MOSCOW, (ST)_ Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, has declared that the Western sanctions being imposed on Syria have a negative impact on the progress of resolving the crisis in the country and fighting terrorism.
Sputnik quoted Shoygu as saying during a work meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pederden, in Moscow on Thursday, that there are factors that negatively affect the solution to the crisis in Syria, combating terrorism and reconstruction, including Western sanctions, violation of Syria’s sovereignty, the plunder of its resources and restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus.
Shoygu praised the efforts made by the Syrian government to overcome all those difficulties and the negative factors surrounding, saying that it is difficult to understand the logic of Western countries, which on the one hand claim concern for the Syrian people, and on the other hand impose penalties on them, as they prohibit the supply of medicines and foodstuffs and impede the return of the displaced people.
Basma Qaddour