Bashar Al-Assad Interview

President al-Assad’s speech to Rossiya 24 TV channel

 
Damascus, (SANA), September 13, 2013 – President Bashar al-Assad gave a speech to Rossiya 24 TV channel. Following is the full text of the speech.
Interviewer: Why did Syria agree to the Russian initiative which proposes handing over its chemical weapons to the international community? Why so rapidly?

The following is the full text of an interview with Bashar al-Assad by Syria’s Al-Thawra newspaper.
Interviewer: During this difficult time of crisis, it has often been said that Syria can accommodate everyone, but in reality it has not embraced all of its citizens. What has led us to this point?