De Mistura Reveals 7-Point Initiative on Countering Terrorism in Syria

© REUTERS / Xu Jinquan/PoolUN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with Syria's opposition delegation at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2017
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with Syria's opposition delegation at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2017 - Sputnik International
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura revealed a seven-point initiative on countering terrorism in Syria after his address to the UN Security Council (SC), concluding the seventh round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva.

UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura (3rd L) attends a new round of negotiation with Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri during the Intra Syria talks, at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland July 14, 2017 - Sputnik International
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GENEVA (Sputnik) — "First, the fight against terrorists is the fight against those defined [as terrorists] by the Security Council," de Mistura said.

"Second, we want to see the full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, including the ones about arming and financing terrorists as indicated by the SC," he added.

Other points include expectation of "accelerating efforts against Security Council-listed terrorists in Syria, and whenever feasible, some type of coordination of those efforts."

De Mistura also emphasized the need to protect civilians in Syria, while fighting terrorists.

"It must not be in any moment a possibility of using any type of prohibited weapons or weapons of mass civilian casualties. It must be done in accordance of with international humanitarian law," he said.

"Last but not the least, the best guarantee against terrorism in Syria is an agreed political solution," de Mistura added.

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