INFORMATION Minister, Omran al-Zoubi, stressed on Monday that the regional US-Israeli scheme in Syria ‘is in the last throes and it has clinically been terminated.’
During a reception held by Top News Network under the title ‘the Day of the Two Victories’ at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus, Minister al-Zoubi said, ‘We have to be assured that we are heading towards the final victory,’ pointing out that the final victory is for Syria and all Syrians.
He added, ‘The political solution among the Syrians means that all sides agree on a brilliant and great future for their country . . . the political solution means that we agree on common denominators that protect the homeland and its constitution, sovereignty, independence and army.’
Al-Zoubi pointed out that the important matter is what we should do inside Syria and how we could stop the enemies and killers from benefitting from the repercussions of the crisis and what it has produced.
‘We should work on protecting children and heal their psychology along with upgrading the reality on the ground at all levels,’ he added.
The Information Minister renewed the assertion that foreign terrorists will be hunted, as politicians who committed sins against Syria and its citizens will be punished now or in the future in any place worldwide.
Al-Zoubi pointed out that Syria is a reproductive nation, as it is unbreakable, where there will always be leaders and heroes in all domains.
For his part, Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, pointed out that Syria’s battle is against the international and regional enemies par excellence, adding that ‘Syria is exposed to an Israeli war in every sense of the word perpetrated by US European and Arab tools.’
Mikdad, pointed out that what Syria is going through is an Israeli war performed by US-European-Arab hands.
He stressed that the Syrians are just around the corner of victory of their country along with Palestine and Arabism, pointing out that no one can deviate Syria from the principles it believes in, which were fortified by the Syrians in every cell they have.
Mikdad lauded the role of the Syrian journalists as a basic part in the battle, expressing pride in the sacrifices they offer, the most recent of which is the Martyrdom of Yara Abbas, as they know that they are ‘martyrs-to-be’ awaiting this moment.
The Deputy Foreign Minister saluted the great sacrifices offered by the brave Syrian army, clarifying that the members of this institution make history, as they will defeat the enemies with their own blood which will produce the present and draw the future of Syria.
Mikdad pointed out that Syria is not isolated from the world, as it has loyal friends such as Russia, China, Iran, India and South Africa and many others, reiterating that the Russian stance is ‘principled and unchangeable.’
He clarified that Syria is not afraid of international conferences, as it will be available in every forum where solutions for the crisis in Syria are discussed.
A Member of the Regional Leadership of the al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, Shahinaz Fakoush, stressed that the Syrians are today achieving ‘free independence for free and independent Syria and freedom for the people who have lived in security for half a century.’
Shahinaz Fakoush, pointed out that Syria is much bigger than its own geographic dimensions, as it is also larger than the history written about it, having been the source of the epics of the Arab Nation.
She considered that what Israel is doing against Syria is a reaction after it had been defeated in South Lebanon and Gaza, and it is still suffering from the victories of the Syrian people.
In turn, the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Dr. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, said, ‘After twenty five months of sedition, we stand today on the start of the way and the end of a stage.’
He added, ‘President Bashar al-Assad called for dialogue and reform months ago, and he talked in his speech about issues more than Geneva will give them . . . why then they were satisfied with Geneva and refused to come to their homeland even after they were told to come to change the constitution.’
Hassoun wondered about the reason behind the presence of more than 70 satellite channels being paid for spreading sectarianism in the region.
For his part, Bishop Louqa al-Khouri said that the west wants to destroy Syria in service of Israel, stressing that Syria will not fall and it will remain steadfast thanks to the Syrian Arab Army and the unity of its people.
‘No matter how much other countries tried to harm Syria they will fail, and no one could pluck the Syrians out of their homeland,’ he added.
Head of News network Top News, Nasser Qandeel considered that the standards of triumph and defeat in wars do not coordinate with ceasefire, expressing confidence that the days of the war launched against Syria are few.
He clarified that enemies of Syria were using the discourse of escalation, but now they are begging Russia for a solution.
Director of Media Affairs at the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command, Anwar Raja, pointed out that honouring Palestine is actually honouring Syria, and Palestine has no meaning without resistance, adding that the Syrian Arab Army gives an example to follow in the meaning of resistance.
The Arab Thinker, Anis al-Naqqash, pointed out that Syria is facing a world war at its best that identifies the international policy for the next 100 years, stressing that each blood drop spilled here will be mentioned in history as a part of the transformation of the international policy.
• Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the basic issue that hinders the international conference on Syria is the disbanding of the Syrian opposition and its inability to dispatch highly-ranked representatives to the conference.
In a press conference held on Tuesday, Ryabkov said that ‘The Syrian government is resolved to send a delegation with full power to negotiate. The Opposition should also name its representatives that are entitled to participate.’
In a related context, Ryabkov expressed his country’s disappointment over the decision of the European Union to lift the embargo imposed on sending weapons to Syria, stressing that this decision will negatively affect the international conference on Syria.
He added that this decision opposes the policies of the EU itself and does not help reaching a political settlement, highlighting that ‘This decision violates the international agreement on weapons trade.’
• Amid an official and popular participation, the body of the martyr journalist, Yara Abbas, the correspondent of al-Ikhbariya TV, was escorted from al-Za’im Hospital in Homs to her final resting place in Masyaf area, Hama governorate.
Colleague Abbas was assassinated by terrorists’ gunfire near al-Daba’a airport in al-Qseir countryside, Homs province.
