Damascus-Sana
Syria called on the international community to respect the principles of international humanitarian law and the sanctity of human life and work to lift unilateral coercive measures immediately and unconditionally, especially in the circumstances of the spread of the Corona virus in neighboring countries.
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants said in a statement to SANA today that, in light of the escalating risks posed by the Corona virus and international mobilization to confront this epidemic, besiege it and prevent its spread, the United States and the European Union continue to impose illegal unilateral restrictive measures on a number of countries, some of which suffer greatly from The outbreak of this virus is in flagrant violation of human rights and the most basic human values and principles.
The source added that the Syrian Arab Republic, whose people have suffered and continues to suffer from terrorist aggression and illegal unilateral coercive measures that affect the lives of citizens, especially on the health sector, calls on the international community to respect the principles of international humanitarian law and the sanctity of human life and work to immediately lift these sanctions, especially in These are the conditions in which the Coruna virus spread in neighboring countries.
The source added that Syria at the same time renews its full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Cuba and all the countries in which the epidemic has spread or faces the risk of its spread, and it is subject to sanctions at this time, which assumes and requires uniting all efforts to save humanity from this epidemic.
The source said that Syria calls for the immediate and unconditional lifting of these sanctions and calls on other countries to break this illegal and unjust blockade and that the United States and its allies who impose these sanctions and brag about protecting human rights fully bear responsibility for every human victim of this epidemic by impeding efforts to address this virus, which It constitutes a serious threat to all mankind and the prevention of assistance in controlling it.