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Staff Zebari: Iraq is not with any interference in Syrian affairs



28-08-2013 02:54 PM

Baghdad (news) .. New member of the Foreign Relations Committee, the parliamentary deputy / coalition in Iraq / Arkan Arshad Zebari said, Iraq's position that stands deduced from getting any interference in Syrian affairs, whether militarily or otherwise.

Zebari said in a statement (of the Agency news): We did not not encourage the presence of any external interference affairs of Syria, because it will hold things, dialogue and peace to the Syrian crisis, pointing out that there is a lot of talk about a military strike against Syria, but we are with solving the crisis through dialogue .

He added: that Iraq is not with any outside interference, whether in Syria or in any country altogether, pointing out every incident on for a military strike against Syria, and generate damage on Iraq.

And the means of international media, reported, quoting a source U.S. government, that air strikes ستسددها Washington to the Syrian territory may begin as of tomorrow, Thursday, and will continue for three days, and that the Western powers informed the Syrian opposition anticipating a strike of the system within a few days, in order to deter Damascus from any use of chemical weapons, a student from the opposition at the same time prepare for the peace talks in Geneva.


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I am wondering about all the news that is coming out about Syria!

Could a lot of this be a smoke screen?

I do not know time will tell!

Lets wait on the UN and see what happens there!

Ban Ki-moon calls on the Security Council to a unified position "for peace" in Syria
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday members of the UN Security Council to take a unified position "to move for peace" in Syria, where the supposed chemical attack exacerbated divisions between Russia and Westerners on the conflict in Syria.[/ltr]
[ltr]AFP - THE HAGUE (AFP) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday members of the UN Security Council to take a unified position "to move for peace" in Syria, where he aggravated the chemical attack supposed divisions between Russia and Westerners on the conflict in Syria.
And Ban Ki-moon said in a speech at the Peace Palace in The Hague "on the Security Council to move from the Union for Peace", stressing that "we got to the most dangerous moment in this conflict."
He added that the Council should "use its authority for peace" and that "the Syrians deserve solutions, not silence," stressing that "Syria is the biggest challenge in today's world."
And The United States and its allies are willing to launch military operations against Syria, which accused its offensive chemical weapons in the August 21 civilians, while considered Russia that a military solution in Syria سيزعزع the stability of the entire Middle East and it will impede any initiative in the Security Council aimed at the attack on its ally Syria .
The attack in the chemical August 21, near the Syrian capital, killed hundreds of people and exacerbated the differences between Russia and the West over the conflict in Syria.
Westerners accused the Syrian regime while Russia considered that the opposition fighters were to use chemical weapons to undermine the government.
The secretary-general of the United Nations that "the use of chemical weapons by any party and whatever justification in any circumstances was outrageously violation of international laws."
He recalled that Kim-moon said a team of UN experts is in Damascus to investigate the supposed chemical attack.
He added that "terrible days after the attack, they took samples of precious and interviewed victims and witnesses."




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[ltr]Warned the ambassadors of the Atlantic Alliance (NATO) from Damascus to use chemical weapons and consider it is not acceptable and can not be silent about it, pointing out that Damascus is responsible for the use of chemical weapons.[/ltr]
[ltr]The Secretary General of NATO, Andre Fogh Rasmussen, the use of chemical poses a threat to international peace and security.[/ltr]
[ltr]He added that "the use of chemical weapons in Syria could not pass without a response, and that the situation in Syria must be kept under surveillance."[/ltr]
[ltr]For his part, the Security Council considered that the use of chemical weapons is acceptable.[/ltr]
[ltr]Ban: investigations need to 4 days[/ltr]
[ltr]The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday, said that the team of international investigators need to 4 days inside Syria to conduct their investigations and for the analysis of samples obtained.[/ltr]
[ltr]He added that the Syrian people deserve a peaceful solution to the crisis ravaging the country 3 years ago, and that the world should meet to find a solution.[/ltr]
[ltr]On the other hand, said Arab and international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, Wednesday, that international law is clear, and requires the approval of the Security Council against any military action against Syria.[/ltr]
[ltr]Brahimi condemned at a press conference in Geneva, the use of "substance" led to the deaths of hundreds in Damascus.[/ltr]
[ltr]This comes while Britain is preparing to offer, late Wednesday, a draft resolution to the UN Security Council condemning the "chemical attack", which occurred Damascus, and provides for the "Allow take the necessary measures to protect civilians," according to British Prime Minister David Cameron on his Twitter .[/ltr]
[ltr]He called the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Member States in the Security Council to support the draft resolution, which would make him Britain.[/ltr]
[ltr]And in the meantime continue the task of the inspectors to verify the use of chemical weapons in the countryside of Damascus in the twenty-first of the month of August, where the team of investigators arrived in an area under the control of the opposition outside Damascus, according to activists said.[/ltr]
[ltr]The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations investigators need time in order to perform their work, and added that the Syrian people deserve a peaceful solution to the crisis that beset the country since 3 years.[/ltr]
[ltr]The military movements in the countries surrounding Syria for possible military action in that country, recalling a senior source "Sky News Arabia" to the arrival of special forces and military aircraft and anti-modern missiles to the Jordanian border, as well as fighter planes and U.S. reconnaissance.[/ltr]
[ltr]Israel began the deployment of Patriot missile batteries north of the country.[/ltr]




