President Bashar Al-Assad to a delegation from the Islamic National Conference: The idea of nationalism in its basic sense is belonging

On June 14th, President Bashar al-Assad received a delegation from the Islamic National Conference that includes heads of parties, representatives, and political and trade union figures from a number of Arab and Islamic countries.

During the meeting, the discussion revolved around the idea of Arab nationalism, identity and belonging, as it was emphasized with what happened recently in Gaza. 

The talks dealt with the importance of addressing the youth, and the need for renewal in the language in which the idea of nationalism is presented to the younger generations. The idea of nationalism should be based on facts, and the link between principled and ideological ideas and the interests of peoples. 

The talks indicated that the challenge facing the Arab intellectual elites is to convince people that there is a direct relationship between belonging and interest. 

The delegation members affirmed that the steadfastness of the Syrian people and their steadfastness in the face of all that they have been exposed to during the past years has restored consideration to the national project. 

The delegation members said that Syria has paid and is still paying the price for its nationalist stances, support for the resistance, and opposition to plans and projects in the region.

The delegation members considered that Syria has the right to all Arab and Islamic peoples and all powers to stand by it, because defending Syria is self-defense. 

The delegation members said that the victories that took place in Lebanon or in Palestine would not have occurred without the steadfastness of the Syrian people. 

The delegation members congratulated the Syrian people for their success in the presidential elections, considering that they demonstrated through these elections the spirit of challenge and prove that the terrorist and economic war they were subjected to was not able to break their free will and independent decision.

O. al-Mohamma