President Bashar Al-Assad - Man of peace

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The realization of the just and comprehensive peace has ever been the noble objective of H.E. President Bashar Al-Assad. Actually, all the measures and political moves taken by the Syrian leadership aim at the restoration of stability, security and realization of the peace. This strategy of peace has been characterized and reflected by H.E. President Al-Assad through:

Syria's belief in just and comprehensive peace doesn't mean relinquishing a speck of soil or a drop of water.

The Syrian Arab Golan will remain Arab and Syrian and will return to the homeland Syria.''

We have to believe that only peace can help us.

We have desperation especially regarding the peace process because we always say no to anything which is not methodical. When it is methodical, we will be ready to move right away and this evening. It does not need preparation."

Peace is when you have normal relations, when you bury the hatchet and when people can deal with each other. This needs lots of steps and a lot of support. At that time, the arbiter should perhaps have a more important role than during the negotiations.

There is one reason preventing the achievement of peace, which is occupation. So, occupation is the cause of all wars, First the English, then the French, and now Israel. In short, Israel must apply all the UN Security Council resolutions and return the occupied lands to our people.

We always express our opinion clearly and publicly and affirm that we want peace and the agreement; but we cannot achieve this only from one side, and the other side must participate until now, there is no partner of this kind. The result is that the Israelis chose a government that advocates extremism, and this government doesn't bring peace.

The absence of peace, due to the Israeli policies and despite Syria's relentless efforts to achieve it, aggravates tension and undermines Syria's endeavors for development and economic prosperity.

Only the peace, based on the international legitimacy resolutions and the land-for-peace principle which restores the rights to their legitimate owners guarantees security, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.

[link to syriatimes.sy]