The Sunday Times interviews President al-Assad
I assure you that Syria will not bow down and that it will continue to resist the pressure being imposed on it." President al-Assad
http://www.syriaonline.sy/details.php?t=media&id=294
The Sunay Times
2011.11.20
In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Times, Bashar al-Assad accuses Arab leaders of creating a pretext for western intervention in his country
Indeed, it was hard to imagine that the beaming figure in the dark suit who greeted staff warmly as he carried his own bags into the Tishreen Palace was anything else.
He shook my hand with a smile, led me into a living room for tea and, having been briefed beforehand that my husband was ill, inquired solicitously about his health. "Have faith," he said, gently.
I asked him how he felt as a father — he has two sons, aged nine and six, and a daughter, aged eight — when he saw images of innocent children shot in the conflict.
"Like any other Syrian, when I see my country's sons bleeding, of course I feel pain and sorrow," he said. "Each spilt drop of blood concerns me personally.
But my role as president is in deeds, not words and sorrow. My role is to think about the steps I should take to prevent more bloodshed."
The solution, he insisted, was not to pull back his forces, but to eliminate the militants he blames for much of the shooting: "The only way is to search for the armed people, chase the armed gangs, prevent the entry of arms and weapons from neighbouring countries, prevent sabotage and enforce law and order."
"It's been done to show that there's a problem between the Arabs, thus providing western countries with a pretext to conduct a military intervention against Syria." The consequence of any such intervention, he warned, would be an earthquake that would shake the entire Middle East.
I asked Assad whether he accepted that his security forces had been too aggressive towards peaceful protesters and why thousands had been locked in detention centres where torture is said to be commonplace. He acknowledged mistakes but insisted these were the fault of individuals, not the responsibility of the state.
"We, as a state, do not have a policy to be cruel with citizens," he said.
"The important thing is to look for the wrongdoers and hold them responsible for their actions ... There are mistakes which have been discovered and where the wrongdoers were held accountable."
Soldiers who have opened fire on unarmed protesters — and officers who have given the orders to shoot — have been detained in cities where some of the worst atrocities have been reported, although many have gone unpunished.
Assad claimed the opposition had exaggerated the number of deaths, identifying as victims people who had later turned out to be alive.
The true civilian toll, his officials said, was not 3,500, as reported by activist groups, but 619. These they divided into three categories: protesters who were killed in the "crossfire" between security forces and armed gangs, the victims of sectarian killings and his own supporters who had been murdered for championing the government's cause.
"The fact remains," I told Assad, "that many innocent civilians — women and children — have been shot in the process."
"A human being cannot turn the clock back but can act wisely in this matter," he said.
"My role as president — this is my daily obsession now — is to know how to stop this bloodshed caused by armed terrorist acts that are hitting some areas."
According to Assad, 800 members of the security forces have also died in the conflict. Some have been killed by Islamist elements, others by defectors from the army.
I asked what message Assad had for the mothers who had lost sons on both sides of the conflict.
"Naturally, as a father, I sympathise with [them]," he said. "I have met a large number of the families of both civilian and military victims. I sat down and talked with them."
"The conflict will continue and the pressure to subjugate Syria will also continue," Assad said. "However, I assure you that Syria will not bow down and that it will continue to resist the pressure being imposed on it."
الرئيس الأسد يعرب لوفد روسي عن تقديره لموقف روسيا الموضوعي من الأحداث في سورية
President al-Assad: We Appreciate Russia's Objective Stance towards Events in Syria
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/11/21/383022.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/22/383038.htm
Nov 22, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad on Monday met a Russian delegation including journalists, intellectuals, academics and activists from different youth organizations and parties.
The talks dealt with the recent events taking place in Syria and their regional and international repercussions, with President al-Assad expressing great appreciation of Russia's objective stance towards what is happening in Syria.
For their part, the delegation members stressed the importance of visiting Syria to inspect the reality of what is taking place in light of the misleading practiced by some media.
The delegation members condemned what is being hatched against Syria and the lies and fabrications aimed at destabilizing the country.
The historic relations between the friendly people of the two countries and the importance of further boosting them were touched upon during the meeting.
