UN humanitarian coordinator Martin Griffiths was in Damascus yesterday—he had been in Turkiye the day before—where he met with Syrian President Bashar al Assad and Syrian officials. According to SANA, their talks dealt with repercussions of the earthquakes that hit Syria and the urgent humanitarian needs for the Syrian people. Griffiths noted the Syrian government’s swift response to the efforts of rescue and relief.
Assad affirmed the need for bringing in urgent aid to all areas in Syria, including those that are subjected to occupation and to the dominance of the armed terrorist groups. Of no little importance, the President also stressed the necessity for the international efforts to concentrate on reconstructing infrastructure in Syria, as this issue is an urgent need for the stability of the Syrian people and the return of Syrian refugees to their cities and regions.
