Atef Naddaf, the Syrian Minister of Internal Trade, said that the United States sells oil from Syrian fields, via Turkey, to other countries.
The Syrian minister, in an interview with a Russian TV program, added: “Our enemy – the United States, which is selling Syrian oil to Turkey, which is subsequently selling it to other countries. In other parts of Syria, where oil is present, infrastructure facilities are still completely destroyed, as are railways and all electrical power stations. We have no electricity, and without it there is no local production. ”
He pointed out that Syria is obliged to import oil, which can only be purchased in dollars, and noted that Syrian banks, including the central bank, are subject to sanctions, and that any financial transfers to Syria from abroad are prohibited.
Last October, US President Donald Trump announced, “Perhaps it is time for the Kurds to spread in the Syrian oil region.” Trump justified that, “They need the money.” “We can send one of our major oil companies there, to do everything right,” Trump said.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoyogo declared that the United States is stealing publicly and illegally the oil fields in Syria, while sanctions prohibit the supply of oil to this country.
Source: Novosti
