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US Caesar Act aims to prevent Syria from regaining key regional role: Lebanon’s Speaker

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has lambasted the so-called “Caesar Act” sanctions imposed by the US against Syria, stressing that the measures aim at pressuring the Arab country economically and preventing it from restoring its unity and key regional role.

According to reports, Berri, who was chairing an emergency meeting of his party, the Amal Movement, warned on Thursday that the “Caesar Act” is an act that affects Syria’s neighboring countries, specifically Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.

He also said that the US measure, among others, sought to control Lebanon’s immense wealth, which lies deep in the waters of the Mediterranean, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

The much-condemned so-called Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act came into effect on June 17, six months after it was signed by US President Donald Trump, targeting individuals and businesses anywhere in the world that operate either directly or indirectly in Syria's economy.

Damascus has already lambasted the illegal US sanctions as “a crime against humanity and a flagrant violation of the international law that targets the livelihood of the Syrians.”

Elsewhere in his remarks on Thursday, Berri pointed out that the principled stance of his party regarding the US act is the stance of a loyal ally to the Arab country, standing always by Lebanon and its resistance.




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