December 2019

11 December، 2019 Hama, SANA-On the occasion of Christmas, the largest Christmas cave was opened today in Syria, in Mar Elias Roman Catholic Church in the town of Kafrbihm in Hama countryside, in the presence of official, religious and popular figures. Father Nabil Nader, Pastor of the Roman Catholic Church in Kafrbihm, told SANA correspondent… Read more ON OCCASION OF CHRISTMAS … LARGEST CHRISTMAS CAVE OPENED IN SYRIA, HAMA COUNTRYSIDE

24 December، 2019 Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Ministry affirmed that the Western states used the mechanism for transborder humanitarian aid delivery as a means to undermine Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Ministry said in a statement that “according to the international law, the humanitarian aid should be delivered in consultation with the receiving countries …and… Read more MOSCOW: WEST USED HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERY TO UNDERMINE SYRIA’S SOVEREIGNTY

24 December، 2019 Ankara, SANA- Former Turkish Foreign Minister Murat Karayalçın affirmed that the agreement and understanding with Syria is a pressing and urgent need in order to solve the problems which Turkey is suffering from. In a televised interview, Karayalçın said “Erdogan insists on not being committed to his obligations with regard to the… Read more KARAYALÇIN: AGREEMENT WITH SYRIA IS A PRESSING NEED TO SOLVE TURKEY’S PROBLEMS  

24 December، 2019 Tehran, SANA- Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi stressed that Iran and Russia are in agreement with regard to the situation in Syria as the two countries work at the international forums to end tensions and restore stability and security to this country and to the region as a whole. In… Read more MOUSAVI: IRAN AND RUSSIA IN AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO SITUATION IN SYRIA

23 December، 2019 Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the necessity to completely eliminate terrorism in Syria along with the continuity of efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria which guarantees the respect for its sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. In a speech delivered at the Russian Federation Council in… Read more LAVROV UNDERLINES NEED TO FULLY ELIMINATE TERRORISM IN SYRIA 

23 December، 2019 Beijing, SANA- Chinese Foreign Minister reaffirmed the necessity of the full respect of Syria’s sovereignty, and territorial integrity, asserting that any resolutions on the entry of humanitarian aid through borders must be approved by the Syrian Government. In a press conference, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Geng Shuang said that the cross-border humanitarian… Read more CHINA AFFIRMS NECESSITY OF FULL RESPECT OF SYRIA’S SOVEREIGNTY, TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

23 December، 2019 Moscow, SANA- Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem said that the United States, Turkey, and the Israeli enemy continue to conspire against Syria to hinder its counter-terrorism efforts, and that Syria is also subjected to methodical plundering of its petroleum by the US. This came at the beginning of… Read more AL-MOALLEM: US, TURKEY, AND ISRAEL CONTINUE TO CONSPIRE AGAINST SYRIA TO HINDER COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS

19 December، 2019 Damascus, SANA, Some pictures of the colorful atmospheres of Christmas in Damascus  

19 December، 2019 New York, SANA-Acting Charge de-Affairs of Syria’s permanent mission to the UN, Louay Fallouh, said on Thursday that Syria categorically rejects the draft resolution submitted by the so-called humanitarian co-penholders because it is totally far from the humanitarian purposes proposed in it. Fallouh added in a speech at a UN Security council… Read more FALLOUH: SYRIA REJECTS DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY SO-CALLED CO-PENHOLDERS BECAUSE IT IS FAR FROM THE HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES PROPOSED IN IT