ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 9, 2023 / 15:35 pm
Father Hugo Alaniz, an Argentine missionary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in Aleppo, Syria, called for an end to the economic sanctions against the nation which he says have prevented the country from recovering from the ravages of war and earthquakes.
Alaniz was one of the presenters at the Night of the Witnesses, an event held in Mexico organized by the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
In a March 7 interview in Mexico City with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the missionary stressed that Syria is going through a “very sad economic situation.”
"The economic blockade is causing great suffering today," said the priest, who also lamented that "people don't have jobs and those who work have very low salaries."