Nebenzia says UNSC to publish document on Syria in coming days

Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebeznya said that the Security Council (SC) may publish a document on the situation in Syria in the coming days. He told reporters on December 10.

"We discussed the need to produce a document in the council. No one was ready for it today, but I think we will see it in the coming days <...>," Nebenzya said.

The Russian Permanent Representative also noted that the UN Security Council members are "more or less united" in their opinion on the need to preserve Syria's territorial integrity.

Moreover, he also specified that everyone, including the UNSC members, was surprised by the events in the republic.

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Earlier, on December 9, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the indefinite transfer of the Golan Heights under Israeli control. To all this, Netanyahu added that Israeli strikes against the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah and Iran were the reason for the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Shortly before, Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbagh said the country intends to notify the UN Security Council about violations of the republic's sovereignty following the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) strikes on Damascus and the military's actions in the Golan Heights.

On the eve of the national coalition of revolutionary and opposition forces of Syria announced to work on the formation of a transitional authority. In turn, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali said that most of the ministers of the Syrian government remain in Damascus, and he himself is ready to cooperate with any elected leadership.

Against this backdrop, the IDF announced the deployment of forces along the Syrian border to ensure the safety of communities in the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the demarcation agreement with Syria has been terminated due to the withdrawal of Syrian troops. Later it was reported that the Israeli military took control of Mount Hermon.

The situation in Syria escalated as a result of a major attack by armed formations in Aleppo and Idlib, which began on November 28 and led to the Syrian army's retaliation against the militants.