NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the Arab Group, affirmed its support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Syria and for the Syrian state's efforts to extend its sovereignty over all its territories. These remarks were made by Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Abdulaziz Alwasil during the Security Council session dedicated to discussing the humanitarian and political situation in Syria. In his speech, on behalf of the Arab Group, Alwasil called for the removal of Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. He stressed the importance of the international community's support for Syria's transitional phase, which contributes to strengthening stability and improving the humanitarian situation. Alwasil expressed the Arab Group’s support for the Syrian government's efforts in combating the ISIS terrorist organization and terrorism in all its forms, emphasizing the importance of concerted international efforts to provide the necessary support during this phase. He also urged the international community to strengthen and expand its support for countries hosting Syrian refugees and not leave them to bear the humanitarian and economic burdens alone. Alwasil expressed the Arab Group’s condemnation in the strongest terms the repeated Israeli incursions and attacks on Syrian territory, stressing that they constitute a flagrant violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. He reiterated the need to compel Israel to abide by the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement fully and to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from the occupied Syrian Golan.