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UN-Arab League envoy ‘confident’ conference on ending Syria crisis will take place
[Khawla Mattar, Spokesperson for the Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi. Photo: Jean-Marc Ferré]



27 August 2013 – An international conference to resolve the crisis in Syria will take place “at some point,” the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States has said, reaffirming his belief a political solution, and urging all partners to the negotiating table.

Speaking to journalist in Geneva, his spokesperson, Khawla Mattar, said Lakhdar Brahimi is “still confident that Geneva II [conference] would take place at some point.” She added that the conference will not be held in September, as originally thought, given the events and developments on the ground.

“All his team here, in Damascus and in New York are working to bring the two partners to the negotiating table and go through a political solution to convince the partners that there is no such thing as military solution to this war,” Ms. Mattar noted.

In June, discussions about the international meeting were held in Geneva with participation from senior United States, Russian and UN officials, led by Mr. Brahimi.

The goal of the conference would to be to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Syria through a comprehensive agreement between the Government and the opposition for the full implementation of the Geneva communiqué of 30 June 2012. Issued after a meeting of the Action Group for Syria, the document lays out key steps in a process to end the violence.

A meeting scheduled for tomorrow between Russia and the US had been “postponed, not cancelled”, Ms. Mattar said.

Mr. Brahimi expressed hope that the three partners who initiated the whole process would “be able to sit down and agree on the details” of the second round of the Syrian Peace conference, his spokesperson said.

Part of his role had actually been to bring them closer to each other in understanding on how to go forward and would continue to do that in order to have the conference “sooner rather than later,” she added.

She added that Mr. Brahimi thought that the recent escalation and accusation of the use of chemical weapons were actually proof to the whole world that more of it would only create a more complex solution.

“The only solution is to go to the negotiating table for a political solution,” Ms. Mattar said quoting the special envoy.

Also today, the top United Nations political official, Jeffrey Feltman, met with senior officials in Iran to discuss how that country, given its regional influence and leadership, can help bring the players in the Syrian crisis to the table.

Briefing on the UN’s preparation for the Geneva II conference, Mr. Feltman emphasized that the UN rejected a military approach to the crisis and expressed appreciation for statements from Iranian officials that the country is committed to facilitating a political solution.

The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs had consultations with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Deputy Foreign Ministers Mohammad Mehdi Akhundzadeh and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and other Iranian and diplomatic officials.

They also discussed the alleged use of use of chemical weapons in Syria, and how the UN can work together with Iran and other states to end the conflict, among other topics.


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08/28/2013 17:17
UN: only two days and we will know if the chemical used in Syria

Says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations investigators who are in Syria to investigate the use of chemical weapons have completed their second day of the investigation, and they need to four days to finish their mission


Baghdad / follow-up obelisk: The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday, that the use of chemical weapons under any circumstances in Syria constitutes a violation of international law, pointing out that the UN investigators who are in Syria to investigate the use of this weapon have completed their second day of the investigation, They need four days to finish the task.

He said Ban Ki-moon, in response to a question at a press conference, "the priority at this time is to conduct full investigations and comprehensive know if you use chemical weapons or not in Syria, and we will wait finish them and then سنحلل results in a scientific and raise our report to the Security Council."

He called for "give peace and diplomacy a chance in Syria," appealing to the Security Council that "have a moral and political responsibility in the face of these issues that threaten peace and security," while the male its responsibilities.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations that "the crisis in Syria has reached a critical stage", refusing to speculate on the possibility of a strike on Syria, saying, "If the situation requires any military intervention must recall that the Security Council determines these interventions."


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Ban Ki-moon calls to give diplomacy a chance to resolve the Syrian crisis

28/08/2013 | 10:22 PM



Brussels - 28 - 8 (KUNA) - Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon to give diplomatic efforts a new opportunity to resolve the Syrian nation that "this should give peace a chance."

He said Ban Ki-moon at the opening of a conference in The Hague on the peaceful settlement of disputes in the presence of Kuwait's Ambassador Netherlands Hafeez Ajami that the conflict in Syria has reached "the most dangerous moment."

He stressed that "" the recent escalation caused terrible losses .. And the use of chemical weapons by any person for any reason whatsoever constitutes a flagrant violation of international law. "

The Secretary-General of the United Nations "at this time should be to establish the facts and this is why there is an international investigation team on the ground to do it .. and I've finished the second day of the investigation."

