Syria condemns US seizure of the Venezuelan President’s plane

DAMASCUS, SEP.7, (ST)-The Syrian Arab Republic has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of the plane of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

“Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns the United States of America’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane in Dominican Republic and its transfer to the US state of Florida”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates  said in a statement issued on Saturday.

The statement added: “ Syria confirms that this US behavior is an international piracy operation and constitutes a flagrant violation of the basic principles and norms of international law and an attack on the sovereignty of States.”

“The Syrian Arab Republic reaffirms its support for the government and people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the face of US arrogance and Western attempts to interfere in its internal affairs,” the statement reads.

It indicated that these practices are clear evidence of the U.S. abandonment of respect for property’s rights and the principle of state immunity, and that it is necessary for the United States to stop these shameful practices.

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