Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
BASHAR AL-ASSADOur democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe sarin gas is a very primitive gas. You can have it done in the backyard of a house ; it’s a very primitive gas. So, it’s not something complicated.
BASHAR AL-ASSADI believe that the United States is not genuine regarding having a cessation of violence in Syria.
BASHAR AL-ASSADLet’s talk… we have indications, let me just finish this point, because how can use WMD while your troops are only 100 meters away from it ? Is it logical ? It doesn’t happen. It cannot be used like this.
BASHAR AL-ASSADIt is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. [Middle East] is an area where everything is on the brink of explosion.
BASHAR AL-ASSADIf the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda – go ahead. That’s what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but don’t talk about rebels and free Syrian army.
BASHAR AL-ASSADOf course, when Secretary-General is objective, he can play an important role in dealing with different officials in the United Nations in order to bring the policies of the different states – mainly Russia and the United States – toward more cooperation and more stability regarding Syria.
BASHAR AL-ASSADFrom the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country.
BASHAR AL-ASSADSyria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWhen people interact and integrate with each other on daily basis in every detail. So, I think in this regard I am more assured that Syria will be more unified. So, the only problem now that we face is not the partition, but terrorism.
BASHAR AL-ASSADLook at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can’t possibly claim that it was successful.
BASHAR AL-ASSADDespite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWhen you’re in the middle of a storm, leaving your country just because you have to leave without any reasonable reason, it means you’re quitting your country and this is treason.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThink of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington’s approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.
BASHAR AL-ASSADFor the West, they wanted to undermine the Syrian positions. For the petrodollar countries like Saudi Arabia, they’re thinking undermining Syria will undermine Iran on sectarian basis.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe fact that there are people who criticize me doesn’t mean that people hate me.
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