ROMANIA-ALGERIA RENEWED FRIENDSHIP. THE VISIT OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ALGERIA – MOURAD MEDELCI

ROMANIAN-ALGERIAN DIALOGUE. THE VISIT OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN OF ALGERIA – MOURAD MEDELCI 

Between 22-23 November 2011 was taking place the visit in Romania of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria H.E. Mourad Medelci.

The visit, perfect realized by the efforts of Algerian Embassy staff in Romania, headed by the dedicated ambassador Habib Chawki Hamraoui, was an outstanding success in perfecting romanian-algerian dialogue and in reshaping the traditional friendship between Romania and Algeria.

Professor Dr. Anton Caragea bid a warm welcome to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Mr. Mourad Medelci visiting Romania

The dens program of the visit included a productive dialogue with Romanian prime-minister Emil Boc ,  a meeting with Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs –Theodor Bachonski ,a dialogue with professor dr. Anton Caragea and the board of director`s of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania ,attending the inauguration of the new premises of Algerian Embassy in Romania , the opening of Romania-Algeria Economic and Business Forum, attending a working launch with Mr. Emil Constantinescu , President of Romania ( 1996-2000) and prof.dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania.

At the Economic and Business Forum Romania-Algeria, the Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania had sent a 25 members strong economic delegation, headed by Professor Dr. Anton Caragea and representing investors and important economic firms from Romania with a combined economic powered over 400 millions euro`s.

The Romania-Algeria Economic and Business Forum was unanimously considered as an impressive  success because is the first major economic forum between Romania and North Africa region held in the last 10 years and also the first successful romanian-arab economic forum held in the last decade.

Was also generally praised the invitation launched at the Romania-Algeria Economic and Business Forum by H.E. Mourad Medelci – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria:  “We wish to resume our bilateral relations, in a constructive spirit, and ground them on development and cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, civilian and military cooperation, cultural cooperation. (…) The financial situations of our country allow us to fund, from our country’s budget, a five-year program (2010-2014) worth 280 billion dollars. This context is favorable and I would like to stress that in the framework of this programme, Romanian firms have already proved their competence in fields like constructions, hydraulic infrastructure and education. Therefore there is real potential for development and cooperation between the two states,” said the head of the Algerian diplomacy.

After the Romania-Algeria Economic and Business Forum a dialogue was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria- H.E. Mourad Medelci and Professor Dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania.

On the time of the discussion an honest assessment of the situation from Middle East and North Africa region was made and also a discussion about the ripple effects in  the region had taken place. H.E. Minister Mourad Medelci had declared that the analyses of prof.dr.Anton Caragea over the events in the region are read, analyzed and highly appreciated in Alger and are given all the importance.

After  the discussion, a launch honoring Romania-Algeria friendship, in the company of H.E. President of Romania Emil Constantinescu (1996-2000) and the architect of this successful visit, Algerian Ambassador Habib Chawki Hamraoui was held. Over 100 guests from cultural , academic and economy fields where present at the launch together with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria- H.E. Mourad Medelci and Professor dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania.

Professor Dr. Anton Caragea and Ambassador of Algeria in Romania – Habib Chawki Hamraoui

The extraordinary achievements in bilateral relation Romania-Algeria obtained by the visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria- H.E. Mourad Medelci are a testimony of the efficacy of hard work realized by tireless Ambassador of Algeria : Habib Chawki Hamraoui had declared for press at the end of the working launch professor dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania.

ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD STAY BESIDE SYRIA AND PRESIDENT BASHAR AL ASSAD

Ambassador Housam Al-Din Alaa presented credentials to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI as the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Vatican.

The Pope highlighted in a discourse on this occasion that ”Syria is a place dear and meaningful to Christians, from the origins of the Church. Since the meeting of the Risen Christ on the road to Damascus, Paul became the Apostle of Nations, many great saints who have shaped the religious history of your country.

Many are also archaeological evidence of churches, monasteries, mosaics of the early centuries of the Christian era that connect us to the origins of the Church.”

His Holiness added that ”Syria has traditionally been an example of tolerance, coexistence and harmonious relations between Christians and Muslims, and today’s ecumenical and interfaith relations are good” expressing his hope that friendship between all cultural and religious components of the Nation would continue and expand to the greater good of all, strengthening unity based on justice and solidarity.

