By David Sole, Feb. 2, 2021
A wide section of the United States population welcomed the new Biden administration as a relief from four years of the reactionary and erratic Donald Trump. Naturally focus is on the domestic policies of the Democrats, especially in the areas of response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vaccine rollout, emergency economic “stimulus” for the jobless and relief from the threat of eviction and foreclosure.
A flurry of Executive Orders signed by the president has contributed to the sense of progress felt by an anxious population, although many of these measures and promises are minimal and are actually what the capitalist system needs to operate in this unique crisis.
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs urged the Security Council on Wednesday to put an end to the impunity enjoyed by Syria in its use of chemical weapons. Izumi Nakamitsu also calle.
Russian envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzia has also urged the new members of the Security Council to review the Syrian chemical dossier objectively and note the readiness.
Saturday, 30 January 2021 3:21 AM
[ Last Update: Saturday, 30 January 2021 3:21 AM ] Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar al-Jaafari
Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Bashar al-Jaafari says terrorist organizations and militants of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is supported by the United States, continue to commit crimes in the Arab country.
The Syrian diplomat made the remarks during an informal session of the United Nations Security Council held via video conference at the initiative of Russia and Kazakhstan on Friday, Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reported.
During the session titled, “Children in Armed Conflict in Syria,” Jaafari noted that the said groups kept committing crimes and violations against children, including killing, kidnapping, recruiting, and transferring children to conflict areas in the countries of the region.
With US on the Sidelines, Russia, Iran and Turkey Seek Syria Solution
On 1/29/21 at 6:19 PM EST
Russia, Iran and Turkey signaled their continued status as the most influential powers in Syria with the release of a joint statement late Thursday. It comes at the end of the first first full week of a new U.S. administration, with a third consecutive president faced with how to handle the Arab country s near decade-long crisis.
The trio s statement emerged following consultations on the sidelines of the fifth round of the Geneva-based peace process they oversee in efforts to establish a new unity constitution for Syria, made after meetings with delegations from Syria and U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.