Miqdad: Syria Opts political Solution to Crisis, Fighting Terrorism is International Responsibility

DAMASCUS,(ST)  _ In A meeting with a delegation  representing Poland Branch of the European Centre for Strategic Studies, including parliamentarians and journalists from several European countries,  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates  Dr. Fisal Miqdad  reviewed conditions Syria undergoes.

Dr. Miqdad noted the importance of this visit by parliamentarians , journalists or representatives of the civil society in Europe to know the truth about what is happening in Syria in a time when many European governments  support  directly or indirectly armed terrorist groups in cooperation with regional allies.

Members of the  delegation expressed desire to have access to the truth of what is happening in Syria, away from the  untrue image conveyed by Western media about the events or  official European policies, pointing out that European public opinion suffers  from a lack of information and became an avid to know what is happening objectively in light of the growing fears of the spillover of  terrorism to Europe , knowing that  terrorists from European countries are fighting in the ranks of extremist terrorist groups in Syria .

The delegation also expressed readiness to convey  an objective picture of what is happening in Syria .

Dr. Miqdad  also pointed to the recent EU decision to lift the ban for sending weapons to terrorist groups in Syria, while continue to impose  unfair economic sanctions on the Syrian people, in total contradiction with the values adopted by Europe.

He continued that since the very beginning of the events , Syria  warned of the consequences of supporting these armed groups, adding ”  but the West in general and some European countries, particularly tried to mislead the world public opinion by giving  the impression that there is a  well weapon well and  a bad weapon.”

Dr. Miqdad  emphasized that Syria is  inclined to the  political solution to the crisis , as manifested in the  political program announced by President Bashar al-Assad last January or in approving  international initiatives to resolve the crisis peacefully, pointing out that fighting terrorism is an international responsibility  and that Syria is determined to fight terrorism in order to restore own stability and security .

T. Fateh