Al-Dahhak : Syrian people are determined to build their future without any dictates imposed on them

New York, Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Qusay Al-Dahhak , stressed on Tuesday that building a future that meets peoples' aspirations and guarantee the maintenance of international peace and security requires some countries to abandon the past's mentality and the ambitions of hegemony and colonialism, adding that the Syrian people are determined to build their future with their own free will without allowing any external parties to impose their dictates on them. 'This summit represents an important opportunity to evaluate our joint work and what has been achieved to build the aspired- for future that ensures fulfilling the Charter's commitment to maintain international peace and security, avoid future generations the scourge of war, strengthen the bonds of cooperation and friendly relations among countries, and rise basic human rights' Al-Dahhak said in a speech before the 'Future Summit', held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. He added that the continued I sraeli occupation of Arab lands in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by its authorities, and the ongoing acts of aggression against Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, represent a serious and unacceptable violation of international law, principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, and all human and civilized norms and values Ambassador Al-Dahhak expressed Syria's aspiration for a future based on dialogue and diplomacy, strengthening multilateral work, upholding Charter's principles, and the rule of law at the international level, a future free of occupation, hegemonic ambitions, terrorism, unilateral coercive measures, and collective punishment of peoples. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency