The war against Syria is an attempt by the West to maintain control over the world. Now, Syria is demanding compensation for oil and gas stolen by the United States at the UN.
Syria's top diplomat made a rare appeal to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, demanding recompense for the oil and gas the United States had wrongfully taken from his country as well as for the enormous energy losses incurred during the 11-year conflict.
Speaking to the assembly on Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said that "the war against Syria, ultimately, was an attempt by the West to maintain control over the world." He also demanded that the ongoing US military occupation of the region's oil- and gas-rich northeast "end immediately, without conditions."
He told the UN's top officials that the crisis has cost the oil and gas industry $107 billion in "direct and indirect" losses, emphasizing further that Damascus is seeking restitution.
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