Al-Zoubi: Syria to Overcome Crisis, Russia’s Position Firm

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Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi affirmed that "Syria as a country, state and people is moving towards overcoming the crisis and defeating the aggressions against it."

In a press conference in Damascus, al-Zoubi stressed that most of what is being said in the unprecedented media escalation campaign against Syria is baseless and untrue.
"Syria will be victorious over its enemies," he confirmed, and noted that "the national scene in Syria is witnessing considerable political activity among national forces."
In parallel, he pointed out that there are terrorist groups and armed gangs that fall under the banner of al-Nusra Front and its affiliates, all of them being a part of al-Qaeda and are trained and prepared by well-known sides that financed, instigated, established training camps, and put various tools at the service of terrorists.

On the international scene, al-Zoubi highlighted that "Russia's position hasn't changed, and any bets on such a change are mere dreams."
"Russia isn't talking about anyone leaving or ballots; rather it works to reach a political solution through dialogue and a purely-Syrian democratic and national political process," he reiterated.
Al-Zoubi further emphasized that neither Russia nor any one put pressure on Syria and the Syrian political resolution regarding all political matters is a pure sovereign decision.
Commenting of the international envoy al-Akhdar Ibrahimi's new initiative, the Syrian minister clarified "there are some questions the Syrian government raised about the statement and are awaiting clarification."

To the Syrian opposition he said: "If the Doha coalition or any other such group were brave to enter an open political process without elimination and if they had confidence in possessing a share of the ballots, then they wouldn't have refrained from dialogue."
"The army is not one side in a battle as the media tries to show," he said. "The army is the nation. The army is the people."
In parallel, al-Zoubi commented on the Iranian proposition by clarifing: "All Syria's friends, whether the Iranians, Russians or Chinese - have a right and a duty to present suggestions and initiatives, and that their positions towards Syria are most welcome."
On claims by some opposition groups and media sources that gunmen seized large areas, he assured: "Al-Nusra Front operates using guerilla tactics and cannot hold on to any location they attack, so any talks of controlling areas is untrue."

Meanwhile, he iterated that "even if Syria had chemical weapons, it would never use it against its people nor within or outside Syria, since the use of chemical weapons is against Syria's national, religious and moral culture."
He also revealed that "Syrian army did not interfere in the Yarmouk Camp at all, and that the terrorists' entry into it were facilitated by sides from within the camps."


Source: SANA, Edited by moqawama.org