Information Minister: Popular Mood has lot of Nationalism , Little Politics
DAMASCUS,(ST)_ Information Minister Omran al- Zou’bi stressed that the crisis in Syria posed problems before intellectuals on certain concepts and the relationship between politics and culture , and which prioritize over the other.
The minister pointed during a meeting with the delegation representing Iranian intellectuals taking part in the Conference on the role of intellectuals in strengthening Syrian people ‘s steadfastness yesterday that there is a popular mood now which has , ” a lot of nationalism and little politics ” at the level of individuals and groups.
He indicated Iran’s position concerning overall issues of the region and the world, noting the cooperation and coordination with unions of Islamic radio and television stations and supporting the Syrian media in the face of the US-Zionist aggression , underlining the importance of benefiting from the arguments of intellectuals and their visions in strengthening elements of steadfastness in the face of conspiracies hatched against Syria and the region .
For his part, chairman of the Arab Writers Union , Dr. Hussein Jumaa reviewed formula discussed by the conference and what Iranian intellectuals debated in the first day of the said conference of new ideas and deep insights , particularly with respect to national sovereignty , Arabism and true Islam .
Dr. Reza Sadr al – Din al -Husseini, President of the Federation of Iran ‘s radios and televisions in Damascus highlighted the conference as marking a distinctive start of a new relationship between intellectuals , that will continue between the two countries to discuss and provide insights and solutions to common issues, especially with regard to confronting the forces of global arrogance and terrorism.
Members of the visiting delegation stressed firm stand by Syria in confronting aggression and terrorists , pointing to the importance of revealing the truth of what is happening in Syria to the world public opinion and the American public opinion, in particular as well as to establish a legal human rights movement in the Arab world to expose the double- standard policies practiced in the application of the international law.
T. Fateh