The most important of these challenges are the unilateral coercive measures imposed by Western countries with the aim of exerting political and economic pressure on Damascus and Moscow, the Deputy Foreign Minister said during a symposium organized by the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Institute on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Syrian-Russian relations.

He said that the changes the world is witnessing suggest the emergence of a multipolar system and the end of the hegemony of unipolarity.

The new order is based on the principle of equality among countries, respect for their sovereignty and independence, non-interference in their internal affairs and the end of hegemonic impositions, the diplomat clarified.

He also expressed that the aforementioned promises a better future for the two countries and for all humanity.

Sabbagh noted that Syrian-Russian relations have gone through important stages since their official establishment in 1944 to date.

Perhaps the support provided by the Russian Federation to Syria from 2011 until now in the fight against terrorism is the most important moment of these ties, add to it the use of the veto in the UN Security Council on numerous occasions to prevent the approval of Western plans hostile to Syria, he specified.

In his turn, the director of the Diplomatic Institute, Ambassador Imad Mustafa, considered that a new world is being formed and the future of the two countries is promising.

All the challenges facing Russia and Syria led to greater strength in relations and greater solidity in the two countries’ understanding of their strategic partnership towards a system free from Western hegemony, he stated.

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