A/HRC/6/2 page 4 Syrian Arab Republic [Original: Arabic] [12 June 2007] 1. In its response, the Government reaffirmed the position of the Syrian Arab Republic rejecting unilateral coercive measures, particularly the Act known as the Syria Accountability Act which the Congress of the United States of America passed against Syria. The Government noted that this Act is in violation of international law and adversely affects the exercise of the human right to development. 2. The Government noted that support for the position of the Syrian Arab Republic had been voiced by the Non-Aligned Movement and the Islamic Conference, expressing deep concern at the imposition of unilateral sanctions on Syria by the United States of America and describing the so-called Syria Accountability Act as a violation of the principles of international law and of the United Nations and as a dangerous precedent in dealings with independent States. -----