Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad called aid to terrorist elements in Syria the only goal of the West, Tasnim reported.

According to him, the beneficiaries of Western aid in Syria are terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front.

Faisal al-Mekdad questioned the sincerity of the United States' intentions to provide humanitarian aid to Syria. He said, if Washington is honest about the nature of the aid, why is it not being passed on directly to Damascus.

The United States does not attach importance to the life of the Syrians, and the reason for this is their refusal to lift sanctions against the government in Damascus. Washington's goal is to deny the Syrians even a piece of bread, Mekdad said.

He reiterated Damascus's demands for the immediate withdrawal of American troops from the country. The United States and its allies, under the guise of a so-called coalition against ISIS, introduced their troops into the country, but numerous reports and facts indicate Washington's involvement in the movement of ISIS elements through Syria and the delivery of goods to them, the Syrian FM said.