Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, called on the United States to stop the “occupation” of Syrian territory, and urged Israel to give up strikes on the country.
“We draw the attention of the United Nations and members of the Security Council to reports in the western press about a widespread environmental catastrophe threatening northeastern Syria and Iraq due to the barbaric methods of extracting oil from the oil fields that say to the United States,” Nipinza said during a session of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. It is protecting it. ”
“We once again call on the United States to immediately stop the occupation of the Syrian Arab Republic and return its national resources to the government that will be able to protect the environment (in the country),” Nipenzia added.
The Russian delegate indicated that Syria is losing about 40 million $ every month due to the United States’ seizure of the country’s oil fields.
He continued: “We also renew our call to Israel to stop air strikes on Syrian soil and to stop foreign occupation of Syria and try to seize it piece by piece.”
In late 2019, US President Donald Trump endorsed a plan to withdraw his country’s previously deployed forces in Syria, but later decided, as a result of pressure from members of his administration, to keep about 1,000 military personnel to ensure U.S. control of the captured oil fields in the northeast of the country.
This comes in conjunction with the continued Israeli strikes on Syria under the pretext of seeking to prevent Iran and its forces from stationing militarily on Syrian land .
Source: “Novosti” + agencies
