MEP censures US, EU ‘arrogance’ towards crisis-hit Syria
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Syrian Parliament Speaker Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas (R) meets with a delegation from the European Parliament headed by Deputy Chairman of Foreign Affairs Javier Couso (C-L) in Damascus, Syria, July 9, 2016. ©AFP
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has condemned US and European policies on Syria, calling on the West to stop interfering in the Arab country.
According to Press TV, Deputy Chairman for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament Javier Couso made the remarks during a meeting with new speaker of the Syrian People’s Assembly Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas in Damascus on Saturday.
Heading a five-member delegation from the European Parliament during the visit to Syria, Couso stressed that Syria’s sovereignty should not be infringed upon by any other country.
“We’ve come to Syria to have talks with the Syrian government and People’s Assembly. We are also here to know about the status quo of local religious leaders, hospitals and ordinary folks. We think that no country should interfere in other countries’ affairs,” he said.
Couso also noted that the Syrian people have the right to decide their country’s future and choose their head of state.
The lawmaker further urged Europe to lift its sanctions on Syria, noting that the Syrian government has been largely blackballed by Western governments.
He expressed hope that his report of the ground situation in Syria to the European Parliament would make the legislature remove its anti- Syria bans as soon as possible.
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