Shaaban: The West has no regard for people's lives, its claims about humanitarian situation in Syria false

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

11 February 2023 (Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)) Damascus, SANA- Special Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic, Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban said that the US and the West have no regard for people's lives and all their claims about the humanitarian issue in Syria are false.

'The situation in Syria is difficult due to the earthquake hit the country which claiming thousands of victims, and injuring others, in addition to collapse and cracking of hundreds of buildings, therefore, the Cabinet announced the affected areas in the governorates of Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama and Idlib as afflicted areas,' Shaaban said in an interview with RT channel on Saturday.

Shaaban Pointed out that what worsens the situation is the U.S. and European coercive economic measures that prevent Syria from developing its means and methods to help people trapped under the rubble, while the Americans claim that they allowed humanitarian aid to enter Syria, this is not true, as Western countries have no humanitarian consideration, and only look at the political situation contrary to what they claim.

Shaaban asserted that the United States is committing a crime against the Syrian people by preventing any country from helping Syria, and explained that when there are people trapped under...