So-called US “Caesar Act” is based on lies and fabrications made by enemies of the Syrian people: Foreign Ministry

DAMASCUS, (ST)- Syria has strongly condemned the US decision to tighten the coercive economic measures imposed on it through the so-called “Caesar Act”

The so-called US “Caesar Act” is based on lies and fabrications made by enemies of the Syrian people within the framework of the US’s declared war on Syria in which Washington has used the dirtiest kinds of weapons, including terrorism, economic blockade, political pressure and misinformation, a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement on Wednesday.

Imposing this law by the US administration is a flagrant violation of the most basic human rights and international humanitarian law, thus making the U.S. shoulder the main responsibility for the suffering of the Syrians, the source said, adding that economic terrorism is another side of the terrorism that has shed the blood of Syrians and destroyed their achievements.

 The source pointed out that while the entire world is joining efforts to confront the Coronavirus epidemic, the American administration, which suppresses its people to perpetuate its racist and arrogant policies at home and at the international arena, continues to pursue its aggressive policies of imposing blockades on peoples to deprive them from their right to obtain elements necessary to confront the dangerous global epidemic.

The Syrian Arab Republic, whose people and army have courageously confronted takfiri terrorism and defeated the enemies’ schemes, will have stronger determination to confront this unfair US decision and protect the Syrian national economy, the source went on to say.

The source concluded by saying that Syria urges the international community to work so as to lift all forms of illegal unilateral sanctions and put an end to such aggressive practices that contradict the rules of international law and escalate tension in international relations, thereby posing a serious threat to security, peace and stability in the world.