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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, June 6 (Xinhua) — China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang called on the interim Syrian authorities to prevent dangerous substances and chemical weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists at the Security Council on Thursday.
Currently, there is instability in the security sphere in Syria, the danger of terrorism is high. There is a growing risk that terrorist organizations and extremist forces will take advantage of the current chaos to gain strength and regain lost positions, the diplomat warned.
“The international community must remain highly vigilant against the potential scenario in which terrorist forces in Syria could produce, acquire or use chemical weapons,” he said.
China is concerned about reports that foreign terrorist fighters based in Syria have recently been recruited into the Syrian army and calls on the Syrian interim authorities to fulfill their obligations in combating terrorism, Geng Shuang said.
The interim authorities of Syria must take all necessary measures to combat all organizations and individuals included in the list of terrorists by the UN Security Council, including the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, and prevent dangerous substances and chemical weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists, the deputy permanent representative said.
The political transition in Syria is at a critical stage. China sincerely hopes that peace and stability will return to Syria at an early date, Geng Shuang said.
To this end, China calls on all relevant parties in Syria to fully interact and consult with each other, achieve maximum consensus, and move forward with a broad and inclusive political transition in an orderly manner, he said.
At the same time, the diplomat added, it is important to ease the humanitarian situation and begin economic recovery with the help of the international community. China supports the important role of the UN in this process, Geng Shuang summed up. –0–