VIENNA, (SANA) - Director General of the Atomic Energy Commission in Syria Ibrahem Othamn Wednesday called the international community and The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to practice more pressures to force Israel join the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT), warning against the danger of the Israeli nuclear arsenal on the security and peace in the Middle East and region.

In a statement delivered on the behalf of Syrian Arab Republic at the General conference of IAEA, Othman renewed Syria's continuous keenness to free the region from nuclear weapons, reminding of Syria's initiative in this regard.

Othman demanded to subjugate Israeli nuclear facilities to IAEA's monitoring, criticizing the silence of some international sides regarding the Israeli ignorance of international legitimacy resolutions.

In his statement ,Othman underlined the states' right to possess the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, pointing out to the necessity of IAEA to play an active role to make its missions a success in order to achieve development and prosperity for humanity and  serve international peace and security .

Othman hailed the standing cooperation between the Atomic Energy Commission in Syria and IAEA in the technical and scientific rehabilitation in addition to developing safety and protection in the Syrian commission.

Thawra- Mazen