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Clarification Statement Regarding Amnesty International’s Report
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Press Release
2022-11-14
Clarification Statement Regarding Amnesty International’s Report
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Press Release
The official spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, “Wang Wenbin,” stated that “illegal” sales of oil and wheat are taking place in Syria (as described by them), in al-Jazeera region, North East Syria, where natural resources are “stolen” and exported to neighboring countries through trading deals between the Global Coalition and SDF”, as well as some media institutions affiliated to Damascus government and some other companies, including the British “Gulf Sands” oil company, reported the news.
We officially confirm that everything that is being talked about in this regard is incorrect and has nothing to do with reality. we deny the validity of this information and that it is nothing more than political positions.
Due to years of drought that the region is going through, the available quantities of wheat are not sufficient for the needs of the people of the region. As for oil, this region has been liberated from ISIS and terrorism after many years of resistance, and as a result of the devastating war, most of the Oil wells pumps have been destroyed and are out of service, in addition to the insufficient production capacity.
The available oil is barely enough for the local consumption, and an amount of it is exported to other Syrian regions.
We hope that the issue will be taken realistically and logically, away from these statements that distort facts and reality.
we are an integral part of Syria, and the natural resources in Syria are national right for all the Syrian people, and they cannot be monopolized like other resources in Syria.
And when a political agreement is reached between Damascus government and the Autonomous Administration, these resources will be distributed to all of Syria fairly according to agreements between the two parties.

Department of External Relations in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Qamishlo.
Jan 22, 2023