Syrian Health Minister Calls For Removal Of U.S., European Union Sanctions, Says Impacting Health Services

Reuters: Syrian minister says Western sanctions hitting health services
“Syria’s health minister told the World Health Organization on Monday that ‘coercive and unfair’ Western sanctions were hitting medical services trying to cope with coronavirus in his war-torn country and called for their removal…” (Farge/Nebehay, 5/18).

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