At noon on March 14, local time, early this morning Beijing time, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a presidential statement strongly condemning the large-scale violence that has occurred in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces since the 6th of this month, including large-scale killings of civilians, particularly against the Alawite community. The Council calls on the Syrian Interim Authority to protect all Syrians regardless of race or religion. The Council reaffirms its strong support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and calls on all countries to respect these principles and refrain from any action or intervention that could further destabilize Syria. The Security Council emphasized the importance of fighting terrorism in Syria, expressed deep concern over the serious threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, urged Syria to take decisive measures to deal with this threat, and emphasized that Syria must fulfill its anti-terrorism obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions.

At noon on March 14, local time, early this morning Beijing time, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a presidential statement strongly condemning the large-scale violence that has occurred in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces since the 6th of this month, including large-scale killings of civilians, particularly against the Alawite community. The Council calls on the Syrian Interim Authority to protect all Syrians regardless of race or religion. The Council reaffirms its strong support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and calls on all countries to respect these principles and refrain from any action or intervention that could further destabilize Syria. The Security Council emphasized the importance of fighting terrorism in Syria, expressed deep concern over the serious threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, urged Syria to take decisive measures to deal with this threat, and emphasized that Syria must fulfill its anti-terrorism obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions.