The Syrian Executive has submitted a formal complaint this Wednesday to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and to the Security Council, in response to the recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights announced these days by the Government of Colombia.
The protest has been articulated through an official letter in which Damascus expresses its rejection, condemnation, and absolute opposition to Bogotá's recognition of what it describes as "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, according to the Syrian state agency Sana.
The document, signed by the permanent representative of Syria to the UN, Ibrahim Alabi, states that the Colombian Executive's decision constitutes a "clear violation" of the UN Charter and of Security Council resolution 497 of 1981, "lacks legal effect" and "does not alter the legal status of the Golan as occupied Syrian territory."
At the same time, Syrian authorities have indicated that international support for the resolution on "Syrian Golan" "had increased to 123 in December 2025, highlighting international awareness of the seriousness of the occupation, while Israel continues with its attacks and incursions that destabilize the region."
Damascus has emphasized that the defense of Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty constitutes a "fundamental pillar" for "security and stability" in the Middle East, and has reiterated its willingness to "maintain consultations with Colombia to clarify these facts."
Likewise, the Syrian government has urged Colombian authorities to review and annul the recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory taken from Syria in the Six-Day War (1967) and in the Yom Kippur War (1973), and subsequently de facto annexed by Israel in 1981.
The decision of the Colombian Executive, led by Abelardo de la Espriella, has also sparked condemnation from the Arab League and key countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt.