Ambassador Khaddour briefs the Cardinal of Austria on the catastrophic results and the size of the losses resulting from the earthquake in Syria

Vienna-Sana

Syria's ambassador to Austria and its permanent representative to international organizations, Dr. Hassan Khaddour, met with His Eminence, Cardinal of Austria Christoph Schönborn, Bishop of the Catholic Church in Vienna and all of Austria, in the presence of Manuel Baghdi, Director of the Cardinal's Office and Third Secretary at the embassy, ​​Farah Naseer, within the framework of mobilizing all possible efforts to confront the antiquities. The catastrophic earthquake that hit Syria.

Ambassador Khaddour briefed Cardinal Schönborn on the catastrophic results and the size of the human and material losses caused by the earthquake in Syria, pointing to the difficulties and obstacles facing the Syrian government in carrying out rubble removal and relief operations, due to the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people by the United States and Western countries.

Ambassador Khaddour stressed the need to demand the lifting of unjust sanctions on Syria through personalities and institutions that influence the American decision.

In turn, Cardinal Schönborn expressed his sympathy and sorrow for the victims of this devastating catastrophe, affirming his full support for Syria in its rightful demand to lift the unilateral sanctions imposed on it.

Cardinal Schönborn said that he "has always been praying for Syria and that he carries in his heart the best memories of his visit to several Syrian cities in late 2021," noting that he constantly calls for lifting sanctions on Syria through his channels in the US Congress and the European Parliament. .

Cardinal Schönborn said that he would speak with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg about the results of this humanitarian catastrophe and the need to take practical steps to mitigate its effects, noting that he would deliver the appeal made by Patriarch John X of the Greek Orthodox, Patriarch Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox, and Patriarch Joseph I of the Melkite Catholics. With the heads of churches in Syria to the Vatican.

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