Official Blasts ‘Inhuman Sanctions’ on Syria

Date: 27 May 2020 - 21:53

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TEHRAN (Dispatches) – A senior Iranian diplomat on Wednesday denounced the "illegal and inhuman sanctions” that have been unilaterally imposed on Syria, calling for efforts to help the Syrian people amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Ali-Asghar Khaji made the remarks as he discussed the latest developments in Syria with UN chief’s special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.
The two stressed the need for providing humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people amid the coronavirus outbreak and helping displaced Syrians and refugees return to their homes.
Khaji touched on the "illegal and inhuman” sanctions on Syria, saying they should be lifted. He also stressed the need for restoring stability and security to Syria and fighting terrorism to the last.
Since the outbreak of war and foreign militancy in Syria in 2011, Iran has stood by the Syrian government and supported its people against foreign-backed terrorist groups.
Syria is emerging from years of war after its army liberated most of the country from the clutches of terrorist groups. The presence of foreign troops on some chunks of land in the north and northwest is the only remaining challenge for the Arab country to retain its full sovereignty and return to normalcy.