Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in Syria ? This is a double standard that we don’t accept.
BASHAR AL-ASSADI will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.
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At the end, I said [chemical weapons] is something not to be discussed with anyone.
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From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country.
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.
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We are ready to cooperate in any way to achieve stability in Syria, of course taking into consideration the interest of the country, and the will of the Syrian people.
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This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that’s good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.
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We have hopes that we can see rational American presidents; fair, obey the international law, deal with other countries according to mutual respect, parity, etc., but we all know that this is only wishful thinking and fantasy.
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I don’t believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.
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First of all, when you have a doctor who cut the leg to prevent the patient from the gangrene if you have to, we don’t call butcher ; you call him a doctor, and thank you for saving the lives.
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There can be no peace without unity.
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When 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.
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We’re not like the American administration, we’re not social media administration or government. We are a government that deals with reality. When we have evidence, we’ll announce it.
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We asked for a delegation [of the Red Cross] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north of Syria,
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As a state, as a government, in 2001 we proposed to the United Nations to empty or to get rid of every WMD in the Middle East, and the United States stood against that proposal. This is our conviction and policy.
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