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PRESIDENT AL-ASSAD WARNS OF WESTERN-BACKED EXTREMISM ON THE REGION'S UNITY
Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, Syria
March 27 2014
Mar 27, 2014
Damascus, (SANA) President Bashar al-Assad warned of the dangers
of terrorism and extremism backed by the West and some countries in
the region.
President al-Assad cautioned, during a meeting Thursday with an
Armenian parliamentary delegation, that this extremist ideology
poses a threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
characterized by cultural and social diversity.
The delegation, headed by MP Samvel Farmanyan, conveyed to President
al-Assad a message from President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia in which
the latter expressed on his and his people's behalf condemnation
of terrorist groups attacks backed by Turkey against Kassab city in
Lattakia countryside.
The Armenian President expressed in his message thanks to Syria for
the efforts it is exerting to protect all its citizens.
President al-Assad voiced during the meeting his appreciation of
the objective position of President Sargsyan that is supportive of
Syria's stability, highlighting the role parliamentarians could play
in revealing threats of terrorism and extremism at international
forums and unifying efforts to face these threats.
For their part, the Armenian parliamentarians affirmed their full
support for what the Syria is doing to restore security and stability
to the country and its efforts to secure the return of people who
have been displaced from Kassab and other areas to their houses and
home villages.
They also voiced confidence that Syria will remain as always a model
of co-existence and national unity.
Later, a meeting was held between Speaker of the People's Assembly
Mohammad Jihad al-Laham and the Armenian delegation, during which
al-Laham stressed the need for the unification of parliamentary
efforts to form a front to stand in the face of extremist takfiri
thinking and cement parliamentary relations between Syria and Armenia.
The Armenian figures, in turn, called upon Syria's neighboring
countries to play an efficacious positive role in supporting a peaceful
solution in Syria and not vice versa.
Armenian Ambassador in Damascus and a number of members of the People's
Assembly's Arab and Foreign Affairs Committee attended the meeting.
Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi also met with the Armenian delegation
and stressed the Syrian government's keenness to provide protection
for and livelihood and service requirements of its people.
The Premier affirmed that the Armenians in Syria are an essential
part of the components of the Syrian people and are accorded respect
for their contribution to the construction of their country.
The Armenian delegation members expressed denunciation of the scenes of
killing and criminality they saw in Kassab committed by the terrorist
groups that are backed by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
R. Milhem/H. Said
http://sana.sy/eng/21/2014/03/27/535625.htm
Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, Syria
March 27 2014
Mar 27, 2014
Damascus, (SANA) President Bashar al-Assad warned of the dangers
of terrorism and extremism backed by the West and some countries in
the region.
President al-Assad cautioned, during a meeting Thursday with an
Armenian parliamentary delegation, that this extremist ideology
poses a threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
characterized by cultural and social diversity.
The delegation, headed by MP Samvel Farmanyan, conveyed to President
al-Assad a message from President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia in which
the latter expressed on his and his people's behalf condemnation
of terrorist groups attacks backed by Turkey against Kassab city in
Lattakia countryside.
The Armenian President expressed in his message thanks to Syria for
the efforts it is exerting to protect all its citizens.
President al-Assad voiced during the meeting his appreciation of
the objective position of President Sargsyan that is supportive of
Syria's stability, highlighting the role parliamentarians could play
in revealing threats of terrorism and extremism at international
forums and unifying efforts to face these threats.
For their part, the Armenian parliamentarians affirmed their full
support for what the Syria is doing to restore security and stability
to the country and its efforts to secure the return of people who
have been displaced from Kassab and other areas to their houses and
home villages.
They also voiced confidence that Syria will remain as always a model
of co-existence and national unity.
Later, a meeting was held between Speaker of the People's Assembly
Mohammad Jihad al-Laham and the Armenian delegation, during which
al-Laham stressed the need for the unification of parliamentary
efforts to form a front to stand in the face of extremist takfiri
thinking and cement parliamentary relations between Syria and Armenia.
The Armenian figures, in turn, called upon Syria's neighboring
countries to play an efficacious positive role in supporting a peaceful
solution in Syria and not vice versa.
Armenian Ambassador in Damascus and a number of members of the People's
Assembly's Arab and Foreign Affairs Committee attended the meeting.
Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi also met with the Armenian delegation
and stressed the Syrian government's keenness to provide protection
for and livelihood and service requirements of its people.
The Premier affirmed that the Armenians in Syria are an essential
part of the components of the Syrian people and are accorded respect
for their contribution to the construction of their country.
The Armenian delegation members expressed denunciation of the scenes of
killing and criminality they saw in Kassab committed by the terrorist
groups that are backed by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
R. Milhem/H. Said
http://sana.sy/eng/21/2014/03/27/535625.htm