Namibia deeply concerned over Syria crisis

Namibia said on Sunday it was deeply concerned over the political unrest in Syria, which has seen the United States, UK and France carrying out strikes against Syrian targets over the alleged use of chemical weapons. International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called on the United Nations Security Council to bring about peace in Syria. “As a state party to the UN Chemical Weapons Convention, Namibia welcomes the statement issued by the African Union on 15 April 2018, on the situation regarding Syria,” said Nandi-Ndaitwah. “For the sake of the people of Syria and peace in general, we call on the UN Security Council to live up to its charter obligations and find a lasting solution to bring about peace in Syria, through peaceful means. Unilateral action is incompatible with the UN Charter and risks undermining the effectiveness of the very institution created to resolve conflict.” According to international reports, the US, British and French forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles on Saturday, targeting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliation for a poison gas attack. US President Donald Trump on Saturday declared 'mission accomplished' for the US-led allied missile attack. Russia and Iran called the use of force by the US and its allies a 'military crime' and 'act of aggression'. The UN Security Council met to debate the strikes, but rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the 'aggression' by the three Western allies. The Syrian foreign ministry called on the international community 'to strongly condemn this aggression”, warning it would “pose a threat to international peace and security as a whole”.-Additional reporting by Nampa/Reuters/AFP STAFF REPORTER

Namibia deeply concerned over Syria crisis

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