Al-Mikdad: Government Keen to Relief Victims of Terrorist Acts

DAMASCUS, (ST) – The government spares no effort to relief victims of terrorist acts and to provide them with basic needs despite all the obstacles facing it as a result of some countries’ “support for armed terrorist groups aiming to destroy the Syrian infrastructure mainly oil pipelines, roads food stuff with a direct help from the Turkish government,” Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal al-Mikdad said on Sunday.

During his meeting with John Ging, Director of the Coordination and Response Section at the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the accompanying delegation, al-Mikdad hailed the “role that can be played by the UN and its concerned agencies in conveying humanitarian assistance to and providing financial and moral support for terrorism victims to surpass the crisis, in implementation of the government’s decision.”

Al-Mikdad condemned the Turkish piracy which targeted more than 1000 factories and silos in Aleppo aiming at supporting terrorists.

He reiterated the important role the UN can play to “face and uncover the unfair West- imposed economic sanctions which impoverished the Syrian citizens and influenced their ability to confront the crisis caused by the United States and its allies.

Al-Mikdad affirmed the importance of the political program announced by President Bashar Al-Assad, particularly regarding the issue of facilitating the arrival of humanitarian assistance to victimized Syrians who left their homeland because of bloody events, referring to the Syrian government keen efforts as regards implementing the items of this program.

For his part, Ging stressed the “UN keenness to implement its humanitarian mission neutrally and away from any political considerations”, confirming the positive cooperation between OCHA and the UN agencies on the one hand and the Syrian government and concerned parties on the other.

Ging stressed the importance of discussing all issues in coordination with the Syrian government within the framework of respecting the country’s independence and sovereignty.

On the other hand, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Jasem Mohammad Zakaraya discussed with the UN Response team the conditions of the victimized Syrian families and the services provided to them by the government or by the Higher Relief Committee.

The Minister said the government intensified its efforts to convey humanitarian assistance to terrorism-hit citizens neutrally. He pointed out that the government is keen to alleviate the suffering of the victims and create suitable circumstances to help them return to their original residence areas.

H. Mustafa