Al-Shaybani stated during a meeting in the Russian capital, Moscow: “The continuous Israeli intervention complicates the situation in Sweida, and the state is responsible for minorities, not any external party.” He added: “The Israeli attacks exacerbate the suffering of civilians and disrupt the reconstruction process. Syria cannot proceed with building and stability amidst Israeli aggressions.” The Syrian Foreign Minister emphasized, “and representation of all Syrian people in parliament,” explaining that “the Syrian state is responsible for everyone, and any manipulation of this issue will lead to chaos again.”
Earlier, the official spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, confirmed that the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, will hold talks with the Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad Al-Shaybani, in Moscow today, Thursday. Zakharova told Sputnik: “On July 31st, Sergey Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Asaad Al-Shaybani.”
Over the past two weeks, Sweida province in southern Syria has witnessed a deterioration in humanitarian conditions due to security tensions and clashes that erupted between city residents and tribal members and armed factions, followed by escalation due to government intervention and Israeli bombing.
