Global pressure; 123 UN countries demand Israel's withdrawal from the Golan

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: This resolution was adopted with the support of 123 countries, while only 7 members, including the Israeli regime and the United States, opposed the resolution and 41 countries abstained.

 

According to Rossiya El Youm, based on the text of the adopted resolution, the occupation and practical annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights by the occupying regime is considered contrary to UN Security Council Resolution No. 497 in 1981.

 

Meanwhile, Ibrahim Alabi, the representative of the rebel government ruling Syria, announced at the UN after this vote that "the occupied Golan is Syrian territory" and that his country reserves its full right to reclaim it from Israel.

 

He stressed that this vote is a diplomatic victory for Damascus, as more than 26 countries have changed their position compared to last year and have come out in support of this position.

 

The Syrian representative also appreciated the role of Egypt in the continuous pursuit of this resolution.

 

The Syrian Foreign Ministry, in a statement, thanked the countries for approving the resolution and emphasized that its technical consultations on regional security will not amount to abdicating its sovereignty over the Golan. This UN action showed that the international community has a clear position on the issue of occupation and the inadmissibility of land acquisition by force.