Syrian FM: Statements of Syria’s enemies in Paris closer to fantasy than reality

A source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Monday “The Syrian Arab Republic is not surprised by what happened in Paris during the meeting of Syrian people’s enemies and the statements which are closer to fantasy than reality, and which cannot be uttered except by people removed from reality and isolated from any acceptable political logic.”

This statement was issued in response to the meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” held on Sunday in Paris, during which the participants regurgitated their previous positions where they make decisions on Syria’s future on behalf of the Syrian people.

“As we consider any statements or stances prior to Geneva2 Conference as useless and representing hopeless attempts of some sides to cover up their gangs’ defeat on ground under the roof of the Conference, the Syrian Arab Republic stresses that it disregards all those who speak on behalf on the Syrian people from abroad whether they are Arabs or Western,” the source added.

It clarified ” Only the Syrian people are authorized to determine their future, their leadership and the form of their state, and anything else is nothing but nonsense that the Syrian people will not waste their time listening to anymore.”

“Syria reaffirms that it has accepted to attend Geneva2 Conference without preconditions, having announced repeatedly that an inter-Syrian conference is the sole solution, but those, on the other hand, who try to set preconditions, conceptions, dreams or fantasies before Geneva2 Conference and consider them as fait accompli, they are dooming the conference to fail before it begins because such illusions contradict the UN Charter and international legitimacy,” the source added.