In a statement to SANA, member of the International Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Uzdinova Stella, said ''The meeting with President Bashar al-Assad made a wonderful impression and left us assured of his correct outlook on reality.''
''We discussed a host of issues during the meeting, and our questions were duly answered by Mr. President,'' she said, adding that the talks focused on political issues and Syria's relations with Russia and the world countries.
Stella added ''President al-Assad thanked the Russian leadership and people for their stances concerning the events in Syria away from the impact of the misleading media.''
Elissa Shichkina, a professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, said that the meeting with President al-Assad provided the delegation members with answers for their questions, adding that the delegation made their viewpoint clear to President al-Assad concerning the events in Syria.
Johan Backman, professor of Social and Political Sciences at Helsinki University, said "It has been a pleasure meeting President al-Assad, for he represents the Syrian people, that's why we felt as if we met the Syrian people.''
He added that President al-Assad had given a wise analysis on the situation in Syria, the Syrian policy and economy and the ME policy, as well as the Syrian-Russian relations and Syria's relations with the world countries.
The Russian delegation is comprised of parliamentary candidates, journalists and youths representing popular and civil organizations.
The delegation started a visit to Syria on November 19th to express solidarity with Syria and inspect the reality of situation on the ground and convey the real image to the Russian people.
مصادر: سورية تعمدت عدم نشر البروتوكول العربي خوفا من رد فعل الشارع الرافض لقرارات الجامعة
Sources: Syria deliberately not to publish the protocol for fear of the Arab street reaction to rejection of the League's resolutions
al-Baath, its cache
Monday, November 21, 2011 13:05
Informed sources said that the Syrian authorities very unhappy with the Protocol on the Arab League to send observers to 500 of the Truth in all parts of the country because it was "offensive" in some of its paragraphs.
The same sources confirmed that Damascus is considered that the Protocol carry arrogance and disregard of his language is almost entirely to the Syrian authorities, but it was not offensive in some paragraphs affect the sovereignty and formal.
Also revealed that the Syrian government sent a copy of the Protocol to the Russian side, the latter who expressed surprise turn worded Arab according to which the Protocol, Moscow responded by siding with Syria, sending six warships to the Syrian coast is a kind of concrete solidarity and to encourage Damascus to take the position of rigid the direction of the protocol which was agreed and two views of Moscow and Damascus, he carried a lot of humiliation and disregard for the Syrian authorities and this is what he has and the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem at a press conference last resort ", according to estimates.
The sources confirmed that "the Syrian authorities retreated from the publication of the protocol in the Arab media, fearing the reaction of the Syrian street basis for rejecting the decisions of the Arab League first and second considerations concerning the conduct of foreign relations of the countries second.
ميالة: احتياطي النقد الأجنبي جيد جداً والمصرف يعمل على تجاوز ضغوط العقوبات المفروضة على سورية
Central Bank: Forreign Currency Reserve in Very Good Situation, New Mechanisms to Overcome Sannctions
http://www.sana.sy/ara/4/2011/11/21/383044.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/24/2011/11/21/383074.htm
Nov 21, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) Adib al-Mayyaalah on Monday said the reserve of foreign currency in Syria is in a very good situation, adding the CBS is workign to develop mechanismas to fend off any hindrances caused by the European and U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria.
al-Mayyaalah added in an interview to the Syrian TV that the EU and U.S. sanctions target the Syrian people in their daily life, as they cause a decrease in foreign currency resources.
He assured the Syrians that the drop in the price of the Syrian Pound is within the reasonable limits and that the CBS is working on mechanisms to preserve the stability of the SYP against manipulation of currency exchange rate.
al-Mayyaalah said the CBS has intervened in the exchange market by selling foreign currency to the banks in order to secure 27 % of the volume of the main imports, which include food and medical materials and the raw materials required for industry. The other imports are funded by the revenues of the regular exchange companies, he added.
He said a number of decisions have been taken to facilitate the fiscal transactions for traders and citizens, citing the decision which allows the traders to ship foreign currency out and into the country.
