Syria : Interview Syrian President Dr Bashar Assad [eng]

SiriaNews 29.08.2012.

Speaking from the presidential palace in the capital Damascus
Syrian president Assad says government is winning the fight against the rebels and the situation 'is better' in war-torn country
President Bashar al-Assad said talk of a Western-imposed buffer zone on Syrian territory was unrealistic and that the situation in his country 'is better', but more time is needed to win the conflict against rebels .

Assad was speaking in an interview with Syrian Addounia television, excerpts of which were broadcast by the station today.

The president, responding to rumours concerning his whereabouts since a July bombing in Damascus, said he was speaking from the presidential palace in the capital

He said: 'I believe that talk about a buffer zone is not practical, even for those countries which are playing a hostile role [against Syria].'

Neighbouring Turkey has floated the idea of a 'safe zone' to be set up for civilians under foreign protection as fighting has intensified in the 17-month-old uprising.

He said: "We are paying the price for our past and not supporting the attack on Libya."

Assad said: 'Syria is engaged in a regional and global battle....The situation, practically, is better but it has not been resolved.

'I tell the Syrian people that the fate of Syria is in their hands.'

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The president, responding to rumours concerning his whereabouts since a July bombing in Damascus, said he was speaking from the presidential palace in the capital

This is how people in Lattakia were watching Assad's interview.

Picture of the march that came out after the speech of President Bashar al-Assad in
Al Mazzah Highway in Damascus