Information Minister: Political Process , National Dialogue, the only Option for the Syrians

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ “The only option for the Syrians is going to a political process and a national  political dialogue, rebuilding what was destroyed , healing  the wounds and finding  solutions to the consequences of the conspiracy against  Syria,”  said Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi, stressing that the  political program  solution launched by President Bashar Al-Assad to resolve the crisis in Syria gives vast  guarantees for  the dialogue , according to the  Constitution and the will of the Syrian political leadership and government.

In an interview with the Iraqi ” Biladi”  ( My Country) TV channel last night, the minister added : “The allegations  of external opposition  concerning dialogue  are false and illusory because they speak of a  dialogue based on their own terms. One who sees  dialogue does not set  conditions nor specify certain mechanisms” noting  that the proposals raised during the consultative meeting held in Damascus in July in 2011 had a ceiling higher than those of external opposition,  backed financially and militarily from abroad.

“Other talks  for unconditional dialogue is a waste of time and a bad bet on the changes on the ground . Bet should not be made on military and security changes on the ground, rather on the political action.” The Minister added.

The Minister continued that, “national opposition forces inside Syria proposed initiatives of  many ideas , based on that one who seeks a national dialogue  and seeks the interest of the Syrian people can come to Damascus and debate what he wants.”

“The national dialogue is not confined between the Syrian government and the opposition; rather, all political and societal forces in Syria should be a party to this dialogue.” The minister noted.

On inviting  those who carried arms to join the national dialogue, al-Zoubi said: “There is a law and justice that decide on these  issues for those who committed crimes,  but there is no problem with those who did not commit crimes and dropped the arms  and their conditions will be settled.  We announced readiness to have dialogue with insurgents who drop the arms and with the so called ” the coordination units” . And this is not a political maneuver.  As for foreigners fighting in Syria, they are held as aggressors against the Syrian territory.” 

The Minister explained that  media partners in the crime  of shedding the Syrian blood worked and is still working  to distort the image  of the Syrian state and the Syrian Arab Army, pointing out that the armed opposition are attacking certain  public enterprises and institutions and military sites in Syria in order to claim  control  of  key  facilities and form a media  cover for its terrorist acts.

“If allegations of the external opposition that armed groups controlled 60 percent of the Syrian territory  are correct,  it can declare  what it wants and bring its  own government or  opposition leaders from abroad or expresses itself in a different way, but because it lies  in this regard, it does not develop its political position, ultimately.” The Minister continued.

The Minister pointed out that  all kinds of weapons, money and militants of  non Syrian nationalities coming from  29 countries, the shelters, and  training camps, stretching  along the Syrian-Turkish border , all confirm the involvement of the Turkish AKP Government in Syria ‘s  crisis and internal affairs . A matter which  puts it under international legal accountability.

On the Israeli aggression on Jamraya  center for scientific research in Rural Damascus , the Minister said :  “This aggression is  the Israeli response to the failure of armed terrorist groups to attack the center and to the success of the Syrian Arab army in repelling these group,  stressing that  ” Syria is  a solid  state that enjoys  national sovereignty of great  army and people.

T. Fateh