Gov�t supports US missile strike in Syria

Staff Writer | Tuesday April 11, 2017 16:39

Though an escalation to the Syrian conflict, a statement from Emmanuel Pheko, spokesperson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says the action would hopefully will send an unequivocal message.

“In the same way, we condemn the indiscriminate use of conventional weapons as it has resulted in the killing of many innocent people, including children,” he says. 

Government has expressed deep concerns about the ever-increasing brutality and crimes against humanity in Syria.

“To this end, we strongly condemn the continued massacre of innocent civilians by the Assad regime and its allies, including the alleged use of chemical weapons in the recent attack in Idlib province,” Pheko added.

Moreover, government called the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), as the organ tasked with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, to re-double its efforts in finding a lasting solution to the protracted conflict in that country.

Botswana has also urged the UNSC to work towards reaching a consensus on how to effectively resolve this debilitating conflict that has decimated Syrian communities and to give up their partisan positions over the conflict that has resulted in a deadlock in achieving a peaceful resolution.

“We hope that those members of the UNSC who in the past blocked resolutions to find a political solution to this conflict, will reconsider their position in view of the recent atrocities in Syria,” he said.  Government aired concerns that if a sustainable solution is not found to this deteriorating security and humanitarian situation, it would remain a dark stain in the collective conscience of all and an adverse failure on the part of the UN and its primary objective of aiding humanity.

“The Government of Botswana thus, appeals to the UNSC and the international community as a whole to do its part by demonstrating collective unity of purpose aimed at urgently resolving this conflict,” Pheko added.