H.E. President al-Assad: the fight against terrorism is but the priority

 DAMASCUS, (ST)_ H.E. President Bashar Al-Assad reiterated Syria’s continued work with the UN Envoy, Staffan De Mistura, providing every support and cooperation as to make success of his mission in the interest of the Syrians for a solution that would rid them from terrorism and eliminate all of its affiliated organizations with their different names.

Receiving  De Mistura Thursday, President Al-Assad underlined that the success of Di Mistura in his mission is but the success for Syria and its People.

The fight against terrorism is but the priority, declared H.E. President Al-Assad, asserting that terrorism has become the biggest danger threatening all.

Whatever progress in fighting terrorism would contribute to backing national reconciliations which so far were a success in Syrian regions as a launching pad for an all-out Syrian-Syrian dialogue, President Al-Assad pointed out.

The meeting was held in a positive climate, especially regarding the implementation of UNSC resolution 2170, where viewpoints were in agreement on the importance of this anti-terrorism resolution and the necessity to correctly implement it.

The UN Envoy asserted that he would spare no effort as to work with all sides inside as wel as outside Syria for the finding of a peaceful solution for the crisis in Syria through a political process in parallel with the combating of terrorism and pursuance of national reconciliations.

De Mistura held earlier  talks with Foreign and Expatriates Minister,  Walid al-Moallem, as well with his deputy, Dr. Faisal al-Miqda, where the talks focused at with the priority of combating terrorism, particularly the terrorism of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra in addition to all terrorist organizations, draining its resources and pressing the countries supporting it to stop the financing, arming and training terrorists and implementing the items of Security council resolution No. 2170.

Minister  al-Moallem said that and the will of the Syrian people would determine their future and destiny, adding  the Syrian people have elected their president and leadership, so  all should respect this.

M. Al-Ibrahim