Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
New York, SANA-At the end of his visit to New York to participate in the 79th session of the General Assembly, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bassam Sabbagh, met with a number of members of the Syrian community in the US.
During the meeting, Minister Sabbagh reviewed the situation in Syria and the efforts made by the Syrian government to provide basic services to the Syrians despite the major challenges facing it, the economic blockade and the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and other Western countries on the Syrian people, which cause severe suffering to the citizens.
He stressed the important role of the community in exposing these practices to the American public.
Sabbagh discussed with the members of the community their conditions and ways to activate their role abroad, pointing out the importance of establishing a framework for the community’s work that ensures the representation of the interests of all its members and enhances their communication with their mother home, Syria.
Minister Sabbagh stressed the continuous work of Syrian embassies in all countries to provide various consular services and give the necessary assistance to members of the communities.
In this regard, he pointed out that the Ministry has launched electronic consular services platforms that contribute to facilitating their access to consular services more easily.
Latifa Moammar /Manar Salameh
