New Delhi-Sana
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Faisal Al-Miqdad, affirmed that the relations between the two friendly countries, Syria and India, are strong and characterized by special cordiality, and we seek to strengthen and deepen them in various fields during the coming period.
Al-Miqdad said in a statement to SANA reporter in India: The Syrian visits to India did not stop, and on this basis the communication was continuous, as the Indian embassy in Damascus did not stop its work completely, and the Syrian embassy in New Delhi continued its work as usual.
Al-Miqdad added: In the political field, India supported Syria in its war on terrorism and called for an end to this unjust war against it, and called on the powers that directly support and finance it to stop what it is doing, just as India today is a member of the UN Security Council and it stands by Syria with everything it means. This word, when it stands on the side of Syria, it stands on the side of truth.
Al-Miqdad continued: In the economic field, India has not stopped providing Syria with humanitarian aid or economic support, and there are many areas in which Syria relies on the aid and economic support it receives from India, whether in the field of food, medicine or technology.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed his confidence that the relations between the two countries will develop in all fields, especially in the technological field.
Al-Miqdad indicated that the Syrian Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dispatched 75 Syrian diplomats to India over the past three years.
To benefit from the experience of the Indian Diplomatic Institute, and a thousand Syrian students benefit from Indian scholarships annually in the best Indian universities.
Al-Miqdad said: There is a deep belief by India in the need to increase cooperation in the field of combating terrorism. We are two countries that are fighting terrorism directly, and we believe that these efforts will be deepened during the coming period. It should be conveyed to our friends in India, as we benefit from India's experience in this field.
In an exclusive interview with Weyon TV (The World is One), Minister Al-Miqdad stressed that India is a country that respects international laws and the Charter of the United Nations, and has honorable positions in supporting the rights of peoples and freedoms in the world and Arab issues, especially the Palestinian cause.
Al-Miqdad indicated that Turkey had set up tents for Syrian refugees, who were supposed to flow in, even before the start of the terrorist war on Syria, where terrorist groups and the (Muslim Brotherhood movement) with Turkish and Western support forced citizens to flee after destroying their homes, and then exploited them by Erdogan's regime to blackmail countries. western.
Al-Miqdad pointed out that the United States of America, Western countries, and Turkey are exploiting terrorists today to achieve political goals, and they refuse and prevent the return of the displaced Syrians despite the guarantees provided by the Syrian government for them to return, stressing that what Syria witnessed was a war against it, destruction, killing and displacement of its people.
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