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| President al-Assad at Syrian TV |
SYRIA- At interview from Damascus on state-run television Syrian TV satellite, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad said on Sunday “situation is better now & I am not worried about it”
He assured that unrest sweeping the country had become more militant in recent weeks but he was confident it could be controlled.
"The security situation has become more militant in the recent weeks and specially last Friday. We are capable of dealing with it… (I) am not worried," he said.
The President added that the country’s security situation has improved and that the government would be tough on terrorists. President al-Assad said “I have said many times there is nothing called a military solution. There are only political solutions.”
He assured that unrest sweeping the country had become more militant in recent weeks but he was confident it could be controlled.
"The security situation has become more militant in the recent weeks and specially last Friday. We are capable of dealing with it… (I) am not worried," he said.
The President added that the country’s security situation has improved and that the government would be tough on terrorists. President al-Assad said “I have said many times there is nothing called a military solution. There are only political solutions.”
President al-Assad said talks are ongoing to make changes to the country’s constitution in an effort to end five-months of violence, adding that he expected a parliamentary election to be held in February 2012 after a series of reforms that would let political groups other than his Baath party take part.
“After these reforms we have decided to start a local dialog in the provinces. This dialog during this transition period is important.” President al-Assad said.
“As for forming party’s law we need to form committees, this will be ready in days” he added.
President al-Assad indicated “We must explore how to involve the youth in our institutions. I spoke with many of them in the past few weeks.”
Regarding Parties and Media laws, President declared “in days the committee of parties law will be formed & soon anyone can start a party … local elections may be within 3 months from now… Media law will be published by the end of this month.”
Regarding International Community pressure and calls on him to step down, President al-Assad said “I'm not to discuss these words.”
He added “Earlier in 2003, after the fall of Baghdad, I talked to a US military official. He came with demands, I rejected them all.” The President denounced recent Western calls for his ouster as "worthless."
"While withholding comment, we tell them that their words are worthless," President al-Assad said.
"Such remarks should not be made about a president who was chosen by the Syrian people and who was not put in office by the West, a president who was not made in the United States."
Syria faced crisis because of sanctions; President commented at these economical side of sanctions and said “The crisis no doubt had an effect on the economy but we have recovery in the past two months.”
President al-Assad concluded saying that “Syria got out of the crises stronger by the strength of its people.”
The President al-Assad along his Syrian government have frequently blamed terrorist activity for the unrest in Syria which has led to a bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters, claiming the lives of some 2,000 people, including about 400 members of the security forces since demonstrations began around the country in mid-March, rights activists say.
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"Reform for all the colonialist Western countries is to give them all they want and to abandon all the rights, and this will be their unattainable dream whether under these circumstances and under any other circumstances," said the President.
He noted that Syria's relationship with the West is one of dispute on sovereignty whose persistent goal is to take away the sovereignty of the countries including Syria, stressing "We are unhesitantly committed to our sovereignty."
President al-Assad warned that "Any military action against Syria will have much more implications that they can bear."
The President stressed that it is impossible that Syria might suffer hunger as it has self-sufficiency and its geographical position is central for the region's economy, noting that any blockade on Syria will affect a large number of the countries in the region and will reflect on other countries as well.
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