The NAM Coordinating Bureau in New York, the US, issued a communique on Wednesday, saying that such acts of violence against diplomatic and consular missions are unjustifiable.
The following is the full text of the communique released by the movement which has 120 member states:
The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-aligned Movement strongly condemns the heinous attack conducted by Israel against Iranian diplomatic premises and representatives in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Republic, which took place on 1 April 2024 and resulted in more than a dozen of casualties including seven Iranian personnel and six Syrian civilians, and the complete destruction of the Islamic Republic of Iran's diplomatic premises. The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-aligned Movement expresses deep solidarity with and condolences to the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran as well as the family and loved ones of the victims of the attack.
The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-aligned Movement reaffirms that such attacks against diplomatic premises and representatives are a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations and also contravene the foundational principle of inviolability of diplomatic premises and representatives as enshrined in the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations (1961), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons including Diplomatic Agents (1973).
The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-aligned Movement emphasizes that such acts of violence against diplomatic and consular missions and representatives, regardless of motive or perpetrator, can never be justified and underlines the obligation of all states to ensure the security and safety of the members and premises of diplomatic and consular missions, as well as their inviolability.
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