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OIC Ministers of Foreign Affairs Emergency Meeting Refuse Brutal Policies Pursued by the Syrian Regime to Subjugate the people, in Aleppo, through Blockade, intimidation, Evacuation of Residents
The final statement of the emergency meeting of the Executive Committee, held at the level of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, denounced the Syrian regime and its allies for continuing to carry out criminal military operations and arbitrary use of aerial bombardment with barrels explosive and incendiary materials, and internationally proscribed weapons on residential areas. The ministers reiterated during discussing the situation in Syria in light of developments of the tragic situation in the city of Aleppo today, at the headquarters of the organization, the commitment of the OIC member states to the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, the independence, political unity and its territorial integrity, expressing deep concern over the serious tragic developments, in Aleppo and its countryside, because of the blatant aggression waged by the Syrian regime and its allies against unarmed civilians, the victims and the destruction of the city and its humanitarian resources and cultural heritage. The meeting condemned unequivocally all arbitrary policies pursued by the Syrian regime to subjugate the people through the blockade, starvation and intimidation, in Aleppo and the rest of the besieged areas, considering these crimes, massacres as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international conventions, international law and international humanitarian law, stressing the need to protect civilians, at the time of war, which requires the punishment of the perpetrators and approve of their trial. The meeting also, severely condemned the policy of evacuating cities of their residents, come what may are their reasons. The meeting reiterated its consistent position that the only solution to the Syrian crisis is the resumption of negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, according to the statement of Geneva (1) of the Year 2012 and UN Security Council Resolution no. 2254 as the only reference for the negotiations, with the participation of Syrian opposition representatives and the Syrian regime.
