Members of the Arab community in Brazil demand the lifting of the European coercive measures imposed on Syria

Brasilia-Sana

The members of the Arab community in Brazil, especially the Syrian and Lebanese, called for lifting the unjust coercive economic measures imposed by European countries on the Syrian people and targeting them for their livelihood and basic needs.

In a message they sent today to the European Union mission and the papal embassy in Brasilia, the heads of the Islamic and Christian sects representing the Arab community in Brazil, especially the Syrian and Lebanese, whose number exceeds 14 million, most of whom hold Brazilian nationalities, stressed that the unilateral coercive economic measures imposed on the Syrian people violate all the divine laws that They call for the good of people everywhere, the lofty principles endorsed by civilized nations and the Human Rights Charter, calling for the initiation of a constructive dialogue with the Syrian government based on mutual respect.

The signatories of the letter stated that due to the devastating consequences of the terrorist war imposed on Syria ten years ago and continuing to this day in addition to the unilateral coercive economic measures imposed by the European Union and the United States on Syria, this has negatively and directly affected the daily life of Syrians who have become unable to secure The minimum basic requirements for daily life such as food, medicine and medicine, especially in light of the difficult health conditions resulting from the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.

The signatories of the letter called on the leaders of the European Union countries to retreat from the policy of illegal sanctions and to lift these coercive economic measures for humanitarian reasons, because their continuation would cause a great humanitarian disaster in Syria.