The Pope underlined the need for advancing a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

On his part, Ambassador Alaa spoke of the meanings of Syria’s tolerance, coexistence and harmonious life asserting that the meanings of National Unity has additional value in light of what the region faces of schemes to dismember it, spread confusion and extremism, and destabilize it.

The Ambassador also spoke of the outcomes of last year’s Damascus-convened international conference about the Islamic-Christian Fraternity, which welcomed the call by the Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops for the achievement of just peace in the Middle East, implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, and for the taking of necessary legal measures as to end the Israeli occupation of the Arab Land, rejecting bids to change the demographic situation in the occupied Jerusalem.

SYRIAN OPPOSITION CONDEMNED BY EUROPEAN UNION FOR UNACCEPTABLE CALLS ON DESTRUCTION OF SYRIA

Millions of Syrians take to the streets in show of support for President Bashar Al Assad

With anti-Syrian terrorist attacks turning increasingly violent in recent days,  the anti-syrian dissidents have been gathering for a conference in Antalya to discuss a representative body that will draw international support for terrorist activities and destruction of Syria.  A discussion has already fueled up some of the anti-Syrian opposition over the meeting, which will select a “transitional council” to represent the anti-Syrian terrorists on the international scene.

Syrian terrorists groups will be meeting for three days in Antalya, from May 31 to June 2, in a conference organized by the Egypt-based terrorist organization – NOHR.

The meeting would be centered on establishing “a temporary terrorist council to manage the crisis and mobilize all the possible support to destroy Syria ” the real invitation statement of the conference “Change in Syria” reads.

The conference would “assign terrorist experts in the Syria to prepare new  terrorist attacks and kill Syrian people ,” experts say`s.

The signatories of the declaration of the conference “want to obtain foreign military intervention in Syria in order to kill as much Syrians as possible ,” the experts statement added.

Ahead of the meeting, objections to establishing a “terrorist transitional council” has emerged among Syrian terrorists . Setting up a terrorist transitional council at this stage “would mean a prison or death sentence” for anyone who participates from inside Syria,  Walid al-Bunni, a veteran terrorist figure told Reuters last week.

The participants in previous Syrian terrorist meetings in Istanbul, organized by the Istanbul Terrorism Platform in April, including various Turkish terrorist supporter  organizations such as the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples, or Mazlum-Der, was mostly from Islamic-rooted groups such as Muslim Brotherhood.

The Antalya meeting was set to bring together terrorists  from the anti-Syrian terrorists organization of a different profile: mostly exiled Syrians terrorists supported by Israel in different European countries and the U.S.

Representatives of Kurdish terrorist movements are also invited.

After the Antalya Conference in  May-June 2011 it is clear that the so called opposition is just interested in destroying the country unity and independence .

WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORK TIMES LIES ABOUT A BOY KILLED IN SYRIA – Hamza al-Khateeb

A report by the Syrian Television broadcast on Tuesday unveiled the truth about the story of martyr Hamza al-Khateeb, closing the door in the face of the lies and false accounts of the satellite channels and websites which badly used al-Khateeb’s pictures over days to serve their purposes.

The report started with showing how in April 29th after Friday Prayer, people began to gather in some villages of Daraa countryside responding to inciting calls for Jihad, which were taken advantage of by armed groups to attack army, police and security forces and citizens, and set off toward the military housing compound in Said area where al-Khateeb was martyred.

Syrian Television is offering the truth : Hamza al Khateeb was killed by US backed terrorists while US is deploring now the death of the boy.

“At that time, armed members showed up among the crowd and succeeded in misleading many young children into going with them to fire at the compound’s guards whose chief was martyred,” said the report.

It continued that al-Khateeb, who was found killed in the surrounding of the compound and still unidentified then, was transferred to hospital among the victims.

“At a late hour on Friday 29/4/2011, we were informed by the Coronary Department that body for unidentified boy was in the hospital,” said Samer Abbas, the judge in charge of the case.

Abbas added that after all the medical and legal procedures were taken and once the body was identified as Hamza al-Khateeb’s, it was handed over to the martyr’s family through the National Hospital in Daraa on May 21, 2011.

