The council unanimously approved a resolution that calls for a ceasefire, negotiations between the government and rebels starting in January, and a two-year timetable to create a unity government and hold elections.
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“The most important thing now is firstly to implement a ceasefire, as this will be the best way to end attacks against civilians, and secondly start the talks which aim to lead to the establishment of a non-sectarian government, a new constitution and free and fair elections under United Nations supervision”.
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The war in Syria began in March 2011, killing more than 250,000 people and forcing millions to flee the war-torn country.
“Purely as a matter of reality, if the war is to end it is imperative that the Syrian people agree to an alternative in terms of their governance”, he said.
The US and Arab allies remain convinced Assad must leave office as part of the process, but his allies Moscow and Tehran insist this is a decision for the Syrian people.
The Security Council met Friday after the latest round of talks by the International Syria Support Group, which gathered in NY to renew its push for peace.
In an interview with the NPO2 channel, Assad said the Western anti-terrorist effort in Iraq and Syria was based on geopolitical interests rather than values and did not reflect a realistic approach toward defeating terrorism.
The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York, December 18, 2015.
“There obviously remain sharp differences within the worldwide community, especially about the future of President Assad”.
Meanwhile, Russia has been a firm ally of Assad and has reaffirmed its support for the Syrian president and his government.
He says that his administration is an example of tolerance that contrasts with the behaviour of militants, including the Islamic State group that has seized large swathes of the war-torn country.
Friday’s NY talks were the first by the ISSG since Saudi Arabia gathered a coalition of Syria rebel groups to form an opposition negotiating team.
Turning to Nigeria developments and the reaching of Islamic Awakening to this West African country Velayati asserted that “the Awakening in Nigeria goes back to 200 years ago, and Mr. Zakzaky is only a recent phenomenon and indefatigable warrior in the Shia cause, which had won the hearts of many people in Nigeria”, he added. One of the killed women was pregnant, the observatory said.
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Information for this article was contributed by Bassem Mroue and Albert Aji of The Associated Press.