The CBS Governor dismissed the rumor on stopping deposits in the Saudi Riyal as part of the tendentious campaign against Syria, confirming that trading is going on in the Saudi Riyal and the other Arab currencies.
وزارة المالية تطلب من كافة المؤسسات معلومات عن خطط 2012
Ministry of Finance requests information from all institutions for 2012 plans
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Monday - November 21 - 2011 - 15:51:26
Asked the Ministry of Finance of all public institutions to provide the Directorate of institutions in which copies of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors or the Management Committee as the case of complex headed by the competent minister and included the adoption of the draft budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for each institution with a copy of the annual plan for next year and another on the draft budget estimates for the year Form 2012 with the financial tables and amortization.
This comes in preparation for the issuance of the estimated budget for the year 2012 to these institutions after the issuance of the state budget for 2012 assets. The ministry stressed communicated the required information within a period not to exceed a maximum of eight of the next month.
الحكومة تحدد يوم الأحد القادم عطلة رأس السنة الهجرية
Government sets next Sunday the Islamic New Year holiday (Nov. 27)
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Monday - November 21 - 2011 - 9:05:30
Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued a communiqué serving disabled public bodies on Sunday, 1 Muharram 1433 Hijri, corresponding to 27,112,011 AD to mark the Islamic New Year Holiday.
It takes into account the provisions of paragraph (c) of Article 43 of the Basic Law of the workers in the state for public entities that require the nature of their circumstances or the continuation of work.
Interim report about constitutional amendment
لجنة الدستور تتفق على إلغاء احتكار حزب البعث
Constitutional Committee agree on the abolition of the monopoly of the Baath Party
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_articles&id=f20d9d76ddd1175e688b2426a61215bf&h=%CD%E3%D5&ar=703145982
Monday - November 21 - 2011 - 14:42:28
National Committee members agreed to prepare a new constitution in Syria, to repeal Article VIII of the Syrian Constitution, meaning thereby eliminate the monopoly of the Arab Socialist Baath Party of political life in the country.
Article 8 provides that the Arab Baath Socialist Party is the leading party in society and State and leads the National Progressive Front is working to unite the energies of the masses of the people and put them in the service of the goals of the Arab nation.
This is the article of the leading articles of the Constitution which calls for the Syrian opposition, cancellation, to end the control of the joints of the Baath Party to power in Syria.
The lawyer of Dr. Muhammad Khair al-'Akkaam member of the Constitution Drafting Committee that the members of the mini-committee to prepare a draft constitution had spoken the issue of the leading party in the last round of talks last Thursday.
The al-'Akkaam in an interview for "Moscow News": "We have reached an agreement on the abolition of Article VIII, completely, and find a new formula, unrelated to the language of article VIII completely abolish the role of monopoly of the Baath Arab Socialist Party in the leadership of political action in Syria, in the sense that it will become a party would Like the rest of the other existing parties, which will appear in the future under the law of parties, "noting that the position of President of the Syrian government will not remain confined to party" Baath ", but will move to the party winning the general election outcome.
Taking al-'Akkaam pointed out that the Constitutional Committee has not yet discussed the issue of the constitutional mandate of the President stressed that the choice of president will be elected not by referendum, as is happening now. He said: "As long as we will show in the country, the life-partisan variety, it must be for other parties to put their candidates for the presidency must be no conditions for the nomination, which means that a competition will appear on the post of President of the Republic of any, certainly turn the referendum system to the election system and this matter is settled."
As for religion of the head of state, there are two schools of thoughts in the committee, according to al-'Akkaam,"the first to ban to limit the religion of the president of the Syrian Arab Republic to Islam, and the second to remain with his religion is the religion of Islam."
The al-'Akkaam that supports the second approach: "out of respect for democracy and the majority, because 80 percent of Syrians are Muslims, and therefore it is necessary to sense the democratic to respect the majority, but no harm to have a Christian President of the Republic, as any Christian in Syria is more patriotic than any the Muslim, "as he put it.
The al-'Akkaam also said that the new Constitution would provide that "Syria is a civil and democratic state", rejecting the sectarian quota system in the distribution of top posts in Syria and said, "This means that we are a state based on a sectarian basis and this is do not accept it."
