Parliament Speaker: Syria Continues Rehabilitation of Damages Made by Terrorists

 DAMASCUS,(ST)- Speaker of the Syrian Parliament, Muhammad Jihad al-Lahham  stressed Syria’s continued  efforts to  restore security and stability to all areas and rehabilitation  of the infrastructure  ravaged by the  terrorist groups  which are financially and militarily backed by regional and Western  countries, especially Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the USA, adding  that  security and stability are the essential  incubator essential to achieve any development .

” Syria will never  tolerate the bloody  terrorism which affects  all Syrian social strata, regardless to their political affiliations,  and will work to root out its tools which have  intimidated and sabotaged the social safety network, which  Syria has been proud  of and  lived with  for centuries. ” Dr al-Lahham added during the inauguration of  a workshop on ” monitoring and evaluating  Population and development  issues , held in collaboration with the UNFPA .

He indicated the role played by the  Syrian Parliament in  drawing necessary plans and programs  to promote various aspects of  population development plans  in Syria in various facets, through enacting  appropriate legislation and the development of quality control and  evaluation  in the service of set objectives, especially  under exceptional circumstances experienced by Syria where various  developmental sectors are  obstructed  and hampered

” Population development is but an integral  part of the overall development  plan adopted by Syria in order to provide better living  opportunities for  the young  who are the common target  at the local  and international levels” the parliament speaker stressed, adding that the government will spare no effort to participate in the  reconstruction of  destroyed houses  and provide aid and material compensation for the vulnerable .

He stressed that Syrian people and leadership  will emerge from the crisis more determinant to build  future Syria that  ensures the rights of all its citizens and meets their  aspirations for a better tomorrow.

  “Damascus will remain the heart of Arabism , the entrance to history and the strength of resistance against colonialism, regardless to its  form, name and  various tools. “al-Lahham emphasized.

For his part, the UNFPA assistant representative  in Syria, Omar Ballan,  underlined the importance of the workshop in availing the  opportunity to get to know the  economic, educational and environmental conditions which have impacted   women’s health, noting the role played  by the Syrian parliament in providing  special programs data  pertaining to  population , reproductive health and gender.

Worthy mentioning, the workshop in which participants from the  ministries of health and social affairs and labor, the  International planning and  cooperation commission and the  Syrian family Commission  are taking part,  falls in the course of  an action plan project to strengthen national capacities to integrate population ,  reproductive health and gender  issues in plans and programs set for 2012.

T. Fateh