President Al-Sharaa: Everyone stresses Syria’s unity, rejects the separation of any part of it

President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, in an interview with Syria TV, said that the battle to overthrow Assad regime within 11 days was the result of five years of careful planning in Idleb, of unifying the factions and of containing different forces.

He stressed that the regime knew about the preparations for the battle to deter aggression and mobilized all its capabilities. “Some advised me not to start the battle to avoid repeating the scenes of Gaza in Idlib, but, despite that, we started it,” he pointed out.

President Al-Sharaa also said that the first step towards correction and reform was to overthrow the regime, and Syria has enough human expertise and many components to rise again.

President Al-Sharaa: Idleb has Syrians from all provinces. We involved everyone in the Salvation Government and when we arrived in Damascus we worked quickly to preserve the state institutions.

President Al-Sharaa: There is no law that regulates the process of political parties. Currently, we rely on individual competencies, and high competencies will be present in the new government.

“I am trying to spare Syria the state of quotas. Competence will be the criterion in this issue,” he affirmed

President Al-Sharaa: The way the factions participating in operation deterrence of aggression entered the major cities and towns and their discipline preserved civil peace and reassured everyone.

President Al-Sharaa: We have reached a safe haven in terms of civil peace, and the Syrian state constitutes the guarantee for all sects.

President Al-Sharaa: Our priorities are to control weapons and restrict them to the state.

President Al-Sharaa: Everyone stresses the unity of Syria and rejects the division or separation of any part of the country. There are negotiations with the SDF to resolve the issue of northeastern Syria.

President Al-Sharaa: The SDF has expressed its readiness to restrict weapons to the state, but there is a disagreement on some details.

President Al-Sharaa: The former Syrian army was very disintegrated and its loyalty was to a specific family. Today, we are working to form a national army for all Syrians.

President Al-Sharaa: I was met by a Western officer, approximately two or three weeks after the battle to overthrow the regime. He told me: “I monitored the battle through satellites and drones, and I found that there is a very big school in military science that we should be students at. He took out a medal pinned on his chest and gave it to me.

President Al-Sharaa: There is a broad economic team being formed now from inside and outside the country that is analyzing data to develop an economic policy that will last for ten years.

President Al-Sharaa: The socialist system has many negatives that have affected the citizen. We will restructure the economy in Syria and get rid of corruption.

President Al-Sharaa: Building the economy requires providing services such as electricity, roads, banks, etc., and then reforming economic institutions.

President Al-Sharaa: The free market and facilitating investment in Syria provide many job opportunities, and therefore the necessary components must be provided for this, including a suitable investment environment and laws.

President Al-Sharaa: Syria is at the heart of the world and is an important country with mutual interests with all countries of the world.

President Sharaa: The former regime is the one that intensified the civil war in Lebanon and divided power so that all parties would remain in need of it. It turned Syria into the largest manufacturer and exporter of Captagon.

The presence of Iranian militias during the era of the former regime was a strategic danger that threatened the entire region.

President Al-Sharaa: Our diplomatic efforts are in the interest of the Syrian people and they aim at restoring Syria to its Arab and international position.

President Sharaa: The view that Syria will be ruled by one person is wrong and there will be a wide scope for freedoms within the law.

President Sharaa: The system of the rule in Syria is republican. Syria has a parliament, an executive government, and authorities that cooperate with each other.

President Al-Sharaa: There will be a preparatory committee for the national conference with the participation of various segments of the Syrian people, and at the conclusion of the conference the constitutional declaration will be issued.

President Sharaa: The period to reach presidential elections requires between 4 and 5 years.

President Al-Sharaa: There is a fine line between transitional justice and civil peace, and we will pursue all those who have committed crimes against the Syrian people.