BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) According to Tass news agency, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Bashar Jafari met with South Ossetian leader Alan Gagoloyev in Moscow on the 10th and said that the European Union and other Western countries actually China is refusing to provide humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken areas in Syria.

  According to reports, on the same day, Gagloyev visited the Syrian embassy in Moscow and expressed condolences to the Syrian people for the devastating earthquake in Syria.

Data map: Bashar Jafar, Syrian ambassador to Russia.

  Jaafari said, "It has been 5 days since the earthquake, but the EU and other Western countries have not provided any assistance to our country. Syria has been sanctioned by (Western countries) for 11 years, and we now have no equipment to rescue people from the rubble. .”

  Jaafari pointed out that due to Western sanctions, Syria has encountered difficulties in responding to the aftermath of the strong earthquake.

"The UN sent its first humanitarian aid convoy to Syria just yesterday. Unfortunately, the West has politicized everything, even humanitarian aid. Just imagine our ambulances don't even have fuel to transport the wounded, while America keeps Steal our gas and oil and ship it to third countries."

  On the 6th local time, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border.

Syria has experienced years of war and unilateral sanctions by the United States, which have caused serious disasters to the economy and people's livelihood.

The recent strong earthquakes have made the humanitarian situation worse.

The international community has urged the United States to lift sanctions against Syria.

  UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Syria, Pei Kairu, said that emergency relief should not be politicized, and we should pay more attention to what urgent problems need to be solved to help those men, women, and children who may survive.

Syria has experienced 12 years of war and instability, and now it is difficult for the country to experience such a disaster in winter.