Syrian FM: The Real Target behind ‘Caesar Act’ Is To Open Door for the Return of Terrorism

By Staff, Agencies

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Moallem said on Tuesday that the statements of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Special Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey about the so-called Caesar act affirm that they are a choir of liars because those who want the interest of the Syrian people don’t conspire against their livelihood.

Al-Moallem added at a press conference that the real target behind the so-celled Caesar act is to open the door for the return of terrorism as the case which was in 2011.

He went on to say that we are accustomed to dealing with the unilateral sanctions that were imposed in the country since 1978 under different titles, reaching the so-called Caesar act.

Al-Moallem added that the act should be turned into an opportunity to raise the national economy and achieve self-sufficiency, deepen coordination with friends and allies in all fields, and our war against terrorism will not stop.

Al-Moallem wondered that if the US troops’ positioning near the oil wells, burning the wheat fields, and their threat to friendly countries that want to contribute to the reconstruction process in Syria, do pour in the interest of the Syrian people.

He added that they invest in terrorism, and the proof is their transporting the leaders of Daesh [the Arabic acronym for Takfiri ‘ISIS/ISIL’ group] terrorists into Iraq, and supporting Jabhat al-Nusra and the Turkish regime in its aggression on Syria, so they lie when talking about the interest of the Syrian people.

Al-Moallem affirmed that Syria is determined to stand by the Palestinian people and it rejects the ‘Israeli’ occupation plots to annex territories from the West Bank, adding that ‘Israel’ must withdraw from all occupied Arab lands.

He also noted that the US defends ‘Israeli’ interests and its withdrawal from the region is inevitable.

Al-Moallem added that Turkey occupies territories from Syria and the lessons of history have taught that the peoples which struggle for the sake of their freedom and sovereignty will win at the end.