DAMASCUS,(ST)_ The World Peace delegation , currently visiting Syria, led by Mairead Maguire on Wednesday met with the families of martyrs and health sector workers in Damascus and Damascus countryside governorates.
Maguire, and members of the delegation expressed condolences to the families of the martyrs who were killed as a result of acts of terrorism by insurgents and terrorists
She stressed that the world peace delegation called on governments funding terrorists to give up supporting and financing terrorism so as peace to be restored to Syria, noting the suffering of the clergymen at the hands of terrorists in acts of murder, torture and intimidation, and the need to stop targeting spiritual leaders and implanting terror throughout Syria.
Maguire considered that peace is the only answer to the suffering of the Syrian people, adding that the delegation will listen during its visit to certificates on what Syria is exposed and convey the hearings to the world public opinion.
“we know that insurgents and terrorists are targeting innocent civilians and medical personnel in order to threaten the stability of Syria and put it in the hands of the enemies of goodness, ” she emphasized.
For his part, Minister of Health Dr. Saad Naef said that Syria is exposed to a heinous global war with obscurantism trends as its spearhead , commending the efforts of ambulances and medical personnel in the departments of Health, which work despite risks and threats .
Worthy mentioning that head of the visiting delegation Maguire holds a Nobel Peace Prize . The delegation includes 18 figures working in medical ,educational parliamentary , media and religious fields in Ireland , the USA Australia, Italy, Iran, Canada, Brazil and Portugal.
T. Fateh