Iran’s acceptance of Guterres’ action in using his powers to stop the attacks of the Zionist regime

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ action in using his authority under Article 99 of the UN Charter to request the Security Council to stop the attacks of the Israeli regime in Gaza was welcomed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In this regard, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, today (Thursday), December 16, while welcoming this action, said: As the Secretary General emphasized in his letter, the extent of the attacks on Gaza, the killing of civilians, especially children and women, the destruction of civilian places, including hospitals, and the forced relocation of a significant part of the people of Gaza to other areas of this strip is a threat to regional peace and security.

According to Fars, Antonio Guterres warned the UN Security Council about the situation in Gaza in a letter based on Article 99 of the UN Charter on Wednesday evening and declared: “The situation in Gaza threatens international peace and security and the international community must refrain from interfering.” himself to end this crisis”. Guterres also asked the members of the Security Council to prevent a humanitarian crisis by exerting pressure and called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. (Read here)

The spokesperson of the diplomatic service requested the Secretary General of the United Nations to the Security Council to stop the attacks of the Zionist regime and to prepare the ground In order to provide immediate and complete relief to the people of Gaza, he called it a completely correct action and in accordance with the legal duties and powers of the Secretary General and added: such a request is considered one of his moral and humanitarian responsibilities in such circumstances.

He added: The information contained in the letter of the UN Secretary General to the President of the Security Council, by portraying the very high deterioration of the situation in Gaza, proves that the immediate and serious action of all relevant governments and international organizations to stop the attacks and crimes of the occupying regime And supporting the oppressed people of Gaza is absolutely necessary and unavoidable, and in this regard, the main responsibility lies with the United Nations Security Council, which legally has clear and definite duties to immediately prevent aggression and threats against international peace and security, and must fulfill this responsibility quickly.

* The Security Council cannot shirk its responsibilities under any excuse

Kanaani stating that the critical situation in Gaza is due to the continuation of war crimes and genocide of Palestinians by the Zionist regime and its legal dimensions and the threats of the continuation of this situation against peace and security regional and international is completely clear and requires immediate and decisive action by the Security Council, he stated that this Council cannot delay or shirk its responsibilities in this field under any pretext.

According to Fars report, Guterres wrote in this regard on Thursday on his X (Twitter) account: “Considering the risk of humanitarian relief systems in Gaza failing, I ask the Security Council to prevent a humanitarian disaster and I request him to declare an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.” does not have. Nowhere in Gaza is safe. The international community has a responsibility to use all its influence to prevent further escalation of tensions and end the crisis. The situation in Gaza has worsened and is turning into a disaster with irreversible consequences for the Palestinians and for peace and security in the region in general.” According to this senior Iranian diplomat, any The appeasement, procrastination and inaction of the Security Council in this regard is the act of persuading and encouraging the criminal forces of the occupying regime to kill more people in Gaza, destroy their places and properties more widely and intensify the displacement and suffering of more than two million Palestinians living in Gaza. It is nothing but complicity in these crimes.

* Humanitarian stop is a play on words

He added: The Islamic Republic of Iran, while re-emphasizing the need for immediate and decisive action by the Security Council in fulfilling its legal responsibilities in immediately and completely stopping the attacks of Israeli criminals against the Palestinian people in Gaza And the West Bank, declares that phrases like “humanitarian pause” are just a play on words that only delay, but do not stop, the occupation’s crimes.

Kanaani noted: Therefore, the only effective action expected from the Security Council is its immediate decision in clear and decisive terms to force the Israeli regime to immediately, completely and continuously stop all attacks and His military actions are in Gaza, the West Bank of Palestine and against other countries in the region.

According to Fars report, according to Article 99 of the United Nations Charter, the Secretary General of this organization can ask the Security Council for any issue. which threatens the maintenance of international peace and security, and called the members of this council to hold an urgent meeting to take immediate action for the upcoming crisis. This article has been used only 9 times so far and this is the first time it has been used during Guterres’ presidency of the United Nations since 2017.

The representative of the United Arab Emirates in the Security Council in response In Guterres’ letter, he announced that he submitted a draft of a new resolution to the Security Council and demanded the immediate approval of the ceasefire resolution.

According to Fars, the foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar also met at night. In the past, in a phone call, they supported the efforts of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to stop the attacks of the Israeli regime against the residents of Gaza and noted the proposed resolution in the UN Security Council regarding the developments in Gaza and the West Bank as the focus of the international community on a political solution. (more details)

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