Miqdad offers Syria condolences to Pakistan: terrorist acts do not exclude any people

DAMASCUS, (ST)_ Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Faisal al-Miqdad yesterday  offered  condolences of the Syrian leadership, government and people over  victims of heinous attack on a school in Peshawar ,  Pakistan on Tuesday  at the Pakistani embassy in Damascus.

“On behalf of  Syria ‘s people , government and children , we are here to convey to the Pakistani ambassador our heart-felt condolences to our  brothers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,  leadership, government and people for the demise of  the victims of the crime committed by the Taliban gangs against the people of Pakistan in Peshawar,” Dr. Miqdad told reporters

Dr. Miqdad stressed that terrorist acts do not exclude any people and thereby the  Syrian and Pakistan peoples  have been victims of terrorist and criminal acts,  stressing  “the  need to consolidate efforts to combat terrorism, and  that Syria and Pakistan maintain close relations in this area  , pointing  the need of  further efforts to prevent Parties that feed and finance terrorism from killing  innocent people.

He  said that terrorism targeted  children in Pakistan, as happened in Syria, where terrorists bombed schools, recalling the “criminal incident, which  was recently  committed against  Ikrama schools concentration in Homs  ,” which means that the tools of terrorism commit  the same crime everywhere.

He voiced  solidarity with the people of Pakistan  on this occasion and condemned this unprecedented  act of terrorism,  and expressed  determination of the  Syrian leadership and people to face of terrorism, no matter how expensive  the sacrifice , stressing that Syria will achieve victory  in challenging  terrorism.”

For his part, Ambassador of the Republic of Pakistan Wahid Ahmed  expressed  deep thanks to the Syrian leadership, government and people for their condolences, and their  support for his  country in this tragedy , reflected in terrorists  attacks against  schools in Pakistan.

In a statement, he noted  that the terrorist ideology that targets Pakistan and  Syria,  is but one  and there must be a decision and determination to get rid of this thought.

Ambassador Ahmed indicated  that Pakistan supports any efforts  that can be made in international forums , conducive  to the elimination of terrorism in addition to the efforts at the regional level to challenge  terrorists, expressing confidence that Syria will emerge from the crisis victorious  against terrorism which targets the Syrian people.

Dr. Miqdad  was accompanied by Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Ayman Susan and Director of the Asia Department at the ministry.

Worthy mentioning  that  Taliban claimed responsibility for  carrying out  the terrorist attack on a school run by the Pakistani army in Peshawar ,  which claimed the life of 148 people, mostly students , injuring more  124 others.

Tomader Fateh