“Since I am the one who undertook the investigation and the medical check up, I came to know that al-Khateeb died while he was inside the military compound’s surrounding from several gunshots without any traces of torture on the body,” said judge Abbas, pointing out that al-Khateeb’s family can come and know all the details they want.

Coroner Akram al-Shaar, who checked al-Khateeb’s body,  pointed out that after the body reached the hospital on April 29th, a legal commission including the judge and the coroner came to identify the body whose owner’s name was not known.

Millions of syrians take to the street in protest of mass media lies and manipulation .

“A precise description of the body showed it belongs to a plump young man in his twenties,” said al-Shaar, adding that the body had three deadly gunshots which were the reason behind the death as proven by the x-ray photography and the examination of the gunshot muzzle wounds on the body.

“There weren’t any traces of violence, resistance or torture or any kinds of bruises, fractures, joint displacements or cuts,” the coroner pointed out, indicating that there period between the check and the handover of the dead body to his family was required for the identification.

Al-Shaar affirmed that the photos of the body, which appeared by some channels and news agencies, were taken after an advanced stage of disintegration after death which can be detected by any coroner through different manifestations on the body.

He pointed out that the photos taken by the Coronary Department, however, were new as they were taken immediately upon the arrival of the body which was only few hours after death.

The TV report continued to tell the truth about the story as told by the participants in the attack on Saida military housing compound.

Abdel Aziz al-Khateeb, one of the participants, told in detail how “I used to go with my friends Hamza al-Khateeb, Abdel Majeed al-Khateeb and Mohammed Sweidan to perform Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in al-Jizah led by sheikh Haroon al-Zoubi and Talal Shkeir who were calling for Jihad.”

“We were holding meetings at al-Jizah Square to protect the participants in Friday gatherings in coordination with other sheikhs from other villages. There was a blacksmith who distributed sharp arms to us,” al-Khateeb added.

“On Friday, April 29th, I joined Hamza al-Khateeb and Mohammad Sweidan and Abdel Majeed al-Khateeb to the gathering place where we met other people from al-Mseifra and Bosra. We headed to the military residences in Saida accompanied by armed men. As we reached there, some demonstrators opened fire toward the compound injuring one soldier. Later, there was a heavy fire exchange and we had to hide behind trees,” al-Khateeb said.

He added that Hamza al-Khateeb was among the injured people. “He fell to the ground and I didn’t know what happened to him. I fled with Abdel Majeed al-Khateeb and Mohammad Sweidan.”

President Bashar al-Assad met the family of Hamza al-Khateeb on Tuesday afternoon and offered them condolences before discussing the death issue in detail.

Father of the martyr said President al-Assad was so “gentle and kind”, adding that the President promised to fulfill the people’s demands and make necessary reforms that serve the interests of the Syrian citizens.

Hamza’s father noted that it was President al-Assad who invited Hamza’s family to listen to them about their son’s death.

For his part, the martyr’s uncle said we received the body from Daraa National Hospital, stressing what has been showed is all proven and based on the coroner’s report written at the Attorney General.

He added that President al-Assad during the meeting stressed forming a committee to investigate the incident to reach the truth.

Professor of media psychology at Damascus University, Majdi Fares, said the incident of al-Khateeb’s death was used by some satellite channels and media in a biased way for misleading purposes through lies and fabrications.

In the same context, Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar issued a decision on forming an investigation committee chaired by Assistant Interior Minister to uncover the circumstances of the incident and reveal the results to the public opinion. The committee will start its mission today.

Concluding the report, the Syrian TV said the information which has been presented shows the fact that Hamza al-Khateeb has never been jailed or arrested recently.

ROMANIA WILL HOST THE MAGIC OF ORIENTAL ART EXHIBITION

In the month of June 2011 Romania will host for the second consecutive year  the prestigious Oriental Art Exhibition in Bucharest with the support of  Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania . The exhibition will stay in Bucharest for seven days offering to the public the opportunity of getting aquatinted with the magic of the east.

 

This year the exhibition will be held under the title : MAGIC OF ORIENTAL ART  COMES TO BUCHAREST  and organizers are ambitioning for an even grandiose event  than last year.

The Oriental Exhibition is dedicated in offering a firsthand impression to the viewers of how life in the orient society really is.

The aim of the Oriental Art  Exhibition is to create an oriental environment in which the visitor could understand how an oriental house is build, what are the ornaments and the practical furniture used, how is made possible the presence of sacred space and tradition in the normal environment of life and working. 

