With the support of the United States and Coalition Forces they seek to impose a new reality on the service and marry can and israeli agenda in the region. A reality is that prolongs the war terrorists are waging against syria. Mr president his policies whether and or in Northern Syria and its political maneuvers may undermine all the achievements made in. And turkey cannot claim to hold syrias unity and territorial integrity or while at the same time it is the 1st to undermine them. If turkey is truly committed to the security of its borders and the unity of syria as it claims it must choose whether to respect their understandings and the Bilateral Agreements on counterterrorism to secure the borders and to withdraw its forces from syria or to be the aggressor the occupier. And to face the consequences. Of the safety of the borders of one country cannot come at the expense of the security of sovereignty or territorial integrity of neighboring countries. Mr president. Along with our fight against terrorism we have been committed to moving the political process forward because we are participating in the as stand meetings which are proving effective and we welcome the outcomes. Of the Syrian National dialogue in the congress in such. Including the convening of a committee to discuss the constitution to that and we havent engaged seriously and constructively with the special envoy of the secretary general for syria to form this committee and. Indeed it was that the terminations of syria to establish the Constitutional Committee under the various. Follow up. Of each of the. Minute detail by president Bashar Al Assad this lead to this Important National development for the Syrian People and for war to any attempt of and obstruction by some party is that have consistently stalled and continued to store placing their bets on terrorists and Foreign Forces and imposing preconditions to prevent any return to normalcy in syria. During his last visit to damascus we reasoning really meant with the special envoy mr Gere Peterson on the terms of reference and rules of procedure of this committee i think clothing and number of principles related to the work of the committee these include one on the whole process should be owned and led by syrians themselves who have the exclusive rights of determining their countrys future. Without any foreign intervention or interference. So. There must be no prejudice whatsoever to the commencements one of our holding virtually all of the sovereignty independence unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and 3. No preconditions must be imposed on the committee thats recommendations be prejudged. The committee must be independent of its recommendations must be made in the pendant without interference by any country or party such as the socalled small group that has declared itself the the guardian of the Syrian People and has already prejudge the outcome of the committees work. For no deadlines or timetables must be imposed on the committee each step taken must be prudent and informed since the constitution is the essential step in the determination of syrias future although we remain committed to making progress such progress must be on the firm footing to meet the aspirations of syrian syrians. Made by. The special envoy for syria must leave the role of a facilitator using his garden officers as necessary to bridge differences. And. One of these principles in mind its a firm our readiness to engage common and working active with a friendly country is on the special envoy to launch the word of this committee. Mr president simultaneously syria is making tremendous effort to improve the humanitarian situation on the ground and rebuild what the terrorists have to store on the most significant progress has been made and this is by the illegal and inhumane economic blockade with some countries have imposed on our people and. When this blockade has restored the access to medical equipment and medicine oil products necessary for electricity and household gas and heating fuel all of them. The United States has even hurt a company is. Taking in the Damascus International share and in order to stifle any Economic Activity in syria. And. Failing to achieve their goals is through armed terrorism as these countries have resorted to comic terrorism and the equally brutal form of terrorism embossing a blog and you know rather unilateral coercive economic measures. And. Therefore we call on all peace loving countries on that album hoard international not to come together and adopt an effective measures to counter this phenomenon which is not only used against syria but has also become a weapon of political and economic blackmail against many other countries. Or in hunan. From the strong. We call the once again the further lifting of such illegal measures imposed on syrians and on the other independent people and by the collar the people of iran venezuela the d. P. R. K. And l. Arose and we stand with china and russia in the face of the unjust american policies. Of a. We have made it clear on several occasions that the doors are open for the voluntary and safe return of all Syrian Refugees to their homeland so that and this Syrian Government is providing the necessary facilities when rebuilding and we have militating the Public Infrastructure in areas liberated from terrorists. You. Can however was stern and some countries of the nations for refugees continue to obstruct such initiatives and indeed we have noticed a strange change in the position of these countries and instead of using every opportunity to call for the immediate return of refugees to syria as they had always done these countries are now imposing artificial conditions and prevent such returns using this purely humanitarian issue as leverage to serve their political agenda. In. This is truly reminiscent of the theater of the app search and what is happening however is no laughing matter it is a man you believe in of the fates of nations and a cheap explanation of their suffering about mr president instead of working towards peace and stability in the region israel has started yet another phase of a cycle ation are heightening regional tensions the under president said level for them if. Israel did not alcohol you arab territories including in the syrian golan it also continues to violate International Humanitarian and human rights laws and its continues to support their arisen on a daily basis. Let has even launched. On syrian territory and on the territories of neighboring countries under false pretenses in flagrant violation of International Law the un charter and the Relevant Security Council resolutions in these israeli violations would not continue an escalation were it not for the blind to the words of certain countries that are fully responsible for the consequences of israels actions. Such support became horrifically evident when the United States decided to recognize israels alleged and faults sovereignty over the occupied syrian golan recognize the occupied city of jerusalem as the capital of israel and relocate its embassy to jerusalem not to mention its not to mention. Intensive u. S. Efforts to undermine the palestinian cause all of these decisions are not and avoids any represents a complete disregard to international legitimacy. Some must understand that the era of the acquisition of land by force has long passed and it is a delusion to thing that the crisis in syria want to force us to forcefeed our inalienable right to recover the golan before the to the borders of the jordan for 1967 by using all possible measures under International Law. Moreover. It is a delusion to thing that the decisions of the year as an administration under sovereignty over the golan would alter historical engineer graphical flags for the provisions of International Law and the golan has been and will forever be a point of syria israel must be compelled to implement relevant United Nations resolutions not simply resolution 497. 