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Oman calls for support for UN envoys in Syria, Yemen

Xinhua, October 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Parties to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen should support the UN's special envoys in their efforts to reach a peaceful settlement, Oman said here Saturday.

"We call upon all political forces in Yemen to support the efforts of UN secretary-general's special envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to contribute in restoring peace and stability," Oman's foreign minister, Yousef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, told the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, which opened here Monday.

Abdullah said that Oman was following with great concern the developments of the humanitarian crisis in its neighboring country Yemen.

Meanwhile, Abdullah called for support for the UN secretary-general's special envoy in Syria.

"We call upon all Syrian parties and neighboring countries to support the task of UN secretary-general's special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, to restore security and stability to this brotherly country, and contribute in eradicating terrorism."

He noted that the conflicts in Syria and Yemen had allowed terrorism to take hold within the region, saying that terrorism "was able to find a foothold in Syria and currently poses a threat (to) regional and international security."

"My country reiterates its uncompromising stance in condemning all forms of terrorism, irrespective of their causes and motivations," he added. Endit