BAN REITERATES NECESSITY OF POLITICAL SOLUTION TO SYRIAN CONFLICT IN MEETINGS WITH ENVOY, PARTNERS

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BAN REITERATES NECESSITY OF POLITICAL SOLUTION TO SYRIAN CONFLICT IN
MEETINGS WITH ENVOY, PARTNERSNew York, Apr 22 2013
7:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Secretary-General of the
League of Arab States, Nabil Elaraby, today met with their special
representative Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss ways to help the Syrian
parties begin a political process which could help end the violence
while protecting all people and communities in the shattered country.

During the <"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=2794">meeting,
held at the UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Ban reiterated his call
on the Security Council to find unity and put all of its weight behind
a political solution in Syria and Mr. Brahimi's efforts to that end.

Speaking to journalists after a closed-door briefing to the 15-member
Security Council last week, Mr. Brahimi said the situation in Syria
had disintegrated into "the most serious crisis" and urged the UN body
to act.

Latest figures showing 6.8 million people in need, 4.25 million people
internally displaced and an additional 1.3 million seeking refuge in
neighbouring countries from a conflict that has killed over 70,000
people since opposition forces sought to oust President Bashar
Al-Assad in 2011.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Ban had called for stemming the supply of arms
to any side in the Syrian conflict, saying in a closed-door meeting
that more arms would only mean more deaths and destruction.

In the <"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=2793">meeting
with Mr. Elaraby and the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Mr. Ban
said underlined the appalling humanitarian crisis in Syria and
strongly reiterated his appeal for donor countries to fully support UN
humanitarian efforts.

Mr. Ban also told Mr. Elaraby and the Prime Minister that there could
no alternative to a political solution to end the Syrian conflict, and
highlighted the urgent need for dialogue between the parties.

During the same meeting, Mr. Ban said he continued to urge the
Israelis and Palestinians to redouble their efforts to reach an
agreement on all core issues of the conflict. According to his
spokesperson, Mr. Ban "stressed the absolute importance of progress in
2013, adding that the current opportunity should not be missed."

Mr. Ban also reiterated his deep concern over the conditions of
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody and the UN's position that
individuals detained should be charged and face trial in accordance
with international standards, or else be promptly released.

In addition, Mr. Ban today reiterated the readiness of the UN Mission
to investigation allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria. In
remarks to an event focused on the Arab World and prevention of the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors, Mr.
Ban said that "while the mission awaits consent from the Government,
it has carried out fact-finding activities based on available
information."

The participants gathered to discuss the implementation of Resolution
1540, which establishes obligation on all Member States to develop and
enforce appropriate legal and regulatory measures against the
proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
weapons and their means of delivery, in particular, to prevent the
spread of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.

"The most reliable way to prevent both the proliferation and use of
these weapons is through their total and verified elimination. There
are no 'right hands' that can handle these 'wrong weapons'," Mr. Ban
said.Apr 22 2013 7:00PM
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