Coercive US measures on Syria impedes humanitarian relief operations, Ambassador al-Khatib says

• Published date: 11 February 2023
• Publication title: Arab News Service

11 February 2023 (Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)) New Delhi, SANA- Syrian Ambassador to India, Dr. Bassam al-Khatib has affirmed that the unilateral coercive US measures imposed on Syria impeded the urgent humanitarian relief operations after the quake hit the country last week

During a press conference held Saturday at the Syrian Embassy Headquarters in New Delhi, Ambassador al-Khatib called for intensifying the humanitarian and international efforts to lift the western blockade imposed on Syria and allowing the return of refugees to their homeland.

Al-Khatib thanked the Indian government and people for standing by Syria in its ordeal and for sending humanitarian aid after the devastating quake.

He also gave a...