Damascus, Dec. 3 (SANA) Syria expressed on Wednesday deep gratitude to the international locations that voted in favor of the UN Common Meeting decision on the “Syrian Golan,” which was accepted on December 3, 2025. Damascus significantly thanked those that shifted their stance in comparison with earlier years.
In a press release, Syria’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Expatriates highlighted the numerous improve in assist, with the variety of votes rising from 97 in 2024 to 123 this 12 months. This shift, the Ministry mentioned, underscores rising international backing for Syria’s stance on the Golan and displays the nation’s strengthened diplomatic efforts.
“The broad assist for Syria’s nationwide place, significantly relating to its sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan, is obvious,” the assertion learn. “The decision reaffirms that territory can’t be acquired by pressure and requires Israel’s withdrawal from the complete Syrian Golan, in keeping with the June 4, 1967 borders. It additionally stresses the illegality of Israeli settlements and different actions within the occupied Golan.”
The decision reiterates that Israel has but to adjust to UN Safety Council Decision 497, and asserts that the continued occupation and de facto annexation of the Golan stay vital obstacles to attaining a simply and lasting peace within the area.
Syria additionally prolonged particular due to the Arab Republic of Egypt for submitting the draft decision and expressed appreciation for the international locations which have constantly voted in favor of the decision, 12 months after 12 months.
The Syrian authorities additionally counseled a broad group of nations that confirmed their assist for the decision this 12 months, France, Eire, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Moldova, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and people international locations that shifted their vote from abstention to assist, thereby demonstrating their respect for worldwide regulation and the UN Constitution, which has at all times been clear and unequivocal on the difficulty of occupation and the inadmissibility of buying territory by pressure.
Syria additionally famous with specific gratitude these nations that modified their vote from abstention to assist, demonstrating their respect for worldwide regulation and the UN Constitution, which has constantly rejected the acquisition of territory by pressure.
In closing, Syria reiterated that its dedication to participating in discussions on technical issues associated to regional safety doesn’t alter its agency place that the Golan stays an integral a part of Syrian territory, a stance it continues to advocate for via worldwide diplomatic channels.
