Chinese government calls on US to lift sanctions against Syria after earthquakes

2023-02-09T13:41:26.785Z

China's Foreign Ministry said yesterday that unilateral US sanctions against Syria are halting relief efforts after strong earthquakes hit the Arab country on Monday. "Devastating earthquakes, plus years of war and turmoil, have left Syria in a dire humanitarian crisis."

The large quake was 7.8 magnitude and struck southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border.

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China's Foreign Ministry said yesterday that unilateral US sanctions against Syria are halting relief efforts after strong earthquakes hit the Arab country on Monday.

"The devastating earthquakes, in addition to years of war and turmoil, have left Syria in a terrible humanitarian crisis," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Wednesday, while urging Washington to "open the doors to humanitarian aid”.

"Frequent [US] military attacks and harsh economic sanctions have caused a large number of civilian casualties and have taken away Syrians' livelihoods," the diplomat said.

"In the aftermath of the catastrophe, the

US should put aside geopolitical obsessions and immediately lift unilateral sanctions against Syria

, to open the doors to humanitarian aid," the official emphasized.

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Along similar lines, the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee said that "the lifting of sanctions will open the doors for additional and supplementary aid that will bring immediate relief to those in need."

From the UN they also highlighted the difficulty of providing aid to the country's territories that have suffered the devastating consequences of the tremors.

“We know that the quake has mainly affected the northern part of Syria.

Many territories are disputed.

Many territories are under opposition control.

It will be a challenge to get there.

This is a country that has suffered 11 years of war.

The infrastructure is damaged," said United Nations humanitarian coordinator Jens Laerke.

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Meanwhile, more than 300 Russian military personnel and 60 units of specialized equipment were deployed to Syria on Monday to help remove rubble, rescue quake victims and provide assistance.

On the other hand, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that his country will help Turkey and Syria to deal with the devastating consequences of the earthquakes by sending rescue teams and specialists.

(With information from RT in Spanish and TeleSur)

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Chinese government calls on US to lift sanctions against Syria after earthquakes

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