Syrian conflict between nation, enemies -Assad
SYRIA: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the ongoing
conflict in his country is not between the state and opposition but
between the nation and its enemies. In a key speech on the situation in
the country, Assad said on Sunday that his government will always extend
its hand for dialogue with the opposition and political parties.
The Syrian president, however, said that the government “will not
have dialogue with a puppet made by the West.”
“Government will call for a comprehensive national dialogue” in the
near future, he said.
“Syria wants peace and reconciliation,” he said, adding that “Armed
groups must halt terrorist acts.” The president added that the
constitution will be subjected to referendum and that general amnesty
will be announced. Assad warned that that there is an “agenda to
partition Syria” but stated that “the nation is for all and we all must
protect it.” “Any initiative must be based on Syrian vision,” Assad
said, adding “we are to go ahead with own political process.”
The president went on to say that the Geneva initiative on the
transition in Syria was ambigiuous. He also said that “Any talk of
revolution in Syria is just bubbles of soap.”
The Syrian president lauded people in the villages that tried to
block the enterance of militants from Turkey, adding that “the nation is
for those who protect it.”
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. Many people,
including large numbers of security personnel, have been killed in the
violence.
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