لقد جاءت سورية إلى بيت الشرعية، إلى مجلس الأمن هنا، وهي تحمل آمال ملايين السوريين والعرب والمدافعين عن قضايا الأمن والسلم في كل أنحاء العالم، وذلك بهدف إدانة هذا العدوان الذي لا مبرر له على الإطلاق، ولكي نثبت مرة أخرى للعالم ومن هذا المجلس التزامنا بالشرعية الدولية وقراراتها.
Syria has come to the very heart of the house of legality, right here in the Security Council — which represents the hopes and aspirations of millions of Syrians and Arabs and the concerns of many millions more throughout the world who uphold the principles of international law — in order to condemn this act of aggression, which has no justification whatsoever, and to demonstrate once again to the entire world and from this forum our adherence to the United Nations system and its resolutions. In this regard, Syria has officially submitted the text of a draft resolution that responds to the challenges before us, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.