Strack-Zimmermann: "Guterres is unsuitable for his office"
FDP defence politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann has sharply criticized UN Secretary-General António Guterres for statements on the war in the Middle East.
"The battle for a new world order is in full swing in the worst sense of the word. Instead of doing his job, UN Secretary-General Guterres is talking the talk of the anti-democrats, concealing the horrors of the wars in Ukraine and Syria and equating the attacks on these two countries, which violate international law, with Israel's legitimate right to self-defense," Strack-Zimmermann, Chairwoman of the Bundestag's Defence Committee, told the German Press Agency in Berlin. She stated: "Guterres is unsuitable for his office."
Guterres had repeatedly drawn harsh criticism from Israel for his statements. Most recently, he declared that the killing of civilians during the Israeli military's combat operations in the Gaza Strip was unprecedented during his term of office. He has repeatedly strongly condemned the Hamas terror attack against Israel on October 7.
Source: www.dpa.com
