You have different parties, different factions, you have different ideologies ; you have everything in Middle East region now. — 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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. [Middle East] is an area where everything is on… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in [Middle East] region. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you're in the middle of a storm, leaving your country just because you have to leave without any reasonable reason, it… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
As a state, as a government, in 2001 we proposed to the United Nations to empty or to get rid of every… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Peace in Syria is not only our priority; it's a Middle Eastern priority, and when the Middle East is stable, the rest… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Fighting the terrorists in Syria is not only in the interest of Syria or the Syrian people; in the interest of the… — 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
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
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
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
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
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share
[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
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
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
[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
Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share
The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the Syrian, not… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share
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