Ambassador Obeid presents to Fia-Arab delegation the latest developments in Syria and the region
On December 25th, Syrian Ambassador to Cuba, Dr. Ghassan Obeid, met with a delegation from the Federation of Arab Communities in the American Continent “Fia-Arab America” and the Arab Federation in Cuba.
During the meeting held at the headquarters of the Syrian Embassy in Havana, Obeid referred to the latest developments in Syria and the region and the steps taken by the Syrian government to strengthen national cohesion, including amnesty decrees and numerous decisions aimed at facilitating the return of the displaced Syrians to their country.
He pointed to the difficulties faced by the Syrian people due to the illegal unilateral coercive economic measures imposed on Syria, in addition to the American occupation forces stealing oil and crops in northern Syria.
He stressed the importance of the role of the expatriate communities in showing the true picture of Syria and the positive measures and steps being taken in contrast to the lies reported by the Western media.
He affirmed Syria’s welcome to the upcoming conference of “Fia -Arab America”, which will be held in Damascus next year and will be attended by delegations from Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay, Paraguay and other Latin American countries.
For his part, Vice-President of the Federation of Arab Communities in the American Continent “Fia-Arab America” Jose Elias Chidiac, President of the Arab Union in Cuba Jaime Prover and members of the delegation renewed their support and stand by Syria.
They expressed their rejection of the unjust war, coercive economic measures and blockade imposed on Syria by European countries and the United States similar to the blockade that Cuba has been subjected to for six decades.
The delegation pointed out that Syria thwarted the plans against it, praising at the same time the efforts made by the Syrian government, despite all the difficulties, in the reconstruction and return of the displaced to the places liberated by the Syrian Arab Army from the control of armed terrorist groups.
The meeting was attended by Ali Abbas, Louay Qarqout, from the Syrian embassy and the director of activities in the Arab Federation in Cuba, Carmen Solomon.
Inas Abdulkareem