Russia Has Right To Defend Itself Against Aggressive Western Policy – Mekdad

Syria supports Russia and its special military operation in Ukraine, the Arab republic’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Monday at a general political debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

“We believe that Russia has the right to defend itself against aggressive Western policies,” he stressed, “We also express our confidence that the Russian army not only defends its national territory, but also defends the rights of other peoples to justice and freedom.”

“Syria believes that Russia is fighting for the aspirations of all humanity, which rejects unipolar hegemony, and we also call for a new multipolar world order,” the Syrian top diplomat said.

In his view, the war in Syria, which has been going on since 2011, “was part of the Western attempts to maintain its control over the world by using terrorist gangs.” “The example of Syria also makes it clear that US and EU sanctions are tools of collective punishment for nations that defend their national sovereignty,” Mekdad said.