Stating that Syria is burning, Pakistan has asked United Nations to stop arms supplies to all warring factions in Syria.

Islamabad, July 23/Nationalturk – Concerned over continued bloodshed in Syria, Pakistan has asked United Nations to stop arms supplies to all warring factions in Syria.

“Syria is burning,” Pakistan’s UN envoy Masood Khan told the 15-nation Council in United Nations in New York.

He said the situation in the region is dangerous. “Bloodshed is continuing and death toll is rising with each passing day. Guns are not going to win the war”.

“I believe warring factions want to demonstrate military superiority before moving to the negotiating  table,” he said while referring to dates for Geneva Conference, which was first supposed to be held in June, then in July and now it is being said that talks will be held in September.

‘More weapons will lead to more bloodshed’

Noting that UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi had called for stopping the supply of arms, he said Pakistan urged United Nations and big powers to stop flow of weapons to all the warring factions in Syria.

“More arms will only lead to more bloodshed, not peace. We believe that in this war there will be no victors because Syrian is killing Syrian. The entire Syrian nation is suffering. A meltdown in Syria will fracture the entire region,” he said.

The conflict in Syria is already having an enormous impact on its neighbouring countries and is threatening to snowball further. At least 1.8 million Syrians are now refugees in neighbouring countries.

Pakistan’s UN envoy urged UN Security council and international community to bring the Syrian government and opposition representatives to Geneva for talks so that a political solution is evolved. “All countries with interest and influence, including from the region, should  participate in the talks for a viable and enduring peace.

“We welcome the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s call for a ceasefire during Ramadan.  Although It was not heeded but it still has a symbolic value,” he said.

Syrian opposition groups has more than 0.1 million people have been killed in Syria since start of rebellion against Bashar al Assad’s government two and a half years back. The government forces and rebels accuse each other of using chemical weapons during the civil war. Many revered religious places have been damaged in the firing and shelling from the two sides.

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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk Pakistan News

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