With regard to the possible transfer of the People's Assembly in Syria to the Parliament or the House of Representatives al-'Akkaam stressed that "there is the idea of the seriousness of the shift from a single system to dual chambers, which is under consideration."
As well as Committee members discussed the constitutional issue of cultural diversity of the Syrian society and the need to include the new constitution, articles referring to the need to respect the cultural diversity of components and spectra of the Syrian society, explained al-'Akkaam that the Committee "will establish a general provision requires the need to respect all cultures in Syria, without distinction between culture and another, in the sense that it will become nationalities of the other details of the right to exercise their cultural life and social, of the teaching of language and cultural heritage preservation and the exercise of a deeply this way of life that are not incompatible with Syrian citizenship. "
In response to a question as to whether to allow these nationalities, in accordance with the provisions of the new constitution, opening public schools to teach languages, said al-'Akkaam: "The official language in Syria, according to the former and subsequent Constitution of the Syrian has been Arabic, and ethnicities are entitled to maintain their languages, but this issue will not become the force of law, in the sense it will not stop them from learning languages, but cannot impose the law of this issue, "as he put it.
الاقتصاد تحظر التعامل مع شركة TinylovELTD الأمريكية
Economy Ministry prohibit to deal with the U.S. TinylovE LTD
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=a5a6100bdcdec4a2dd19f69ec5ac1466&ar=557645319
Monday - November 21 - 2011 - 9:57:21
Issued by the Minister of Economy and Trade, Dr. "Muhammad's struggle slogan" a decision dealing with the prohibition under which the U.S. company TinylovELTD with Zionist tendencies to waive the application of the principle of the right alarm.
According to the newspaper and the "revolution," The decision was based on the book Israel Boycott Office, No. 1032 date 10.02.2011, on the recommendation of the Conference 86 of liaison officers to the regional offices for a boycott of Israel.
استثناء الغزول من برنامج الرقابة على المستوردات
Exception for import restrictions of the yarn
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=dad69a363ca6e84f3fcfa52f25909bf5&ar=448023871
Monday - November 21 - 2011 - 9:26:52
Issued a Supervision Committee for the oversight program to bring the decision on imports of yarn of all kinds from this program helps to reduce the cost of products and support small and medium factories working in the textile industry leader at the national level, according to the newspaper "alwatan.sy."
The Commission was excluded in September fabrics of the program in response to the demands of the owners of small factories and medium to stop the application of controls on imports on cotton fabrics, which focused mostly on fabrics fashion because that would continue to apply this program to increase the cost to the products of these factories and threatening to close it, because the clothing industry requires mostly imported raw materials such as the fabrics and fashionable men's shirts of all kinds.
The program was launched last year to put an end to imports entering the same specifications, quality and low prices detrimental to the national industry and consumer health and safety of the environment.
The program applies by agreement between the Authority for Standards and Metrology Syrian Arab Republic, and between the two world wars specialized on a number of imported products, which includes five groups, including children's toys and electrical and electronic products, vehicles and equipment of tires and spare parts, equipment and construction tools, plastic products, baby food, fertilizers and cotton fabrics.
الموافقة على المقترحات الخاصة بتوزيع المياه بالشبكات الحكومية
Approve the proposals for water distribution networks governmental
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/11/21/383128.htm
November 21, 2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers approved the proposals of the Technical Committee for the central management of water distribution networks and the problem of government representatives of the ministries of irrigation, agriculture and agrarian reform and peasants' union.
(omitted)
اللجنة العليا للتحول إلى الري الحديث توافق على آلية الاقراض المقترحة لتمويل شبكات الري الجماعية
Supreme Committee for the transition to modern irrigation consensus on the mechanism of the proposed loan to finance the irrigation systems of collective
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/11/21/382990.htm
November 21, 2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
The Supreme Committee for the transition to modern irrigation its meeting held today, chaired by Dr. Adel Safar, the Prime Minister on the mechanism of the proposed loan to finance the irrigation group and the mechanism and Noazem pay for the public network from the source water to the agricultural fields of modern irrigation project target.
(omitted)
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