Damascus, SANA – An official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Tuesday that the European Union has imposed new sanctions against Syrian figures and scientists who are performing their duties to push forward the development process and counterterrorism efforts in Syria.

The new decision, the ministry added, came within the framework of the EU hysterical campaign against the Syrian people using unbelievable pretexts regarding Khan Sheikhoun incident where the terrorist groups targeted the innocent civilians with chemical weapons.

The source noted that that unjustified measure, which has been taken before the completion of the investigation into Khan Sheikhoun incident, reflects the imprudence of the EU officials and their insistence on supporting terrorist groups and misleading the international public opinion, taking into consideration that the EU countries did not respond to Syria’s request to send an OPCW mission to investigate the events in Khan Sheikhoun and al-Sha’irat airbase.