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The Serious Developments in the Syrian Arab Republic The Council of the League of Arab States at Summit Level, - Having reviewed: The note submitted by the Secretariat General, The report submitted by the Secretary-General on the Joint Arab Action; - Recalling Summit Resolution 554 isssued by 23rd Ordinary Session in Baghdad on 29 March 2012, Resolution 578 issued by 24th Ordinary Session in Doha on 26 March 2013, Resolution 600 issued by 25th Ordinary Session in Kuwait on 26 March 2014, and all the Council Resolutions at Ministerial Level most recently Resolution 7872 issued by 143rd Ordinary Session on 9 March 2015, and the Statements of the Ministerial Committee concerned with the Situation in Syria; - Emphasizing its firm position regarding the preservation of Syria's unity, stability and its territorial integrity, - Based on the remarks of the Heads of delegation, and the Secretary-General; 1- Expresses grave concern over exacerbation of the Syrian crisis. and its serious implications on the future of the security, stability, national unity, and territorial integrity of Syria, in addition to the severe humanitarian suffering of the Syrian people due to escalated acts of destruction, violence, killings and heinous crimes perpetrated against civilians; in a flagrant violation to the human rights principles and the international humanitarian law, all leading to constant increase in the number of displaced persons and refugees in Syria and the neighboring countries; 2- Reaffirms the importance that the Security Council carries out its full responsibility in dealing with developments of the Syrian crisis, and requests the Arab League Secretary-General to continue his consultations with the UN Secretary-General and his Special Representative to Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and different concerned parties to reach agreement on a joint action plan that would ensure achievement of the political solution to the Syrian crisis in accordance with the Geneva (1) Statement of 30 June 2012, thus meeting the aspirations of the Syrian people and all their components and constituencies; 3- Commends the outcomes of Cairo and Moscow meetings and endeavours to revive the course of negotiated political solution to the Syrian crisis based on Geneva (1) Statement, emphasizing the importance of coordinating the different Arab and international efforts exerted in this regard; 4- Underscores Security Council Resolution 2209 (2015) that condemned use of toxic chlorine gas in Syria and stressed the importance that all the conflicting parties shall not use, develop, produce, stockpile, retain, or transfer chemical weapons, stressing that those individuals responsible for use of such weapons must be held accountable; 5- Stresses the need to adhere to provisions of Security Council Resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), and 2191 (2014) on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Syria, and urges the Security Council to bear its responsibilities towards implementation of this Resolution and to take the necessary procedure