Al-Marsad newspaper: Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan responded today, Saturday, to the European Commissioner, Josep Borrell, at the Doha Forum on the comparison between the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Ukraine’s Mariupol.
Borrell explained the suffering of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and asserted that it is like Aleppo to Europe (in reference to the destruction of the two cities in the war), to which the “Foreign Minister” replied: “Well, Aleppo is Aleppo for us.”
The “European Commissioner” commented, “But we Europeans are not the dawn of Aleppo,” to be met by Prince Faisal bin Farhan with a smile: “No, not you.. But the international community’s interaction with the two crises was different.”
The “foreign minister” explained that the best way to deal with this crisis is to strengthen dialogue between the two parties to reach a political solution, end the suffering of civilians, and stop the conflict.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan: The European Commissioner mentioned that the Ukrainian Mariupol is Aleppo for Europe. Well, Aleppo is Aleppo for us.
The European Commissioner responded provocatively: “But we Europeans are not from the dawn of Aleppo.” Prince Faisal: No (not you), but the interaction of the international community with the two crises was different. pic.twitter.com/oHRircpH58
Essa Nahari (@ES_Nahari) March 26, 2022