NEW YORK, Rajab 24, 1439, April 10, 2018, SPA -- The State of Kuwait strongly condemns the horrifying attacks, by rockets and explosive barrels, on civilian areas of eastern Ghouta, including the latest attack on the city of Douma last Saturday, Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi has stated. "These attacks, whether by air strikes or artillery shelling, constitute flagrant violations of the will of the international community and relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2401, which called for a ceasefire without delay for at least 30 days," Ambassador Al-Otaibi said at a special UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria after the attacks on Douma. He pointed out that the provisions of resolution 2118 were conclusive and decisive regarding the need to hold accountable those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria over their clear violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. "But what is happening now is a blatant violation of the provisions of that resolution," he said. He stressed that Kuwait as a member of the UNSC can not accept the current situation and the repeated use of chemical weapons in Syria. Al-Otaibi called on the Security Council to help end the suffering of the Syrian people, "who are tired of watching the meetings of the Security Council without seeing a tangible result on the ground." --SPA 03:24 LOCAL TIME 00:24 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w663683