Syria’ Grand Mufti: The Plot against Syria targets Its Independent Stances

Syria’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Badr el-Din Hassoun, on Monday said that Syria is targeted because of its national independent decisions and its keenness on supporting Resistance.

During his meeting with delegations of the Syrian community in Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg in Damascus, Sheikh Hassoun said that the plot targets the religious and moral values, stressing the importance of the expatriates’ role in conveying the reality of the events in Syria.

For their parts, members of the delegations stressed their preparedness to defend Syria and convey the real image of the situation to the foreign countries, voicing their unlimited support to the comprehensive reform program under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.

Satayhi: Decrees and Decisions issued in Syria are Bases for Democratic Political Life

Member of the Regional Leadership of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party and Head of the Media and Culture Bureau, Haitham Satayhi, said that the conspiracy against Syria targets the cultural pattern of the Syrian society and the existing structure that created a secular regime which preserved the national characteristic of the country.

In his meeting with delegations of the Syrian communities in Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg in Damascus, Satayhi added that the existing structure will pave the ground for a more democratic Syria.

He pointed out that there are huge plots against the region, adding that western powers and regional countries stand behind these schemes with the aim of the liquidation of the Arab-Israeli conflict and achieving the hegemony projects in the region.

He briefed the delegations on the pressures exerted on Syria which thwarted the reforms in the last few years, stressing that Syria will continue the reform program.

For their parts, members of the delegations said that the expatriates sent a message of solidarity with their country and leadership, stressing that they will exert efforts in order to foil the plots targeting Syria.