BEIRUT, Feb 11 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Agriculture Minister, Abbas Hajj Hassan, said yesterday that, the intensified U.S. sanctions on Syria would not stand in the way of Lebanon’s efforts to provide humanitarian support for its neighbour.
The Lebanese government is “aware of the Caesar Act and its conditions, and it won’t stand in our way of going to Syria,” Hajj Hassan said, in a televised interview with Alghad TV.
He was referring to the U.S. legislation in 2019, that sanctions the Syrian government.
“Human cooperation knows no borders, and it cannot be restricted,” the minister was quoted as saying, urging all countries to facilitate the creation of a humanitarian support bridge to help the quake-battered country.
Hajj Hassan also noted that, the visit of the Lebanese ministerial delegation to Damascus opened new horizons for cooperation with Syria.
“The visit achieved an important step that begins with humanitarian support, hoping that it extends to other political and security fields,” he said.
A Lebanese ministerial delegation visited Syria on Wednesday, to discuss with Syrian officials more possible quake-relief assistance, a day after a team of Lebanese emergency workers travelled to Syria, to join in the local rescue efforts.
Meanwhile, Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister, Ali Hamieh said, Lebanon has opened its air space and maritime facilities, to enable shipping companies to transport humanitarian aid to Syria.
