The Minister of Transport discusses with Mariani the negative effects of the terrorist war on the transport sector

On August 23rd, the Minister of Transport, Eng. Zuhair Khuzaym, met with Thierry Mariani, member of the European Parliament, a member of the French National Rally Party, and his accompanying delegation. 

The two sides discussed the difficult conditions that the transport sector suffers from as a result of the negative effects of the unilateral coercive Western economic measures imposed on the Syrian people and their repercussions on the citizens. 

The Minister reviewed the negative effects of the terrorist war on Syria on the various transport sectors, land, sea, air and rail, the destruction of roads and bridges by the US and Turkish occupation forces, the destruction of roads and bridges and the impact of Western economic sanctions on “Syrian Airlines”, airports, air transit, ships, ports, supplies, training and programs. 

The Minister referred to the qualitative work carried out by the workers in continuing to maintain and rebuild the infrastructure and technical requirements, especially in aviation, railways, ports, roads and bridges. 

The members of the delegation expressed their understanding of the impact of Western economic measures on Syria, noting that they would convey this to the European Parliament and their peoples. 

They stressed the need to re-launch economic exchange with Syria and what is related to the materials needed by the sector such as tools, spare parts, equipment, spare parts, maintenance, programs, operating systems and others.

Inas Abdulkareem