In a way the Oriental exhibition is offering a practical gate for curious and visitors and even experts alike in better understanding how life, climate, food , education and religion are forging the everyday life of the people of the east.

The organizers of the exhibition have told us that the main agenda of the Exhibition is to offer a bridge between oriental culture and understanding of life and European concept of living and understanding housing .

This year , for a second year in a row the prestigious Oriental Art  Exhibition comes to Romania at the invitation of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation of Romania and professor Anton Caragea supervision  under the attractive title: THE MAGIC OF ORIENTAL ART  COMES TO BUCHAREST.

The prestigious exhibition is regarded in all of Europe as an important way for countries from the Orient to present their tradition, there culinary expertise, their art and to open to the viewers of the exhibition a gate for their world.

As usually the most prestigious and important embassy accredited to Bucharest will be invited to take part in the show and to present their spectacular tradition to Romanian public and to fulfill their role of ambassadors of culture and tradition.

Professor Anton Caragea declared to the press that bringing the Magic of Oriental Art  to Bucharest for a second year is a great achievement and it constitute one of the most important cultural events of the diplomatic life and the agreement of the organizer to dispatch the precious collection of the ORIENTAL ART  EXHIBITION to Romania proves that Romania is an important and vibrant country open to foreign cultures and experiences .

Professor Anton Caragea , director of IRICE, awarding the title of official partner for EXOTIQUE Brand owner in June 2010  at last year event.

ROMANIA GAZDUIESTE PENTRU AL DOILEA AN CONSECUTIV EXPOZITIA DE ARTA ORIENTALA

Luna iunie 2011 va rămâne sub semnul unei deosebite împliniri culturale prin derularea Expoziţiei MAGIA ORIENTULUI VINE LA BUCUREŞTI . Expozitia este organizata de Institutul de Relatii Internationale si Cooperare Economica pentru al doilea an consecutiv.

Expozitia va ramane pentru sapte zile la Bucuresti oferind publicului posibilitatea de a se familiariza cu Magia Artei Orientale.

Expoziţia de artă orientală este, potrivit organizatorilor,  dedicată reconstituirii unor fragmente de viaţă orientală .

Principalul scop al Expoziţiei MAGIA ARTEI  ORIENTALE  VINE LA BUCUREŞTI este de a recrea in capitala României mediul tipic oriental, în care vizitatorul poate înţelege cum este construită o casă orientală , care sunt ornamentele, mobilierul şi toate micile plăceri ale vieţii fără de care Orientul nu poate fi înţeles.

Totodată expoziţia va revela prezenţa specific orientală a sacrului şi a tradiţiei în în perimetrul cotidian al vieţii si al muncii.

Intr-un fel Expoziţia de Artă Orientală va oferi o adevărată poartă pentru vizitatori, curioşi şi experţi deopotrivă spre a intra într-o lume fascinantă prin care vor putea înţelege cum factori precum clima, hrana, educaţia şi religia alcătuiesc viaţa de fiecare zi a lumii orientale.

Organizatorii expoziţiei ne-au declarat ca principalul obiectiv al expoziţiei este de a fi o punte către cultura orientală şi pentru înţelegerea conceptului de viaţă şi casă orientală de către europeni.

În acest an , după deosebite eforturi Expoziţia de Artă Orientală vine în România la invitaţia Institutului de Relaţii Internaţionale şi Cooperare Economică pentru al doilea an consecutiv  sub titlul atractiv: MAGIA ARTEI ORIENTALE  VINE ÎN BUCURESTI .

 Prestigioasa expoziţie este privită în întreaga Europă ca un important mijloc prin care ţările din Orient îşi pot prezenta tradiţiile, experienţa şi magia culinară şi totodată comorile de artă ce se transformă în faţa vizitatorilor într-o poartă spre întreaga lume.

Ca întotdeauna cele mai prestigioase şi importante ambasade acreditate la Bucureşti vor fi invitate să i-a parte la acest spectacol de tradiţie şi artă spre a-şi putea prezenta tradiţiile şi arta în faţa publicului din România îndeplinindu-şi astfel îndatorirea de ambasadori ai culturii şi tradiţiei.

