Al-Halqi: Terrorist Blasts Prove Armed Groups’ Bankruptcy

DAMASCUS, (ST) – Following the assassination attempt which targeted him Monday morning in Damascus, Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi stressed that the terrorist bombings, taking place in Syria, evidently prove the bankruptcy of the armed terrorist groups and their supporters after the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army within its plan to rid Syria from terrorists and restore its security and stability.

Al-Halqi, who was speaking during the scheduled meeting of the Economic Committee at the Cabinet headquarters, condemned the terrorist bombing which targeted his convoy on Monday in Mazzeh area in Damascus.

The blast claimed the lives of innocent people and caused scores of injuries as well as serious material damage to public and private properties.

The Premier stressed that such heinous acts of terrorism are being escalated countrywide because of the Syrian people’s insistence to implement the President Bashar al-Assad-proposed political program to solve the crisis being the only secure way to start a reconstruction and development process in the country.

“These terrorist bombings are to strengthen our determination and firm will to keep working hard to rebuild Syria and restore security and stability to the homeland,” said al-Halqi.

He commended the economic committee’s role in drawing up the necessary economic plans and programs that contribute to enhancing the strength and immunity of the national economy in the face of all internal and external challenges.

H. Mustafa