Below are excerpts of the speech delivered by Ahmad Jarba, President of the National coalition at the extended meeting of the Friends of Syria at the United Nations on Thursday September 27. The excerpts were translated by the National Coalition
Assad said he does not discount the possibility of a U.S. military attack even though threatened action was forestalled when he agreed to give up chemical weapons
Pressure should be applied on the regime to implement a ceasefire for use of all weapons, not just chemical
The Saudi envoy Ahmed Jarba is working for his terrorist masters only
Shifting into Bush-era policies does not seem to be likely to take place in the United States
Kerry and Jarba had a “constructive discussion” on how to eliminate the Syrian regime’s ability to use both chemical and conventional weapons
Halqi stressed the need to curb squandering, unjustified expenditures and negligence ahead of the 2014 budget
Pushkov said Russia cooperated on the Libyan issue and the results were well-known
There must be a strong Security Council Resolution to verify that the Assad regime is keeping its commitments, and there must be consequences if they fail to do so
President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to the Chinese television CCTV. Following is the full text of the interview
Manna says Syria must look to both East and West to help in reconstruction
Halqi says a new satellite channel should be launched
Syrian patients, including medical staff, who are targeted in the Assad regime’s hospital attacks are receiving treatment in Turkish hospitals
The chemical weapons in Syria are in a safe place that is secure and under the control of the Syrian army: Assad
The first decision has been to entrust Jalal Khanji to form a committee on the situation of the Euphrates Dam
Lavrov accused Western countries of exploiting the Russian-U.S. agreement in order to carry out regime change
Johnny Abo writes for The Syrian Observer about the sufferings of Syrian refugees that he witnessed in Jordan
The world relied on these social media reports from the “army of self-anointed reporters”
Many believe that Obama’s image has been shaken by Assad and Putin
Mokdad says the Islamists are not interested in fighting the regime