00 on the occupied syrian golan and its repeated attacks on the countries of the region as well as its settlement activities israel must be compelled to allow the Palestinian People to establish their own independent state with jerusalem as its capital along the borders of jordan for 967 and ensure the return of Palestinian Refugees to their homes mr president syria expresses once again its for solidarity with the Islamic Republic of iran in the face of the irresponsible american measures and particularly the us withdrawal from the joint comprehensive plan of action between iran and the b 5 plus one and the European Union we warn against policy is that aim for mens crisis and conflicts in the gulf under false pretext. We believe that the security and stability of the gulf can only be achieved through cooperation and dialogue among the countries and of that reinsurance without any external interference that might incur he is an escalation in the region and run counter into the interests of the people of the gulf. Mr mercer the ladies and gentleman in conclusion and i stress that syria supported. By its allies and friends has stood firm in the face of externally supported organized terrorism that targeted syria and its people and its culture. Today we are sharing and new era that will bring us closer to our final victory. And we aspire to a bright and say future for our people after the long and suffering we are conscious that the various challenges and difficulties that we are facing today or will face in the future or are are as intractable as the phenomenon of terrorism. However we are determined to overcome them just the same and. We have always had the best relations with other countries and we have never sought to antagonizing anyone. Well today. Our hand is extended for. We continue to promote dialogue and Mutual Understanding and why it is staying true to our National Principles which we will never betray obviously there are governments that have offended syria and its people nevertheless we will never hold a grudge or secret. But we will engage with others keeping in mind in the interests of our country and our people in line with our desire to achieve stability and prosperity in syria and the region in exchange for those countries that have antagonized syria must reconsider their positions and correct any miscalculation. They must let go of their delusions and resort to realism and common sense for the common. Thank you for your attention. What is the syrian foreign minister addressing the United NationsGeneral Assembly in new york using his speech to. Address the situation in his country the war in syria thats gone on for 8 years putting. Blame on as he said the terrorists and also the work of the United States and turkey in Northern Syria but also as you heard at the end of that speech trying to paint a more positive future saying the doors are open for the return of refugees and that he does want them to come back and for the country to be rebuilt. Our diplomatic editor at the United Nations in new york i know everyone gets their chance to speak during the switch this week at General Assembly but the timing for this syrian speech is particularly significant. Absolutely this is a very important moment in syria 2 things playing out similar tenuously one you know about and thats the ongoing bombardment of it live in the north it is the last battle many believe in this war 3000000 people trapped there many of fled from other parts of syria they dont want to go across to the sad side and theyve really got nowhere to run to their homes and hospitals are bombed by the Syrian Government and their russian allies while thats playing out important Political Developments led by the us now let me explain this because weve seen failure before when the u. N. Has gone to geneva its a little bit different this time and were getting more details in fact more details emerging while the syrian deputy Prime Minister was giving that speech ill take it slightly at least slowly kemal because we are getting into the constitutional weeds here but i think its important there is a new Constitutional Committee that the u. N. Has been working on for 18 months they got bogged down in this they couldnt get the list of names together they finally have a list of names now there are going to be 150. 00 people on wheel the number on this committee thats going to meet at the end of next month in just a months time we think the target date is october 30th to thrash out syrias new constitution 150 will be made up of 50 from the government theyve nominated 50 names opposition 50 names of the u. N. Of work with Civil Society to come up with a further 15 names what were now learning from the terms of reference of these talks which are starting in a months time is that in addition to this theyll be a small group that will do the actual negotiations 45. 00 members 15 from each of those groups 15 government 15 opposition 15 Civil Society theyll be 2 cochairs one from the government one from the opposition and the voting will be by a margin of 75 percent so when they put the play. Small group come up with to the big group the majority will be they have to get over 113 out of 150 why is all of this potentially important while theyre drawing up a new constitution for syria syria has not had free and Fair Elections since the assad family took over 50 years ago and the or thora tea for this Constitutional Committee comes from the last time the International Community could agree anything on syria years ago when they came up with Security Council resolution 2254 that makes it clear that all syrians should be allowed to vote in an election even those that have fled the country and there should be a proper election democratic election a free and Fair Election supervised by the un so that gives you i think the tantalizing prospect of a Constitutional Committee but one that leads to an election and are proper democratic elections can the un guarantee it well thats a question i put to the un special envoy. What i can guarantee is the verkhovna constitution will be based on their separation is of the Syrian People you know this is syrian sitting together for the 1st time update on the half years of working on their own constitution and the right you pointed out the Security Council has risen and. Pursuant to the new constitution there should be free and Fair Elections where all syrians should participate including their spur on the un supervision so this is my mandate i wore the ready of course discussed this both with the government and with the opposition s. N. C. I have of course a military expert all ready berthing on this form the are preparing oversells and of course preparing hopefully then the syrian part is guaranteed that this will take place no but as the right to stated this is part of my mandate its very clear to stamp that stated and this also International Consensus. As for 3rd place. Well use heard him there say he cant guarantee that theyll be free and Fair Elections and i think you can see the reasons for that when you saw that speech from deputy Prime Minister because i think already the Syrian Government is working out how it might try and stop free and Fair Elections in syria being part of the outcome of that Constitutional Committee you heard 5 points from mr moreland in his speech tomorrow he said the must be dont deadlines no timetables no preconditions the committees work must be independent but you also heard him stress and there should be nothing that is against the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic that is the sad government so its looks like he is going to say down the line after the Constitutional Committee has met and potentially for many months that they have a veto on all of this not thats not how the u. N. See it but i can see that is going to be the Sticking Point as we get towards the end of this process great stuff james thank you james is our diplomatic editor at the u. N. In new york. The polls and our closed vote counting has begun in afghanistans 4th president ial Election Security forces have been on high alert of course because of taliban threats and at leas