Sunday, October 04, 2015

Shaaban: The West Has Always Been Mistaken Towards Syria
3 October، 2015

Damascus, SANA- Presidential Political and Media Advisor Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban stressed that the West has always been mistaken towards Syria, adding it is time Western countries reconsidered their positions.

Shaaban added in an interview with BBC News Channel that ISIS is not the only terrorist organization in Syria, but also Jabhat al-Nusra which is designated a terrorist organization by the UN Security Council.

“It is important not only to defeat ISIS but also to defeat every armed terrorist who is committing massacres against the Syrian people,” she added.

Syria has repeatedly declared that it welcomes any party which wants to join it in combating terrorism in cooperation with the Syrian army and the Syrian government. “This is what we called for when the United States announced that they formed a coalition to fight terrorism and we said that we would like a broader alliance but in cooperation with Syria and the Syrian army,” Shaaban said.

Shaaban explained that in light of arming and funding large numbers of terrorists coming from more than 80 countries to Syria, it was normal for the Syrian government to ask the Russian government for help in combating terrorism.

Shaaban stressed that the West does not care about civilians and if they truly do, they would have listened to what the Syrian government said since 2011when the terrorists began to destroy schools and hospitals and to kill the Syrian people.

Shaaban pointed out that investigations refuted all Western allegations about the Syrian government using chemicals and chlorine which is proven to have been used by terrorist organizations, emphasizing that the ”explosive barrels” is a phrase invented by the West and is being used only to justify the wrong positions which were taken since the beginning of the crisis.

Shaaban also stressed that Syria’s position is clear that the Syrian people have the right to decide the future of the country, adding that the battle of the Syrian people and army is against terrorism.

She pointed out that the crisis is neither related to President Bashar al-Assad nor to the Syrian government, but to Syria and its heritage and aims at obliterating its identity and undermining its security and stability.

Asked about the US designation of part of the Syrian opposition as “moderate”, she described the term as bizarre and unacceptable, adding that the Syrian government would welcome any political opposition that does not use weapons and massacres as a means for political gains.

Qabas/ Manal


Omani FM: Oman supports peace efforts in Syria

بن علوي
3 October، 2015

New York, SANA- Yusuf bin Alawi, Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphasized Oman’s firm position condemning terrorism in Syria, considering that this phenomenon constitutes a threat to the regional and international security.

During his speech on Saturday before the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, Bin Alawi called for supporting the efforts made by the UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura for restoring security and stability in Syria.

Bin Alawi stressed the importance of maintaining a global system for prevention of nuclear proliferation which can only be achieved through disarmament and non-proliferation and allowing countries to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Qabas/Manal


Russian operation in Syria aims to fight terrorist organizations, President Putin says

3 October، 2015

Moscow, SANA- Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting his French counterpart Francois Hollande on the sidelines of Normandy Four Meeting, stressed that the military operation, carried out by the Russian Air Force in Syria, aims at countering terrorism and preserving the territorial integrity of Syria, according to Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

Peskov told journalists that President Putin has emphasized that the Russian mission in Syria is carried out in strict accordance with the international law.

He added that President Putin indicated that the Russian mission aims to fight the terrorist and extremist organizations, namely the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria “ISIS”, Jabhat al-Nusra and others, indicating that supporting the operations of the Syrian Arab army aims at preserving Syria’s territorial integrity.

The Russian President underlined the necessity of the participation of other countries in the work of the information center newly established in Baghdad.

Earlier, the Russia Air Force started a military operation against the terrorist organizations in Syria at the request of Syria after Russia’s Federation Council agreed on that.

For his part, President Hollande underlined the necessity of Russia’s work with the US, the EU and Iran side by side with the regional countries to solve the crisis in Syria.

In turn, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, in joint press conference with Hollande after the Normandy Meeting that “the military operation in Syria will not lead to solving the crisis,” calling for activating the political process.

R.J/Mazen


Legal status of 700 wanted and armed men in Daraa settled

3 October، 2015

Daraa, SANA- Over 700 armed and wanted persons had their legal status settled on Saturday in the framework of national reconciliations in Daraa province.

Including 250 wanted people and more than 450 gunmen, those had earlier turned themselves in and handed over their weapons to the authorities.

SANA reporter in the southern province said the weapons included LAU rockets, PKC machine guns, a P90 gun and 332 rifles, sniper rifles and pistols, in addition to an amount of ammunition.

The reporter noted that the authorities also settled the legal status of 43 detainees within the reconciliation efforts.

Two days ago, 70 wanted persons from Damascus and its Countryside and from Homs, Daraa and Idleb turned themselves in to authorities to have their legal status settled.

Field sources told SANA’s correspondent that between 2,600 and 3,000 gunmen who were in Daraa fled Syria and escaped to Turkey after Jordan closed its borders to them following their resounding defeat at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army.

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