 Profesorul Anton Caragea, directorul Institutului de Relatii Internationale si Cooperare Economica ne- a declarat ca aducerea în România a Expoziţiei de Artă Orientală pentru al doilea an consecutiv este unul din cele mai importante evenimente culturale ale vieţii diplomatice şi acordul organizatorilor de a-şi trimite preţioasele colecţii ale expoziţiei MAGIA ORIENTULUI VINE ÎN BUCURESTI este o dovadă că România este o ţară importantă şi deschisă către experienţele şi civilizaţiile orientale. 

Profesor dr. Anton Caragea,director IRICE, ofera titlul de partener oficial proprietarului brandului EXOTIQUE in cadrul expozitiei de anul trecut 

Syrian informations Minister declares : Syria is opening comprehensive dialogue as calm is restored

DAMASCUS, (SANA)_ Minister of Information Dr. Adnan Mahmoud said the coming days will witness a comprehensive national dialogue in all Syrian governorates. In a press conference on Friday Dr. Mahmoud added that the government is currently implementing a comprehensive political, economic and social reform program in the interest of the people. ” There is a correlation between security and stability from one hand and the reform from the other hand,” 

The Minister said that in light of the situation in some governorates, police and security forces have been sent to pursue the armed groups which perpetrated acts of killing citizens, terrorized people, burned public and private properties, halted social and economic life, threatened schools and public security. He affirmed that the army units arrested several members of the armed groups and seized a large quantity of weapons, ammunition and improvised explosive devices that were prepared to target citizens, the vital economic installations such as bridges, oil pipelines, railways and others as part of a plan to hit the social and economic life and public facilities in the country. 

He mad it clear that this process led to the martyrdom of 98 officers and soldiers of the army and security forces in addition to injuring 1040 besides the martyrdom of 22 policemen and wounding 451 others, due to the strict instructions by President Bashar al-Assad not to open fire and use weapons. 

Minister Mahmoud went on to say that targeting the army by armed groups wasn’t linked to demonstrations, but it was a result of the armed groups’ deliberate attacks on the checkpoints in some areas. He said after the restoration of tranquility, stability and security, the army units began to gradually depart from Banias and surroundings while the army units deployed in Daraa and surroundings are completing the gradual depart to return to their main camps.

Dr. Mahmoud pointed out that life in those areas has been gradually returning to normal where citizens start to exercise their normal activities. 

The Minister hailed the important role of people that helped the army units detect and arrest those armed groups to be prosecuted. Dr. Mahmoud said the government is determined to restore security, tranquility and serenity to all governorates and separate between the right to peaceful demonstrations and the use of weapons, killings, terrorizing and vandalism to destabilize and hit the public life. 

On the request of the UN Mission for Human Rights to provide humanitarian aid to people in Daraa, the Minister said the Syrian government and Syrian Red Crescent, were following up the situation in Daraa and there was no shortage of food and medicine.

“We have informed the UN that there was no need for any assistance to Daraa,” the Minister said, noting that no one of those organizations proposed to provide humanitarian aid when Syria experienced a five-year drought and Hasaka, north-east Syria, witnessed floods at the beginning of this month.

As for the European sanctions, Dr. Mahmoud regretted that these states adopted their positions depending on what was broadcast by some biased media and electronic sites on the events in Syria without making sure of the reality on the ground.

The Minister said ” That will not affect our determination to confront the armed groups and extremism,” adding “destabilizing Syria will not deter us from continuing the work to implement the comprehensive reform program.”

Regarding the national dialogue, Dr. Mahmoud said “President Bashar al-Assad met with popular activities from different Syrian governorates and listened to their opinions, demands and visions on what is happening in Syria,” adding that next days will experience a national dialogue involving all the Syrian governorates.

On statements of businessman Rami Makhlouf, the Minister concluded by saying that those statements express his own opinion and do not reflect the stance of the government and the leadership in Syria. 

TERORISTII DIN SIRIA AU FOST INFRANTI.

O grupare teroristă înarmată din Banias recunoaşte că a minat o conductă de petrol, o cale ferată şi podul Al – Qooz pentru a le distruge 

Armament folosit de teroristii din Siria, care au curajul sa se proclame revolutionari. 

