Haidar: Favorable Conditions Furnished in Aleppo for National Reconciliation

ALEPPO,(ST)_Minister of State for National Reconciliation in the caretaker government Dr. Ali Haidar stressed that objective conditions in Aleppo “are provided to start national reconciliation, which is an essential project for this city.”

During a meeting with official, civil and popular activists in Aleppo yesterday, minister Haidar added that the reconciliation process must be led by the citizens of Aleppo in the city and the countryside, alike, pointing out that Aleppo has been an ancient province throughout history that thwarted enemies who wanted to assault Syria.

The minister pointed to the importance of field meetings among various activists in preparation for launching workshops and task forces on the ground, in order to bring back the miss-led to the right path, stressing that the Ministry of Reconciliation supports all national efforts endorsed for the success of national reconciliation on the ground.

For his part, Governor of Aleppo Mohammed Wahid Akkad said that the people of Aleppo, who have suffered so much from terrorism offenses continue their steadfastness and sacrifice for the sake of the nation and that the governorate of Aleppo supported every initiative,proposal or action that fall in the framework of national reconciliation.

“Efforts are continuing to communicate with all the people of the province to reach national reconciliation, integrated with the achievements of the heroes of the Syrian army on the ground and contribute to alleviate the suffering of its people,” the governor added.

Interventions presented by the attendees focused on the need to institutionalize the work of national reconciliation and the ministry of national reconciliation to embark on a clear mechanism and a plan of action in Aleppo, based on the unification and framing of efforts to accomplish national reconciliation.

The meeting was attended by governorate’s police chief Major General Ibrahim Al-Salem, several governorate parliamentarians, a group of Muslim and Christian clerics and a crowd of official and people’s activists.

T. Fateh