Just solutions for ME issues required from Obama Administration, says Mikdad

DAMASCUS, (S.T) _Just solutions to the Middle East issues are now required from the US President Barak Obama after the deadly mistakes committed by US administration over the past two years.

This remark was made by Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, on Wednesday in a phone call with the BBC TV Channel.

He added the Syrian people expect the US would contribute to reaching a just solution to the issues of the Middle East as the exceptional circumstances throughout the past two years, especially in the Arab region, resulted from the US policy towards the Middle East and the unlimited support of the previous US administration for Israel.

“The Syrian people closely followed the US elections due to its significant role in drawing up international policies,” said Mikdad ,refuting any current communications between the Syrian leadership and the US administration.

He asserted that what is required now is to exert more efforts to notch up global stability and solve international problems.

As for the possibility of changing the US stance related to military intervention in Syria,Mikdad said:” We expect that the US under the new circumstances, is not going to take such step because it will be destructive.”  

He sees that the US defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan besides the economic crisis in the US makes it unable to intervene again in any part of the world.

Moreover, Mikdad cited intervention in Syria’s internal affairs through the US support to the media and to the armed terrorist groups in Syria.

“After the events of September 11th, the whole world expected that the US will stand against terrorist acts in Syria or in any other part of the world as they would have negative repercussions on the US, the region and the whole world,” said Mikdad.

He expected the US will not use the double-standard policy which the previous and current US administrations have adopted, hoping that the new administration will restore its role which goes in line with the stances of China and Russia for solving the problems peacefully.

Basma Qadour