Sabbagh discusses with Bogdanov and Vershinin in Moscow the occupation’s crimes against the Palestinians and its attacks on Syria and Lebanon

Deputy Foreign Minister and Expatriates Bassam Sabbagh discussed in Moscow with the Special Representative of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, developments in the region, the Israeli occupation’s aggression against the Palestinian people, and its repeated attacks on Syrian and Lebanese territories.

During the meeting, which was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ayman Sousan and Syria’s Ambassador to Moscow Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, views were exchanged on developments in the region, in light of the dangerous Israeli escalation represented by the brutal and unprecedented aggression against the Palestinian people and the crimes of genocide it has been committing for 53 days, as well as its repeated attacks on Syrian and Lebanese territories, the latest of which was the attack on Damascus International Airport the day before yesterday.

Sabbagh stressed the need to immediately stop the aggression, condemn its perpetrators, allow the continued flow of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, reject all attempts to liquidate the just Palestinian cause, and ensure that the Palestinian people obtain all their legitimate rights.

During the meeting, various aspects of bilateral relations between Syria and Russia and multi-faceted coordination and cooperation between them were discussed, including within the framework of the United Nations and other international platforms. The two countries’ views were in agreement on the importance of ongoing cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, the need to respect Syria’s sovereignty, end the illegal presence of foreign forces on its territory, and confront the negative repercussions resulting from the unilateral and illegal coercive measures imposed by Western countries.