Cyprus condemns the atrocities committed in the past few hours in neighbouring Syria, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos said in a post on platform X, stressing that immediate de-escalation is necessary. The Republic of Cyprus has also requested that the EU take actions in this regard, he added.
“The atrocities of the past few hours in neighbouring Syria, with civilian victims from minorities including Christians, Druze and Alevis, are utterly condemnable”, Kombos said, noting that “third parties must not be allowed to drag the country into obscurantism and extremism.”
“We called on the Syrian leadership to take all necessary measures to stop the persecution and to conduct a substantive and full investigation with accountability for those who committed these crimes,” he added.
“We insist on the necessity for immediate de-escalation, as well as the need to ensure that the political process will be inclusive and peaceful, guaranteeing the rights and participation of all religious and ethnic groups, with the necessary unity”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs further noted.
“The Republic of Cyprus has called on the European Union to take appropriate action in this regard,” FM concluded.
Οι φρικαλεότητες των τελευταίων ωρών στη γειτονική Συρία, με θύματα αμάχους από μειονότητες περιλαμβανομένων Χριστιανών, Δρούζων και Αλαουιτών είναι απόλυτα καταδικαστέες. Οι τρίτοι δρώντες δεν πρέπει να αφεθούν να οδηγήσουν την χώρα στον σκοταδισμό και στον εξτρεμισμό. Καλέσαμε…
— Constantinos Kombos (@ckombos) March 9, 2025
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Source: CNA
