"President Yudhoyono has sent a letter to the UNSC permanent member states and asked them to overcome the Syrian crisis as soon as possible, presidential special staff for international relations Teuku Faizasyah said here on Thursday evening.
On his Twitter account on Thursday evening, President Yudhohono also said he has sent the letter.
"Seeing the worsening situation in Syria, the Indonesian president has sent a letter to the UNSC member states and asked them to do something about it," Yudhoyono said on his Twitter.
As the security situation in Syria continues to deteriorate, the number of refugees pouring across its borders into neighboring countries is increasing.
Over one million refugees have fled Syria into neighboring countries, and around 8,000 are leaving the country every day.
The UN estimates that a million Syrian refugees now need help, 80 percent of them women and children.
Some of the refugees have lost homes and family members in the conflict.
Therefore President Yudhoyono said it was time for the UN Security Council to make a collective act to resolve the conflict in Syria.
Yudhoyono also asked the UN Security Council and five of its members that have the veto power to provide a political solution for the Syrian people affected by the conflict.
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