UN resolution on Aleppo to fuel tension in Syria: Shamkhani

A senior Iranian official has warned that a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the deployment of UN observers to the Syrian city of Aleppo could result in more tension in the Arab country.

According to Press TV, on Monday, the UNSC unanimously approved a resolution urging the immediate deployment of UN monitors to watch over evacuations from Aleppo.

UNSC Resolution 2328 cannot help the settlement of the Syrian crisis and it could cause further tension in the country as it fails to take into account the Syrian people’s conditions and problems as well as the role of the Damascus government, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Wednesday, adding that the UN resolution merely focuses on saving terrorists.

The high-ranking Iranian official said Western countries and the sponsors of terrorists had a history of taking advantage of ceasefires to strengthen militants, and underlined the need for measures aimed at cutting support for terrorists.

“Instead of biased resolutions and statements, serious resolve is needed to block the funneling of arms, forces and financial aid” to Takfiri terrorists in Syria, he said.

He lauded the “strategic victories” by the Syrian army and resistance fighters in Aleppo and said “the resistance and steadfastness of the Syrian nation and government against terrorists set a good example to regional countries, showing a strong response to countries and coalitions that blatantly support terrorists.”  

The adoption of the UN resolution comes as the process of evacuation of formerly militant-held eastern Aleppo resumed on Wednesday after being halted for a day.  

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