Syria: Russia should learn to act multilaterally in favour of the oppressed, says AD

Syria: Russia should learn to act multilaterally in favour of the oppressed, says AD

Alternattiva Demokratika depored Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for criticising the European Union over Syria sanctions.

Prof. Arnold Cassola, Alternativa Demokratika-The Green Party spokesperson on EU and International Affairs, said: “Russia’s behaviour in the unfolding popular Arab uprisings has been really dubious.  First Russia was very reluctant to side with the Libyan opposition in its struggle against oppression, and only did so once the dictator Gaddafi fled from Tripoli.  Now Russia is stating that it is against the European Union imposed ban on the products of three Syrian oil companies which act as financial pillars of President Bashar Assad’s regime”.

“It is about time that Russia forgot its limited national financial and political interests and joins the democratic world in a multilateral effort to help peoples and populations free themselves from their autocratic tyrants.  The Maltese government should put forward this message clearly in all EU and UN fora”, concluded Prof. Cassola.

Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, said: “The Arab Spring does not stop with Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. In countries like Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, AD is supporting the democratic forces of opposition in their quest for more democratic societies free from brutal regimes. This support extends to all countries characterised by brutal dictatorships. AD believes that the EU in general and Malta in particular should had an ethical foreign policy that matches economic relations with human rights, social justice and environmental sustainability”.

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