121 member countries of the non-commitment movement condemned Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria

Representatives of 121 member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement in New York strongly condemned the vicious attack by the Zionist regime against the diplomatic facilities and representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus and expressed solidarity with the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the families of the victims of this attack. They sympathized.

In this statement, it is stated that such attacks against diplomatic places and representatives cannot be justified in any way and are a gross violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, as well as the fundamental principles governing the immunity of diplomatic places and representatives under the Convention on Diplomatic Rights (1961). ), the Convention on Consular Rights (1963) and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Representatives (1973).

The general public relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday, April 13, 1403, corresponding to April 1, 2024: “Following the irreparable defeats of the Zionist wolf regime against the Palestinian resistance and the resistance of the people of Gaza and the defeat of the steel will of the fighters of the resistance front. The Islamic region, a few hours ago (evening on Monday, April 13, 1403), in a new crime, the planes of this fake regime targeted the consulate building of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus with a missile attack. And “Pasdar Brigadier Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi”, one of the noble commanders, veterans and veterans of the holy defense and Iran’s senior military advisors in Syria, and 5 of their accompanying officers were martyred.”

Hazrat Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, emphasized in a message on the occasion of the martyrdom of General Rashid Islam, Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and a group of his comrades at the hands of the usurping and hated Zionist regime: We will make them regret this crime and similar ones. around the power of God.

Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, also wrote on his user account on the X social network following this attack by the Israeli regime: “Following the terrorist attack by the Israeli regime on the diplomatic building of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s consulate in Damascus and the martyrdom of several official advisors The military of our country, the official of the Swiss Embassy as the protector of American interests in Iran, was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 00:45 this morning (Tuesday) by the Director General of the United States. In this summons, the dimensions of the terrorist attack and the crime of the Israeli regime were explained and the responsibility of the US government was emphasized. An important message was sent to the American government as a supporter of the Zionist regime. America must be held accountable.”

Following this attack, Iran’s representation in the United Nations sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council to condemn this action, and after that, Russia requested a public meeting of the United Nations Security Council from the country of Malta, which holds the rotating presidency of this council in This month (April) is in charge, and this event was held on April 14, 1403, equal to April 2, 2024, and the representatives of the member countries of the United Nations Security Council in the emergency meeting of this council regarding the attack of the Israeli regime on the consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus. They condemned Syria and warned about the actions of this regime and more riots in the region.

Three countries, the United States, England and France, as well as their allies, South Korea and Japan, not only did not condemn this Israeli attack, but also prevented the issuance of a UN Security Council resolution to condemn this attack.

Iran’s representation in the organization announced following this action: The UN Security Council meeting condemned Israel’s attack on Iran’s diplomatic facilities and emphasized the immunity of diplomatic facilities. Despite this alliance, America, France and England opposed the Russian statement. This double standard undermines the credibility of the Security Council and leaves a dangerous path.

Source: IRNA