Al-Assad: West ’Dishonest,’ Pursues Policy Detached from Intl Law
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In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad conisdered that the West can't be trusted is the most important lesson Syria has learned during five years of war.
"The most important lesson we have learned, but I suppose we knew it all along, is that the West is not honest. Western countries are dishonest," he stressed.
The US, EU and their allies "are pursuing a policy far removed from the principles of international law and the United Nations" and because of that "it is impossible to rely upon the West to solve any issue," he said.
"We live in a world where there is no international law or morality in politics at present. Anything can happen anywhere on our planet," the Syrian President noted.
He stressed that during the war, Syria "endured inhumane suffering," which he wouldn't wish on any other state.
According to him, his country faced "terrorist aggression, which was accompanied by atrocities in their essence and form, unprecedented in recent decades, and maybe even in the past centuries."
In a related context, President al-Assad warned against fanaticism, saying that it should be avoided in building societies, for which not only the state, but all citizens must be responsible.
"What I want to say, based on our experience in Syria, is that, first of all, any manifestation of fanaticism, either religious, political, or obsession with any idea - is destructive for society," he stressed.
According to his viewpoint, in time of crisis every leader must realize that "the people are the country's defenders," adding that "when choosing a plan of action to resolve the crisis it is necessary that it meets the customs and traditions of the nation, its history and its essential aspirations. The solution cannot come from overseas."
Also in this regard, al-Assad expressed confidence that after peace is achieved in the country Syrian will become "a key state in the region."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
