Damascus slammed on Wednesday the United States over its role in supporting terrorism in Syria, condemning the remarks of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, on prolonging the crisis in the war-torn country.

Damascus slammed on Wednesday the United States over its role in supporting terrorism in Syria, condemning the remarks of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, on prolonging the crisis in the war-torn country.

Talking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Kerry talked about prolonging the crisis in Syria and the possibility of its partition.

A source at the Syrian foreign ministry condemned Kerry’s remarks, stressing that they “contradict the truth and aim at hiding the fact that his country’s responsibility for what Syria has been exposed to from the crimes perpetrated by the terrorist groups,” SANA news agency reported.

The United States, with its regional allies and tools, shoulders the responsibility of the crisis in Syria through its continuous support of terrorism and not performing its role as a permanent member of the Security Council to enforce implementing the council’s terrorism-combating related resolutions, SANA quoted the Syrian source as saying.

The source meanwhile, asserted that Syria and its people are more determined to defeat terrorism, preserve Syria’s territorial integrity, national sovereignty and its national independent decision.