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Panafrican News Agency
Tunisia kicks against foreign military intervention in Syria
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Friday kicked against any foreign military intervention in Syria, envisaged particularly by Washington and Paris, because of the use of chemical weapons that left scores of people dead in a suburb of Damascus.
In a declaration at the end of a meeting of the Higher Security Council attended by president Moncef Marzouki, the head of the Tunisian diplomacy, Othman Jarandi, warned about “the bad consequences” such an operation would have not only on Syria, but also on all countries in the region.
The council called for "the activation of the peaceful mechanisms of dialogue to a find quick and lasting solution to the Syrian crisis, such as the Geneva 2 conference, in a bid to protect the civilian population and keep the Syrian territorial integrity".
In a communiqué, the Tunisian foreign affairs ministry described the resort to chemical weapons as a "crime against humanity" and called for the prompt identification of the perpetrators who could be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Mr Jerandi "strongly condemned the use of such weapons and the excessive resort to armed means by the parties in conflict, while waiting for the conclusion of the UN investigation team to know the party that used such weapons".
He also reaffirmed "the full solidarity expressed by Tunisia with the Syrian people in the fight against dictatorship to establish democracy in the country”.
Tunisia was the first Arab country to break diplomatic ties with Damascus as soon as the uprising against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad started.
-0- PANA BB/TBM/MSA/MA 30Aug2013
In a declaration at the end of a meeting of the Higher Security Council attended by president Moncef Marzouki, the head of the Tunisian diplomacy, Othman Jarandi, warned about “the bad consequences” such an operation would have not only on Syria, but also on all countries in the region.
The council called for "the activation of the peaceful mechanisms of dialogue to a find quick and lasting solution to the Syrian crisis, such as the Geneva 2 conference, in a bid to protect the civilian population and keep the Syrian territorial integrity".
In a communiqué, the Tunisian foreign affairs ministry described the resort to chemical weapons as a "crime against humanity" and called for the prompt identification of the perpetrators who could be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Mr Jerandi "strongly condemned the use of such weapons and the excessive resort to armed means by the parties in conflict, while waiting for the conclusion of the UN investigation team to know the party that used such weapons".
He also reaffirmed "the full solidarity expressed by Tunisia with the Syrian people in the fight against dictatorship to establish democracy in the country”.
Tunisia was the first Arab country to break diplomatic ties with Damascus as soon as the uprising against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad started.
-0- PANA BB/TBM/MSA/MA 30Aug2013
