Syria slams Donald Trump for Golan Heights remarks

Damascus: The Syrian government on Friday slammed US President Donald Trump’s remarks about accepting Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights, a part of Syria that has been under Israeli military occupation since the Six-Day War of 1967. The Foreign Ministry described Trump’s statement on Thursday as reckless, saying that this kind of act has shown the absolute support of the United States for Israeli aggression, reports Efe news.

“It has become perfectly clear to the international community that the US, with its irrational policies governed by a hegemonic and arrogant mentality, has become the main factor in aggravating situations on the international level and threatening international peace and stability,” a Ministry source said in a statement. It also highlighted the violation of the UN Security Council Resolution 497 of 1981, adopted unanimously by all members including the US, which rejects the decision of Israel to effectively occupy the Golan Heights.

“The announcements of the US President and his administration about the Syrian-occupied Golan will never change the fact that the Golan was and will always be Arab and Syrian. “Syrian people are more determined to liberate this precious part of the Syrian nation by all possible means and return it to its homeland,” the statement added. (IANS)

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