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CSTO LEADERS CALL FOR END TO KESSAB CRISIS
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Friday, April 4th, 2014
Foreign Ministers of CSTO countries meet in Moscow, April 3, 2014.
MOSCOW--The Foreign Ministers of the constituent countries of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in Moscow on
Thursday, where they adopted a statement voicing concern for the
situation in the Armenian-populated town of Kessab, Syria, and its
surrounding region.
The leaders expressed their "deep concern" over the occupation
of Kessab by al-Qaeda-linked armed groups, which resulted in the
displacement of 2000 Armenians from the historically Armenian town.
"We severely criticize terrorist actions and the application of force
against the peaceful population," the statement said. "We support
the speediest halt to violence and secure return of refugees. We are
convinced that the normalization of the situation is possible only
with the exclusion of external interference and violence, through
a broad-based political dialogue, considering the interests of all
Syrians regardless of their ethnicity and religious affiliation,"
the statement read.
The CSTO Foreign Ministers urged all interested parties to work in full
compliance with international law and to end the bloodshed in Syria
and reach a peaceful solution on the basis of the Geneva Convention
of June 30, 2012."
http://asbarez.com/121531/csto-leaders-call-for-end-to-kessab-crisis/
Friday, April 4th, 2014
Foreign Ministers of CSTO countries meet in Moscow, April 3, 2014.
MOSCOW--The Foreign Ministers of the constituent countries of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in Moscow on
Thursday, where they adopted a statement voicing concern for the
situation in the Armenian-populated town of Kessab, Syria, and its
surrounding region.
The leaders expressed their "deep concern" over the occupation
of Kessab by al-Qaeda-linked armed groups, which resulted in the
displacement of 2000 Armenians from the historically Armenian town.
"We severely criticize terrorist actions and the application of force
against the peaceful population," the statement said. "We support
the speediest halt to violence and secure return of refugees. We are
convinced that the normalization of the situation is possible only
with the exclusion of external interference and violence, through
a broad-based political dialogue, considering the interests of all
Syrians regardless of their ethnicity and religious affiliation,"
the statement read.
The CSTO Foreign Ministers urged all interested parties to work in full
compliance with international law and to end the bloodshed in Syria
and reach a peaceful solution on the basis of the Geneva Convention
of June 30, 2012."