Assad: Syrian People Have the Right to Demand Compensations Worth Hundreds of Billions

• 05.12.2017, 15:53
•  Near East,  World

Syrian Presidency / AP

In a wide ranging question-and-answer exchange with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Belorussian interviewer,  referred  for the first time to de-escalation zones saying he is supportive of them, RUDAW reports.

"Of course, as a Russian initiative, it is correct in principle. As to whether it will produce results or not, that depends on the implementation."

"As to demanding rights, there is no doubt that the Syrian people have the right for compensations worth hundreds of billions," but tempering that with "we don’t need money from those states or those officials who supported terrorism and bloodshed in Syria during this crisis."

"However, there is a group consisting of a few states which say the truth as it is and take a principled and moral position, including Belarus, Russia, Iran, and North Korea," he said. "Because these countries do not do the West’s bidding…"