Day: April 2, 2023

Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, discussed with Dagestani State Duma Deputy Rizvan Kurbanov, the issue of humanitarian aid provided by the “Pure Heart” Charitable Foundation in Dagestan to the Syrian people, in order to mitigate the repercussions of the earthquake that struck Syria last February.

During a meeting held Sunday at the headquarters of the Syrian embassy in Moscow, Kurbanov, who heads the foundation, noted that the aid provided by citizens in Dagestan will be sent to Syria successively.

He added that the foundation has recently sent 52 tons of humanitarian aid aboard a ship that docked in the port of Tartous.

In turn, Dr. al-Jaafari voiced his sincere thanks to Deputy Kurbanov, stressing that this aid is evidence of the great love of the friendly Dagestani people to Syria.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Caretaker Minister of Culture, Judge Muhammad Wissam Al -Mortada, left Beirut this morning, heading to the French capital to chair the meeting of the Board of Directors of the “International Center for Human Sciences”, which holds an exceptional session for this year at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will be partaking in the session, which will revolve around the mechanism of the CISH’s work, and a comprehensive evaluation of the local and international conferences, seminars and lectures’ chain held by the center during the current year. A number of future projects will also be discussed, most importantly in promoting its classification to the first category.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Al-Baath Arab Socialist Party in Yemen has strongly condemned the continued attacks of Zionist entity on Syria which target civilian airports and residential areas in a flagrant violation of international laws.

“These attacks confirm the aggressive approach of this entity and its violation of international law,” the Regional Leadership of the party said in a statement.

The statement called on the international community to assume its responsibilities in deterring the Israeli entity and obliging it to comply with the international laws and the UN Charter.

The statement stressed the failure of the Israeli occupation entity and its terrorist tools in the region to undermine the steadfastness of the Syrian people and the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army and its leadership against terrorism and its supporters.

It considered that the attacks of this entity on Syria constitute revenge for the defeat of its terrorist tools and its project against it, in light of the escalating indications and evidence confirming the return of Syria to play its pivotal role at the Arab, Islamic and international levels.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, stated that Russia will be an honest mediator during its presidency of the UN Security Council, and that attempts to provoke it are doomed with failure, according to “Russia Today” news agency. Polyanskiy pointed out that “the United Nations is committed to international law and the rules of procedures that have been developed for decades, and does not adhere to the system founded on rules that the collective West is trying to impose in place of international law.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Russian army has thwarted a missile attack by the Ukrainian forces, destroyed two reconnaissance groups and downed three drones.

“Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems repelled joint missile strikes by Ukrainian forces towards southern Donetsk which included two missiles from US HIMARS missile launcher system and three projectiles,” spokesman for Russian Defense Ministry was quoted by Sputnik as saying Sunday, adding that all targets have been destroyed

The spokesman went on saying that Russian forces downed three Ukrainian drones and thwarted two hostile attempts to conduct reconnaissance by force, as a reconnaissance group was destroyed, and up to 20 militants were eliminated.

He said that in direction of Zaporozhe, an attempt by the Ukrainian forces to send a sabotage and reconnaissance group was thwarted as five militants were killed.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus and Cairo are in advanced discussions to restore diplomatic ties and a top-level meeting is expected, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. The newspaper reported that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi are set to meet in the future after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ends. Syrian and Egyptian officials are expected to discuss Syria’s possible return to the Arab League over the weekend, according to the sources, adding that the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership in 2011. Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Cairo on Saturday to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. The two officials held a closed-door meeting and had talks with the countries’ delegates, discussing a boost in bilateral communication channels. Mekdad’s visit to Cairo is the “first in more than 10 years” for a Syrian top diplomat and saw a closed-door meeting between the two ministers followed by discussions between the two countries’ delegations, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. Several Arab countries rushed to Syria’s aid after the February 6 earthquake that killed tens of thousands in the war-torn country and neighboring Turkey. At the time, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad in unprecedented support since El-Sisi took office in 2014. Shoukry then visited Damascus and met with Al-Assad on February 27 on the first trip of its kind in more than a decade. Discussions on Saturday focused on “supporting the Syrian people to restore (the country’s) unity and sovereignty over its whole territories,” the Egyptian Ministry said in a statement. Shoukry called for a “comprehensive political settlement to the Syrian crisis,” while reiterating Cairo’s backing for the United Nations special envoy’s efforts to resolve the conflict.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon