Former Prime Minister Alfred Sant has abstained on a European Parliament resolution on Syria, saying sanctions are mainly hurting civilians in a conflict that has left tens of thousands of victims, displacing huge populations. “The European Parliament is entrenched in the belief that it has the compass by which to judge political behaviour elsewhere. Even if it means propping up the Assad regime. In a reaction, Nationalist MEP and European Parliament vice-president Roberta Metsola said Sant’s stand was “reprehensible”. Even if it means propping up the Assad regime.

Source: Libya Today March 17, 2021 15:42 UTC