of the region. We often wonder why they talk about the universality of the NPT but hasten to make strenuous efforts to shelter Israel from the Agency's oversight. They encouraging Israel to continue developing its nuclear military program which is cause of to the people of the Middle East. Furthermore, this policy of doubIe standards runs counter to the proliferation prerogatives not only ' the Middle East region but ' the world at large. We i that all states have the right to acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, as guaranteed the NPT. We also call for the peaceful resolution of all disputes relevant to this aspect through dialogue. . . 4 President Syria follows the developments in the Sudan because we dedicated to Sudan's unity, sovereignty, security and stability. We grateful to State of Qatar, the League of States and the African Union for their efforts. We also highly appreciate and support the African Union's efforts in settling disputes in the Sudan and other conflict zones the African continent, and [ promoting the African role [ the international system We also strongly reiterate our call for lifting the embargo that has Cuba for decades. Ladies and Gentlemen, The world has inflicted numerous natural disasters resulting from climate change and Global Warming. We all know that these disasters but prelude to severe and wider scale calamities that could well threaten life this planet. We owe so much to nature yet we exceeded alllimits ' abusing it. countries chose to ignore the warnings of scientists and the ominous signals from nature. We must rise to the challenge, and assume our historic responsibility so as to make up for past imbalances and shortcomings. We look forward to expression of international solidarity in Cancun based scientific evidence and the principle of but differentiated responsibility. It is our hope that the Cancun outcome would take into account the priorities of sustainabIe development in order to arrive at comprehensive and legally binding post-2012 framework agreement. We believe that it is extremely important to address the shortcomings of Copenhagen and to renew commitment to the li Plan of Action and the premises of the I