Postul de televiziune de stat sirian a difuzat ieri seară un reportaj despre declaraţiile membrilor unei grupări teroriste înarmate arestaţi de forţele armatei şi ale securităţii în urma unei misiuni de urmărire şi prindere a acestei grupări în zona Banias.

Forţele armatei şi ale securităţii au confiscat o cantitate de arme, muniţii şi explozibili pregătite pentru a ataca membrii armatei şi ai forţelor de securitate, proprietăţi publice şi private. De asemenea, o unitate de genişti a reuşit să dezamorseze mai multe încărcături explozive care erau pregătite să arunce în aer o conductă de petrol, o cale ferată şi podul Al- Qooz din apropierea autostrăzii Tartous. Teroriştii au mai amplasat pe trotuarele din apropierea unităţilor militare şi alte încărcături explozive care erau ascunse în ambalaje de produse alimentare şi pungi menajere.

 

Sursă militară: Cetăţenii din Homs şi Daraa îşi exprimă satisfacţia faţă de eforturile armatei de a restabili liniştea şi calmul

”Cetăţenii din judeţele Homs şi Daraa îşi exprimă satisfacţia faţă de eforturile armatei şi a forţelor de securitate de a restabili calmul în aceste judeţe şi crearea unei stări de stabilitate şi siguranţă în sufletele cetăţenilor, după ce au fost terorizate de grupări teroriste înarmate care au răspândit teroare, sabotaj şi moarte “, a declarat ieri o sursă militară oficială.

Sursa a mai adăugat că au fost arestaţi zeci de urmăriţi în ambele judeţe, şi au descoperit un spital de campanie în interiorul Moscheii Al –Jilani în Homs. Spitalul era utilizat pentru tratarea răniţilor din rândul membrilor grupărilor teroriste înarmate.

Sursa oficială a precizat că în urma confruntărilor între armată şi terorişti au rezultat doi martiri şi cinci răniţi din rândurile forţelor armatei, adăugând că un număr din rândul teroriştilor au fost răniţi sau omorâţi.

MINISTERUL AFACERILOR EXTERNE AL SIRIEI PREZINTA ADEVARUL DESPRE ASA ZISA REVOLUTIE DIN SIRIA

Poporul sirian isi arata dragostea fata de presedintele Bashar Al Assad in fata atacurilor teroriste .

Vă punem la dispoziţie alăturat următoarele: evoluţia evenimentelor actuale, acţiunea conducerii politice în restabilirea situaţiei în vederea îndeplinirii aspiraţiilor legitime ale poporului sirian.

 Situaţia din Daraa: încă de la începutul declanşării evenimentelor din Daraa, Domnul Preşedinte a luat în considerare solicitările oamenilor din judeţ în timpul primirii unei delegaţii populare formată din mulţi cetăţeni ai judeţului. Solicitările au fost îndeplinite în speranţa de a se linişti lucrurile în zonă, au fost retrase forţele de securitate şi poliţia din oraş, de asemenea, prefectul şi responsabilul cu securitatea politică au fost supuşi anchetelor judiciare.

De asemenea, s-a costituit un comitet de conducere pentru a continua dialogul cu cetăţenii judeţului dar, în zilele care au urmat, am fost surprinşi să constatăm că manifestaţiile paşnice s-au transformat în haos, au fost incendiate instituţiile publice şi private, au fost atacaţi membrii forţelor de ordine şi ai poliţiei şi chemarea la jihad. Haosul s-a extins şi s-a soldat cu morţi şi răniţi din rândul forţelor de poliţie. De asemenea, centre ale armatei staţionate în zonă au fost ţinta unor atacuri înarmate. Această situaţie a durat aproape şase săptămâni, a necesitat intervenţia armatei care a intrat în oraş pentru a restabili ordinea şi securitatea, au fost confiscate multe arme şi au fost arestaţi membrii şi liderii unor grupări înarmate care au comis crime şi acte de vandalism. Forţele armate au părăsit Daraa după restabilirea stării de normalitate.

Judeţul nu suferă de lipsa alimentelor şi a medicamentelor, statul asigurând toate aceste necesităţi. În acest context, amintim că reprezentanţa Naţiunilor Unite la Damasc a solicitat trimiterea unei delegaţii pentru a verifica dacă oraşul duce lipsă de necesităţi. Dar le-am transmis că aceste necesităţi sunt asigurate şi că guvernul nu a cerut nici un ajutor în acest sens. Secretarul General al ONU a propus preşedintelui sirian, într-o convorbire telefonică trimiterea unei delegaţii ONU care să evalueze necesităţile cetăţenilor din unele judeţe din Siria, dar răspunsul a fost că nu avem nevoie de asfel de ajutoare deoarece totul este asigurat.

