Russian analysts: the continued imposition of economic measures on Syria is immoral

Moscow,(ST)-The political analyst, President of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cooperation with the Arab Countries, Vyacheslav Matuzov, criticized the continued imposition of coercive western unilateral economic measures on Syria in light of the spread of the Corona virus, describing it as “inhuman and incomprehensible.”

Matuzov explained in an interview with SANA correspondent in Moscow today that the Corona virus epidemic has  exposed Western countries clearly and completely stripped them to appear in their true inhumane image, calling for uniting the efforts of all countries to combat this virus and cooperate in the interest of all humanity and put humanitarian issues at the top of the priorities.

Matuzov pointed to the position of the Russian people, which declares its solidarity with Syria in these difficult circumstances and against the unilateral measures imposed by the United States and the western countries allied with it on the Syrian people and on any other country that refuses  American policy.

In turn, Assistant Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats Andrei Baklanov stressed in a similar interview that all countries and international organizations should show solidarity and cooperation in conditions of global health crises such as the Corona pandemic and work to provide assistance to other countries, stressing that unilateral measures Imposed by the United States and its Western allies on Syria are inhuman and immoral.

Baklanov expressed regret that the United States did not support the Russian initiative on the need to lift unjust measures imposed on some countries taken without reference to the UN Security Council, in light of the spread of the Corona virus .

Haifaa Mafalani