Sabbagh: Syria rejects attempts to politicize the humanitarian situation and continues to make efforts to facilitate the response to the effects of the earthquake

New York-SANA

Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, affirmed that Syria rejects attempts to politicize the humanitarian situation there, pointing to the need for international efforts to confront the repercussions of the earthquake to focus on helping to rebuild infrastructure and address the damage to various facilities.

Ambassador Sabbagh pointed out during a session of the Security Council today that Syria continues to exert all efforts to facilitate the emergency response to the effects of the earthquake, and that it is committed to delivering humanitarian aid to all its affected citizens.

Ambassador Sabbagh indicated that the restrictions imposed on hospitals in Syria and the refusal of international companies to sell necessary medicines and medical equipment exacerbated the suffering of the health sector, including during the period of the Corona pandemic and the earthquake, pointing out that the illegal US seizure of oil and gas fields in northeastern Syria, and smuggling operations Oil abroad has deprived the Syrian people of this substance and its revenues, which amount to billions of dollars.

Ambassador Sabbagh explained that the measures imposed on importing power stations, equipment related to power generation and the necessary spare parts caused the Syrians to be deprived of access to electricity for long hours daily, pointing out that the restrictions imposed on Syrian banks led to the freezing or severing of financial relations with foreign banks and the inability to implement transfers. necessary financial sectors.

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