 Situaţia din Homs şi Banias: Armata încă se confruntă cu o rezistenţă mare în cartierele “Baba Amro” şi “Bab Al- Sibaa” din Homs, în special după ce indivizi înarmaţi au continuat să atace armata şi au comis acte de sabotaj. În urma acestor evenimente au murit mai mulţi martiri din rândul armatei.

În ultimele două zile au intrat forţele armatei şi securităţii în oraşul Banias pentru a pune capăt acţiunilor înarmate şi a actelor de sabotaj. Prin confiscarea unor cantităţi mari de arme şi arestarea unui număr de sabotori, forţele armatei au ajuns la finalul misiunii .

În prezent, conducerea şi guvernul ţării urmăresc ce se întămplă pe teren în conceptul de a face diferenţierea şi sortarea între manifestaţii paşnice în care se solicită reformele pe care preşedintele Bashar Al-Assad le-a considerat legitime, că vor fi studiate şi punerea lor în aplicare, şi între acţiunile sabotorilor înarmaţi care prin infiltrarea lor în rândurile manifestanţilor şi afişând slogane cu scop de a destabiliza securitatea, ordinea publică şi răspândirea haosului şi sabotajului.

Reforma este o acţiune care nu trebuie oprită dar nu se înfăptuieşte printr-o atingere magică şi, în situaţia noastră actuală, are nevoie de un dialog naţional extins.

Domnul preşedinte a primit numeroase delegaţii din diferite judeţe şi a dialogat cu acestea având ca scop aflarea punctelor de vedere în diferite aspecte. Au fost recent, însărcinaţi doi vicepreşedinţi, adjunctul vicepreşedintelui republicii şi consilierul politic şi media la preşedinţie pentru a iniţia un dialog cu personalităţi intelectuale şi patriotice în elaborarea unui dialog naţional amplu care să aibă baze şi criterii.

În prezent, o comisie naţională de cercetare formată din judecători independenţi anchetează evenimentele actuale, stabilirea responsabilităţilor şi primirea petiţiilor cetăţenilor. A mai fost formată şi o comisie pentru combaterea corupţiei sub conducerea unui fost ministru al justiţiei. În prezent, se elaborează mecanismul de funcţionare a acestei comisii.

Marele Muftiu al Siriei: “Confruntarea discordiei între confesiuni este o datorie religioasă şi morală pentru menţinerea libertăţii în Siria”

Marele Muftiu al Siriei Dr. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, a reiterat importanţa rolului liderilor spirituali în menţinerea unităţii naţionale, coerenţă în societate, siguranţă şi stabilitate în ţară în combaterea planurilor care vizează destabilizarea şi subminarea puterii statului.

În timpul întâlnirii sale cu liderii spirituali musulmani şi creştini din judeţul Raqqa, dr. Hassoun a subliniat faptul că Siria face progrese în procesul de reformă, în satisfacerea cerinţelor şi nevoilor cetăţenilor, precum şi în îmbunătăţirea traiului lor şi a situaţiei economice în general. El a mai făcut apel la înţelepciune în combaterea comploturilor şi să fie precauţi cu privire la cei care încearcă să schimbe harta regiunii în ansamblu.

Dr. Hassoun a mai adăugat că găsirea unei soluţii în confruntarea discordiei între confesiunile din Siria este o datorie religioasă şi morală în menţinerea libertăţii şi demnităţii cetăţeanului subliniind  că există planuri provocatoare care au ca scop subminarea unităţii şi securităţii ţării.El a mai spus că Siria sprijină mişcările de rezistenţă naţională care luptă împotriva celor care au planuri conspirative şi care sunt sprijiniţi de marile puteri ale lumii.

Marele Muftiu a precizat că unitatea naţională şi toleranţa au făcut din poporul sirian să stea unit împotriva tuturor celor care vor să submineze Siria, cerând ca moscheile şi bisericile să devină punţi ale toleranţei şi să stea în strânsă legătură cu cetăţenii.