Syria Soon to surpass the crisis, Achieve Victory over Foreign Aggression

 DAMASCUS,(ST)_  Minister of Information Omran al-Zou’bi  underscored that Syria , Homeland , State and People  are soon to surpass the crisis, and achieve victory against foreign aggression .

In a press conference held at the Ministry of Information headquarters on Sunday,  Minister al-Zou’bi said that ” the victory is but against the enemies of Syria  who tried to link the future of Syria and its role to the Israeli agendas through Arab and regional tools.”

Minister al-Zou’bi blasted the news disseminated by different media outlets about the situation on the ground, as ” not  precise” and as ” not correct”, pointing out that there are armed terrorists groups on the ground including al-Qaeda affiliated  al-Nusra front .

In reply to a question, Minister al-Zou’bi asserted that there was no change in the Russian stand, nor in the Russian political speech.

” Any bet on a change – in the Russian stance- is but a day dreaming. Russia has a firm political stance: Russia does not interfere in any matter pertaining to the Syrian national sovereignty , and that Russia stands for  a political solution through a political dialogue and a national pure Syrian process and dialogue.”

Minister al-Zou’bi underlined that those who reject dialogue are afraid of its outcomes;  that is they are afraid of ballot boxes in fear of popular defeat .

” Had those in the so-called Doha coalition or others had enough  courage  to get  an open national political process, they would not have rejected the dialogue.”Minister al-Zou’bi declared.

” All foreign elements and al-Nusra front members who committed acts of killing, sabotage  will be held accountable,” said minister al-Zou’bi , declaring that every Syrian  who drops his arm and surrenders  himself to the State under  the authority of law, will be dealt with accordingly.

Minister al-Zou’bi asserted that the Syrian Arab Army is in operation all over the country according to the constitutional, national and political authorization  against terrorism and the armed terrorist groups,  in accordance to the international law, especially UN resolution No. 1373.  

In reply to another question, Minister al-Zou’bi said that the minimum  level of nationality by national opposition is to reject foreign intervention in the Syrian affairs, but the maximum level is martyrs sacrifices, rejection of dictations by the governments of Qatar and Turkey, rejection of finance , support from under the table and rejection of terrorist armed actions  and of al-Nusra front .

The Minister pointed out that the national opposition has  to tell the Arab league to lift sanctions , to tell Qatar, Turkey, France  and the Arab League to halt the trafficking of weapons , training of terrorists  and shipment of sophisticated weapons  to Syria.

The Minister pointed out that Syria has authentic documents and proofs, names, addresses,  etc,  for Turkish and Lebanese involvement  in the crisis, blasting the heinous  acts  by these groups, like the targeting of electricity networks, schools , hospitals, agriculture research centers , cereal silos and smuggling them to Turkey and selling  them  there at lowest prices, with the full knowledge of the Turkish government .

In reply to another question, Minister al-Zoubi asserted that Syria doesn’t provide arms to the PKK and never permits any one to carry out aggressive acts against another country.

Answering a question regarding Turkish and Gulf Countries’ intervention in Iraq, Minister al-Zou’bi reiterated Syria’s rejection to any interference in the affairs of Iraq, , the sisterly country whose security and stability are important to Syria,  calling on foreign forces, particularly Turkey,  to refrain from meddling in the Iraqi affairs.

In reply to another question, Minister of Information pointed out that Syria isn’t interested in the names of US designated officials, but in the US policy and whether it would be committed to its enlisting of al-Nusra Front on terrorism list, or it would continue to support it.

In  reply to another question regarding  the recent events in al-Yarmouk camp, Minister al-Zou’bi asserted that the Syrian Arab Army did not interfere  in this issue and that the armed terrorists  withdrew  when they realized that the Syrian army did not interfere.

 He asserted  that Palestine will remain the compass, the essence of the conflict with Israel and that the Palestinian cause will remain ever  the central cause of Syria and that  the Palestinian people  are but of our identity, heritage  and future.

Answering another question, Minister al-Zou’bi said that ” had Syria had chemical weapons, it would have never used it , neither inside nor outside the Syrian geography, because  this contradicts our moral and religious culture.”

“It is the ripe time  for initiating a political process and drop the arms.” The Minister concluded.

T.F. /H.SH/M.A.