Video: Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, on July 29, 2020 urges the United States to stop politicizing the Syrian humanitarian issue and immediately lift unilateral sanctions against Syria. (Xinhua)
In fact, it is the United States that should reflect on its actions, says Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations.
UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday urged the United States to stop politicizing the Syrian humanitarian issue and immediately lift unilateral sanctions against Syria.
Shepherds lead sheep on a road in Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, Syria on July 27, 2020. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
China has always adopted a constructive and responsible approach in dealing with the issue of cross-border humanitarian mechanism for Syrians. In fact, it is the United States that should reflect on its actions, said Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations.
In addressing the cross-border issue, the United States voted six times against reasonable draft resolutions and amendments aimed at narrowing differences and finding solutions, he told a Security Council virtual meeting on Syria's humanitarian situation.
Ziad Thabet, a retired man, checks on his plants over his rooftop in the city of Sweida in southern Syria, on July 24, 2020. (Photo by Hummam Sheikh Ali/Xinhua)
If the United States truly cares about the humanitarian situation in Syria, it should stop politicizing the humanitarian issue, stop putting up a hypocritical political show. If the United States truly cares about the humanitarian situation in Syria, it should immediately lift unilateral sanctions against the Syrian people, instead of creating groundless excuses. If the United States truly cares about the humanitarian situation in Syria, it should stop hegemony policy, regime change and bullying practices in the Middle East and other parts of the world, which had led to endless chaos and instability, said Zhang. ■
