Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa
NICARAGUA'S COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL IMPARTIAL,
AND INDEPENDENT MECHANISM TO ASSIST THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE MOST SERIOUS CRIMES UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMITTED IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SINCE MARCH 2011
General Assembly, UN.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Mr. President,
1. Our United Nations General Assembly continues to be the object of politicization, double standards and selectivity promoted by Western countries, against sovereign and independent countries.
2. With the creation of this supposed International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, without consulting or cooperating with the Syrian Arab Republic, the General Assembly acted beyond the powers conferred on it by the Charter of the United Nations, in violation of the right and the principle of Sovereignty and Sovereign Equality of all Members, as well as non-interference in the Internal Affairs of States.
3. The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic has demonstrated full capacity with its legal and judicial institutions, without external interference, nor political and financial pressures for adequate accountability.
4. This supposed Mechanism continues to receive funding from the United Nations budget, even at a time of liquidity crisis, demonstrating that these resources are being used to advance the Western agenda in aggression, isolation and hostility towards our sovereign Peoples.
Mr. President,
5. Nicaragua reaffirms its total Solidarity with the People and Government of the Sister Syrian Arab Republic and rejects this misnamed International Mechanism.
6. In this regard, we wish to place on record that we reject the issuance of such a Report and the creation of the Mechanism in reference. Nicaragua believes that the solution of the Syrian conflict should be reached through dialogue and negotiation, to achieve a political agreement reflecting the will of the Syrian People and Government, with the support of the International Community, without foreign intervention.
7. Nicaragua at the time, voted against this controversial and politicized mechanism, given that, as a peace-loving People, respectful of International Law and Human Rights, we do not recognize or accept initiatives that violate the sovereignty of our Peoples, especially via the selective use and politicization of Human Rights.
Mr. President,
8. We call for the promotion of greater cooperation and collaboration with the People and Government of Syria, eliminating illegal, criminal and inhuman unilateral coercive measures, which are a crime against humanity that affect the life of the Syrian People, thus hindering the work of the United Nations and its Agencies in Syria.
9. To address the situation in Syria, a constructive and objective humanitarian approach must be taken, under Syrian leadership, without external interference, allowing the reconstruction of what has been destroyed by terrorism, by interventionism, by foreign aggression, as well as the voluntary and dignified return of displaced people and refugees to their homes.
10. We reiterate our call for the intensification of efforts at the national, regional and international levels, in support of development in Syria, its reconstruction so as to live in peace, according to the wishes of the Syrian people.
Thank you very much