Let's presume that a country or army has this weapon ; this kind of armaments cannot be used by infantry for example… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We have agreements with many countries including Iran, including Russia, including other countries that are about different things including armament. It's cooperation… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In the initiative that we issued at the beginning of year 2013 we said every party with no exceptions as long as… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
From our side, from our part as government, we have two missions: the first one is to fight those terrorists to liberate… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you use an armament, you use it to defend the civilians. You kill terrorists in order to defend civilians. That's the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Sometimes you may kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands with very primitive armaments. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You said treaties, and a Russian official said ; we have not agreement... contracts, that we have to fulfill, and those contracts… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you have terrorists, you don't throw at them balloons or you don't use rubber sticks, for example. You have to use… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image