This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot have partition only on political bases or geographic bases. It should be social first of all when the communities do… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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
The American officials should learn to deal with reality. Why did the United States fail in most of its wars ? Because… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Your policy should be a mixture between your interests and how you reach your ends, but based on values. It cannot be… — 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
If there is any change regarding that hope, we should ask the Syrian people, not anyone else in the world. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Revolution should be Syrian, cannot be revolution imported from abroad. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Since the beginning of the crisis, since the terrorists started to control some areas within Syria, the majority of the Syrian civilians… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot be desperate when the army is making advances. That should have happened - if we take into consideration that this… — 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
My country and me, we are part of this region, we're not separated. We cannot discuss it as Syria or as me… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
With the time, yes we can be worried, because the secular state should reflect secular society, and this secular society, with the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
How can you be afraid to feel? Isn't fear a feeling? If you're feeling fear, you've felt one of the most negative… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It started partly as a sectarian war in some areas, but now it's not, because when you talk about sectarian war or… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, it was fully political. When you have these terrorists, the first part of the same plan which is… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Even if you want to take the American story, they say we used chemical weapons the same day the team or the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they… — 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