Syria
Belgian
politician Filip Dewinter, who was the head of the Belgian
parliamentarian delegation which visited Syrian Aleppo on Monday,
told Sputnik that the mainstream media is distorting the truth about
Syria. After visiting a hospital, he learned that it is actually due
to Western sanctions that the hospitals are short of medicine and
equipment.
"The
main stop during out visit was the al Jamia hospital where we met
with the chief doctor," Filip Dewinter told Sputnik.
"He
told us about the shortages of medicine and functioning equipment.
Most of the equipment is not working simply because it's impossible
to buy any spare parts due to the imposed anti-Syrian sanctions. They
can't buy medicine and expendable materials because the European
Union has blocked access to them," the parliamentarian
explained.
Filip
Dewinter also said that during their visit they had "political
meetings" with President Assad and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Walid Muallem.
"From
our mainstream media we were told that Bashar Assad has had a heart
attack and is suffering from heart diseases. Our meeting lasted for
more than an hour and a half. He was feeling well and looked healthy
and cheerful. Now I know for sure that it was fake news,"
the politician told Sputnik.
He said that
he discussed a number of topics with the Syrian president, including
the sanctions imposed by EU, the ever changing position of President
Erdogan, the meeting in Astana and future negotiations in Geneva.
They also
spoke about the military operation on the ground, especially after
the victory in Aleppo and about foreign mercenaries fighting in the
country.
There are
about 650 Belgians who have been recruited by Daesh. Filip Dewinter
said he discussed with Bashar Assad how to deal with this problem in
cooperation with the Belgian government.
Parliamentarians
from Belgium's Parti Populare and Vlaams Belang parties arrived in
Syria for a working visit on Thursday. On Monday, the lawmakers
visited the Jibreen refugee camp in Aleppo as well as Russia's
Hmeimim airbase.
The
politician added that the Syrian government was Europe's ally in
establishing peace across the Middle East as well as ensuring
security inside the European Union. He thanked Russia for its
involvement into the conflict and provision of humanitarian aid to
the local residents.
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