US demands reopening border crossings to deliver aid to Syria
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, called for the reopening of border crossings in Syria to bring in humanitarian aid.
Chairing a meeting of the UN Security Council, Blinken called for the reopening of border crossings that were closed in 2020.
These crossings are al-Ya’roubiya on the Syrian-Iraqi border and Bab al-Salama on the Syrian-Turkish border.
“These crossings provide assistance to 4 million Syrians and 1.3 million Syrians, respectively,” Blinken said.
“Let us give ourselves more crossings, not less to provide food and medicine to the Syrian people,” the US official added.
He asked how it was possible not to “find the common humanity in our hearts to actually take meaningful action.”
The US Secretary of State called on members of the Security Council to work towards improving the humanitarian situation in Syria, which is the subject of Syria Conference in Brussels this week.
“We have to find a way to do something, it’s our responsibility, and a shame if we don’t,” Blinken noted.