Geneva, (SANA Delegate) – Presidential Political and Media Advisor, Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, said that the Syrian people are the side to determine its interests, not the western countries or their clients in the region.
In a televised interview on Monday, Shaaban said that Syria is ten thousand years-old, and that Syrians know what is good for them, adding "let the Syrian people decide what is good for them, not the western hegemony that dictates to their clients in the region what is good for Syria.”
Shaaban said that during three years of war that caused destruction to much of the infrastructure in Syria, including factories, schools and hospitals, while the opposition is only concerned in talking about power, ignoring the 6 million Syrians displaced inside the country and the 2 million displaced abroad, adding "those who call themselves opposition must talk about Syria and the danger facing the Syrian people."
Shabban stressed that the reason of the events in Syria is that 83 countries are interfering and sending money and foreign terrorists into Syria, not what some sides claim about the authority in Syria.
She called for returning to Geneva1 communiqué that demanded stopping fighting and terrorism and launching a political process in which the Syrians will decide the future of their country.
Answering a question on whether what is happening in Geneva is a polticial process, if there is an international consensus on forming a transitional governing body, and that the so-called “opposition” will not agree on the current government in Syria, Shaaban said “I want to ask the persons in Geneva: who are these persons and whom do they represent? We agreed to sit with them because we thought that other persons will come, as there is a wide spectrum of the Syrian opposition that was not invited. The Question is why? If we are talking about Syria, then why were not all the Syrians invited?”
She stressed that the ballot boxes alone will have the final say on selecting the leadership in Syria, and that the Syrian people should go to ballot boxes and vote for whoever they want to vote for.
On the suitable environment for conducting elections in Syria, Shaaban said that this point has been addressed in Geneva 1, and what is needed is to stop the fighting and create suitable atmospheres, then launch a political process, not jump into this process while the country is on fire.
Regarding efforts for delivering aid to Homs, Shaaban said that it seems that the coalition delegation of the so-called "opposition" has nothing to rely upon; therefore it relies on a very small issue related to humanitarian aid.
"Meanwhile, the Syrian government has a program for all of Syria in cooperation with the Red Cross, the Red Crescent and UN Agencies. Each day, humanitarian aid consisting of food and medicine is delivered to every area in Syria," she said, noting that the coalition delegation is trying to create a measure of credibility by posing the issue of Homs in Geneva.
Shaaban stressed that the important issue for the Syrian official delegation and the 23 million Syrians is resolving the issue of the displaced and rebuilding Syria the way the Syrians want.
"There's one basic difference between us Syrians who are proud of their country and those who want to establish what western forces want in Syria, and that is the essence of the issue," she said.
M. Nassr / H. Sabbagh
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