And Ban Ki-moon stressed that the UN team is already "valuable collection of samples and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses," he said, adding, "Give peace a chance .. Give diplomacy a chance and stopped fighting and Begin to talk."

Have been invited to the conference which was chaired by Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Franz Timmermans States, represented by a judge of the International Court of Justice, which includes 15 judges in order to discuss ways to enhance the role of institutions and methods of peaceful settlement of disputes.

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[ltr]Moscow / follow-up Source News / .. Told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his British counterpart William Hague that the UN Security Council waiting for the report of the UN inspectors on chemical weapons before making a decision about Syria.[/ltr]


[ltr]The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the British Foreign Secretary William Hague called Plavrov and briefed him on his proposal for the adoption of UN Security Council resolution in response to the accusations of the Syrian regime using chemical weapons.[/ltr]


[ltr]Lavrov told Haig that the Security Council to wait for the inspectors to submit their report before issuing a decision.[/ltr]


[ltr]Britain raised earlier today a draft resolution to the UN Security Council regarding Syria "condemns the attack by its own rules and allowed to take all necessary measures under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to protect civilians from chemical weapons."
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29/08/2013 08:58

The failure of consultations in the Security Council about the decision to pave the way for military intervention in Syria

New York / follow-up Source News / .. Ended the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, on Wednesday, a meeting discussed the draft resolution submitted by Britain, opens the door to resort to force against the Syrian regime, accused of using chemical weapons against its own citizens in Damascus last week, without having come to an agreement.

And held the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council talks at UN headquarters, to discuss a draft resolution "allows all necessary measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations to protect civilians from chemical weapons" in Syria. Chapter VII authorizes the use of force.

He left the ambassadors of Russia and China, the closed session after about 75 minutes of the start.

The spokeswoman said the U.S. State Department, said that the consultations did not reach a conclusion because of the "intransigence" of Russia.

She continued: "the United States will continue its consultations and Sttkhadd appropriate steps to respond in the coming days", pointing out that the response "can not be delayed" due to the seriousness of the situation.

The senior U.S. official said that "any military action would not be one-sided and must include our international allies."

And Moscow, for its part, announced that it was "premature" to discuss any move to the UN Security Council on Syria, before the UN inspectors submit their report on the use of chemical weapons.



He declared UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday, the UN inspectors who investigate on the ground in Syria need a four-day total to finish their work, meaning that the investigation could end Friday.

The British government confirmed that it will not participate in any military action before knowing the results of investigations UN experts.

But British Foreign Secretary William Hague, considered that move a duty to stop a "crime against humanity" in Syria even without UN approval, expected at the same time, further discussions in New York in the coming days.



The UN inspectors on chemical weapons yesterday visited the Eastern Ghouta, and took samples from the patients, to achieve healthy for the attack, according to activists said. They were visited similar to Medmah the Sham southwest of Damascus.

, المعضمية and East Gouta targeting supposed chemical attack, and are under the control of armed groups.

After Washington, Paris and London, said the secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, at the conclusion of a meeting of the ambassadors of NATO countries dedicated to Syria, that the use of chemical weapons is "unacceptable" and "can not pass without a response," adding that the military alliance, which includes 28 members will continue consultations on this issue.

To that stressed the international Special Envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, that any military strike call under international law "green light" from the UN Security Council.

Finished / Agencies


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Agency: Russia to send warships to the eastern Mediterranean

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Erbil, August 29 / August (PNA) - said the Russian Interfax news agency reported on Thursday that Russia will send two warships to the eastern Mediterranean to enhance maritime presence because "the situation is well known," there is in reference to the crisis in Syria.

The agency quoted a source in the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces as saying that he will send an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser in the coming days because the situation "requires us to some amendments" in the naval force.


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Thursday, August 29, 2013 13:18
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Washington / follow-Baghdadi News / .. Announced by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon on Thursday that UN experts who investigate information about the use of chemical weapons in Syria will leave the country on Saturday morning.


And Ban Ki-moon said in a press statement, "The team of experts on chemical weapons will leave Syrian territory on Saturday morning, and I hope that they can view the results of their work by this time."


And requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations, U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone call between them given the opportunity to UN experts to be able to get their work done.


And Ban Ki-moon said that Obama said during the call that took place on Wednesday evening that the United Nations will provide all information and materials available to them. He added that Ban Ki-moon expressed his desire that there will be a possibility for the continuation of the work of experts. 




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Follow-up / Source News / .. news agency quoted Russian "Itar - Tass," a diplomatic source in the United Nations Headquarters in New York that the team leader the internationalists in Syria inspectors Professor Aoki Sellstriom, will brief the Security Council on the results of its work on 1 or 2 September.


This was announced by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon earlier in the day that Sellstriom will arrive to New York on August 31.


It is noteworthy that Sellstriom team began work in Syria on August 19 with the aim of investigating the reports of the use of chemical weapons, and after two days of work has focused its efforts on the chemical attack in Ghouta Damascus on August 21 / August.




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