Moallem: Stop Meddling in Syria’s Affairs

DAMASCUS- Minister of Expatriates and Foreign Affairs, Walid al-Moallem, said "There have been reactions by European officials towards President Bashar al-Assad's speech which show that they have a plot to foment sedition and chaos in Syria…

I say to those officials to stop meddling in Syria's affairs."

During a press conference held on Wednesday, al-Moallem added "We can as Syrians reach common denominators regardless of any differences among us...No one who is not part of the Syrian family can dictate or demand…We reject the interference in the internal affairs."

"The proposed Laws will be studied by the national dialogue conference, and the Syrians will be partners in building the future of the homeland…The foreign countries have nothing to do with the seriousness or the non-seriousness of the reforms as this issue is led by the Syrians," al-Moallem said.

We will forget that Europe is on the map

He added "We have faced pressures and sanctions by the USA and Europe since their war against Iraq and this is the reason behind the slowdown of the reforms in Syria…The European sanctions target the livelihood of the Syrian citizens and this is equal to the war…We will forget that Europe is on the map and we will freeze our membership at the Union for the Mediterranean …We will forget all the attempts to isolate us and will overcome the crisis."

Al-Moallem continued "President Bashar al-Assad left the discussion of all the laws for the national dialogue to make every Syrian citizen feel that he/ she is a partner in building the homeland."

"We are keen on establishing the best relations with our neighboring country Turkey, and I hope that they will reconsider their stance…I categorically deny that there is any interference by Iran or Hezbollah Party with regard to what is happening in Syria," al-Moallem said.

He went on saying "There will not be any air embargo on Syria or any military interference…Their scandals in Libya are enough…The American administration took years to perform the healthcare law, so why they can't wait us for few weeks."

"The tents were set up a week before the entrance of the Syrian Army to Jisr al-Shughour and the armed groups forced the families to leave their houses…The Syrian Government rehabilitated the infrastructure in Jisr al-Shughour to facilitate the return of the forced-displaced… I completely deny that anyone has been arrested or killed upon returning to the city," al-Moallem said.

He added "A lot of Syria's friends have been subjected to pressures in order to change their stances and we thank those friends for their credibility…Israel is the enemy which occupies the Golan, the Palestinian territories, Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shuba and it displaces the Palestinian people…The rights must be restored as they were usurped…Israel exploits the current events in Syria…There are no contacts between Syria and Israel."

"The ideas of Juppé might be derived from France's colonial history, and France wants to recall its ancient colonization…France must stop instigation and its colonial policies under the umbrella of human rights…The West know that their plot could fail, and after the conference of national dialogue, the seriousness of the reforms and the bright image of the Syrian people will appear…We don't take lessons from anyone…After accomplishing the reform, we will give lessons for the others in democracy," he said.

Al-Moallem went on saying "There are instructions for providing all types of help for those who want to get a passport or who want to come to Syria, and whatever their opposition is, they will not be arrested…We will present an unprecedented sample of democracy for the region through our national dialogue, and there will be a social justice and an equality before the law…The negligent will be held accountable."

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