UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by the recent and extensive violations of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, urging parties to de-escalate violence throughout the country, his spokesperson said Thursday.
"The Secretary-General is particularly concerned over the hundreds of Israeli airstrikes on several locations in Syria, and stresses the urgent need to de-escalate violence on all fronts, throughout the country," Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN chief, said at a daily press briefing.
Guterres emphasizes that the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement remains in force, condemning all actions that would be inconsistent with the agreement, and calling on the parties to the agreement to uphold their obligations under this instrument, including by ending all unauthorized presence in the area of separation and refraining from any action that would undermine the ceasefire and stability in Golan.
In this period of rapid change, Guterres underscores that, while maintaining public order, it is imperative to support credible, orderly and inclusive transitional arrangements in Syria, the spokesperson said. ■
