"We are constantly helping our citizens, even if we do not consider this to be aid. Over 80 percent of the aid [distributed] to occupied regions comes from the Syrian government. The United States has no basis for accusing the Syrian authorities," Ali Ahmad told RIA Novosti.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that Damascus is preventing humanitarian access to populations caught in the crossfire of the Syrian conflict. The press secretary added that there are alleged instances of government troops raiding humanitarian convoys and that the US government has been working to "hold the Assad regime accountable for living up to the commitments that they made in the cessation of hostilities."
Earlier on Wednesday, a humanitarian aid convoy sent by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the United Nations arrived in the Damascus suburb of Harasta with relief supplies for some 10,000 people.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups. A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire came into force across Syria on February 27, but it does not apply to terrorist organizations active in the country.
