Al-Miqdad: The West doesn’t want others to live in peace

DAMASCUS, March.2, (ST)- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Miqdad has declared that the Western world is a savage world which does not want others to live in peace, stressing that Syria has experienced the West and its hypocrisy.

Al-Miqdad’s remarks came during a meeting with university students at Damascus University on Wednesday.

He added that the West wants to implement the economic siege to suppress peoples, indicating that the unjust siege on Syria has been unprecedented in the history of the world.

Regarding Syria’s stance towards what is happening in Ukraine, Al-Miqdad expressed Syria’s support of the friends and allies in Russian Federation as Syria has always chosen to strengthen its relations with those who respect its sovereignty, independence and provide political, economic and military support in facing the Israeli occupation.
 
He underscored that the Syrian people will not forget those who stood by them and those who were against them, and they will continue to build their strategic relations on the basis of respecting the national sovereignty and the right of all peoples of the world in independence, self-determination, security and prosperity without any discrimination or selectivity.
 
The expressed regret that the Ukrainian successive governments have adopted negative and dangerous polices towards Russia and exploited the extremist nationalist movements to escalate the hostility against it.
 
He underlined that since the beginning the West has played an instigative role and tried to tempt the extremist parties in Ukraine with promises to join the EU and acquire military aid and protection in return for raising the level of hostility and threat against Russia.
 
The  minister went on to say that the West exploits the mass media misleading campaigns to distort the true image of the causes behind the crisis in Ukraine and rudely accuses Russia of seeking to expand its hegemony on the region to reach the borders with the European Union.
 
“The US and the EU have never abandoned the hostile and expansionist policy towards Russia, China and all countries that are not under the Western hegemony,” he stated.
 
As for the Arab-Arab relations, the minister emphasized the continuity of Syria’s stance to restore the unified Arab stance, hailing the positive stance of the UAE towards the events in Ukraine.
 
He warned  against the current situation in Ukraine as it will affect the whole world and reflects the image of the conflict between the East and the West, indicating that multi-polarity is the future of the world.
 

Basma Qaddour

You might also like
Latest news
Syrian-Dutch talks on humanitarian support President al-Sharaa extends the mandate of the fact-finding and investigation committee regarding Sy... President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with members of the fact-finding committee, tasked with investigatin... Lebanese Foreign Minister: Lifting sanctions imposed on Syria will encourage the displaced to return Al-Shibani: Signing agreement with South Korea opens new horizons for cooperation in economy, techno... Minister of Social Affairs, French envoy discuss supporting recovery and economic empowerment effort... UN: Israeli attacks on Syrian territory are unacceptable Turkey's representative to the United Nations: The new Syrian administration is doing a good job and... Arab Group at the Security Council calls for stopping the repeated Israeli attacks on Syria Syria's Representative at Security Council calls on international community to support Syria's stabi... President al-Sharaa receives South Korean delegation led by Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul US representative at the Security Council: "we must agree that a stable and sovereign Syria is impor... Syria, South Korea sign agreement on establishing diplomatic ties Algeria's UN envoy expresses concern over Israeli escalation in Syria Ministry of Economy and Industry Discuss Challenges Facing the Syrian Industry Rehabilitation of Rastan Bridge discussed Turkish Ministry of Defense: Israel's provocative attacks undermine Syria's unity, security and stab... Medical Conference In Homs With the participation of 650 Physicians Benefiting from partnerships and modern technology in managing the risks facing Syrian heritage Syria wins silver medal at the Arab Judo Championship