Syria condemns European council’s statement about extension of sanctions… based on hypocrisy – Syrian Arab News Agency

Syria strongly condemned the statement of the European Council on the extension of sanctions for an additional year on some Syrian institutions and individuals under the pretext of developing and using chemical weapons, affirming that it was based on hypocrisy and deception and it comes as a continuation of the campaign hostile to Syria.

“The Syrian Arab Republic condemns in the strongest terms the statement issued by the European Council on Monday, November 12th,  extending the imposed sanctions for an additional year on some Syrian institutions and individuals under the pretext of the developing and using of chemical weapons,”  An official source at the foreign and expatriates ministry said in a statement to SANA on Wednesday.