“The majority of the population in the rest of the country continues to suffer because of Western sanctions,” RIA Novosti quoted Yegorov as saying at a briefing.
He noted that the sanctions are against healthcare, industry, energy, food, construction and transport sectors of the country's economy.
According to the latest data, 1347 people became victims of the earthquake in Syria.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that no sanctions should prevent the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syria after the earthquake.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that more than 20 tons of humanitarian cargo was delivered to Syria by the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces for the victims of the earthquake.