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[00:00:00] or to identify its fate.
[00:00:02] We will sign an agreement soon with the National
[00:00:06] Commission for the Missing, and we will begin with the process of providing it with the data
[00:00:09] that we have, along with the context. We
[00:00:13] do not only have
[00:00:15] us on the political the data, meaning where this person
[00:00:18] disappeared, but we have the details of where the
[00:00:22] sorry, this week, this incident occurred, leading to his disappearance. All of this will
[00:00:24] help in building upon it. The previous
[00:00:27] stage was the stage where the commission
[00:00:30] built its internal system, a code
[00:00:32] They can impose sanctions on any country. This of conduct, and
[00:00:33] will not
[00:00:34] as you know and as you mentioned its policies. Now, it is expanding its partnerships, and I believe that
[00:00:37] it has become ready to also
[00:00:40] to impose sanctions, but this matter is not receive data with the aim of protecting it.
[00:00:41] if the United States decides And we will help until
[00:00:43] it is built and accelerated, but always
[00:00:47] acceleration means that there should not
[00:00:50] addition to your work in be hasty results, because hasty results strike
[00:00:52] the file fatally. So, there will be,
[00:00:56] meaning there will be questioning of the whole matter, that
[00:01:00] we did not accept this. This must be decisive and final,
[00:01:03] and it has criteria to reach
[00:01:07] that result. And thus, we would have provided
[00:01:11] something to the families. But we also want people
[00:01:15] Thank God, this
[00:01:15] to a new reality. This to know that this file is a long work. I mean, in Bosnia, until now, and it was a successful
[00:01:19] experience in the world, almost considered,
[00:01:22] they uncovered from the nineties,
[00:01:24] the two governments. Now, we have in you know, Bosnia, until now, they uncovered about 70 to
[00:01:28] 75% only. And they had
[00:01:30] 40,000 cases. Now they uncovered about three, and this
[00:01:33] is the head of
[00:01:36] the commission. They worked in the ICMP, the national committee,
[00:01:40] the international committee
[00:01:43] Here, we are talking about exporting the for missing persons. They worked mainly
[00:01:44] even the restrictions on in Bosnia and they were there, and it was established based on what happened in Bosnia, then its
[00:01:47] work expanded around the world and is considered among the most successful experiences, and they only have
[00:01:51] 40,000 cases, and also mainly confined to Srebrenica and
[00:01:55] so on. In Syria, the matter
[00:01:56] is much more complicated. So, we need
[00:02:00] the national project, but the important thing is that it starts and
[00:02:04] there are efforts and building on
[00:02:06] what civil society organizations have, mainly the Syrian Network
[00:02:10] for Human Rights, and also on international expertise, and also on international
[00:02:14] support. Okay, these points
[00:02:18] are all needed by Syria today
[00:02:21] to reach results
[00:02:25] in this file, the file of the missing.
[00:02:27] The establishment of the National Commission
[00:02:31] for the Missing was announced today, and you mentioned
[00:02:34] that we need to perhaps raise the level to be
[00:02:38] a national program that includes different
[00:02:41] for example, whether now or in Syrian geographies. But this program, you mentioned, needs
[00:02:45] sustainable funding.
[00:02:48] of Caesar to be an abolition. First, they did not Today, through your experience, Dr. Fadl, what
[00:02:50] is required from Syria? What should it do
[00:02:53] after this commission has been approved and delegations have been sent
[00:02:57] for
[00:02:59] by us. We entered a big battle in perhaps these Okay, export
[00:03:00] steps
[00:03:01] the American or raising the level of expertise in
[00:03:05] of Syria's resources to the war machine against relation to DNA? What
[00:03:06] is required from Syria
[00:03:08] What is the impact of to attract this funding, perhaps also to obtain
[00:03:11] support in
[00:03:13] So, of course, moral expertise in addition to financial
[00:03:16] to complete this national program? I mean, countries
[00:03:19] and donors always look at the institutional governance
[00:03:23] process that the institution carries out. Meaning
[00:03:26] and this is our expertise meaning does this
[00:03:30] institution have a founding system, an internal system? This internal system
[00:03:33] is what governs its relationship with other institutions and governs its
[00:03:37] we want the Syrian government to be the best government in inter-relations. I mean, we do not always assume in any institution that
[00:03:41] there will be no conflict. What governs the relationship of the board of directors with
[00:03:44] the general assembly with the employees? So, does it have
[00:03:48] HR? Does it have a financial system for receiving grants
[00:03:52] restrictions on and managing them? These are matters of governance. Governance is the basis.
[00:03:54] Based on that, then
[00:03:57] the institution is monitored.
[00:04:01] Ghanem, our guest, a leader in How it is going, and thus there are two paths, not two chapters. We always focus,
[00:04:03] Professor Salam, on the technical
[00:04:05] path, that samples and so on. Governance is not talked about much.
[00:04:09] Governance is the basic condition for receiving
[00:04:12] support. It is possible in the early periods that there will be receiving support
[00:04:15] with easier conditions, that it is a foundational
[00:04:18] stage, and Syria has opened up and has the will,
[00:04:21] so there will be a reduction in conditions. But after a period,
[00:04:24] support is not sustainable except with the basic
[00:04:27] conditions, which are governance. This benefits the commission
[00:04:30] itself primarily.
[00:04:33] of decisions establishing them from
[00:04:33] concessions. We opposed It protects its independence, gives it credibility,
[00:04:36] and thus there will be
[00:04:39] a policy for receiving data and also a policy for employees,
[00:04:42] meaning that this governs an employee. What if an employee leaves and takes
[00:04:46] the data with him? How is access to data? How
[00:04:48] is protection? What if there is a dispute between employees,
[00:04:52] between employees and the administration? How
[00:04:56] that this will it be governed? Governance is decisive. Yes, in this file and raising
[00:05:00] its level to a national program,
[00:05:03] as you said, and this is what Syria is actually doing in
[00:05:05] more than one context, as you know, Dr. Fadl Abdul Ghani, director of the Syrian Network
[00:05:09] from you a detailed answer in this for Human Rights. You were with us from computers, anything Doha. Thank you. Thank you.
[00:05:28] The US Federal Register issued a decision to exempt
[00:05:32] Syria from the remaining sanctions imposed under
[00:05:35] the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of
[00:05:39] 1991.
[00:05:42] It includes restrictions related to arms sales and military
[00:05:46] funding as well. According to the document, Abdul Qader,
[00:05:49] the decision came into effect on September
[00:05:53] 16, and it was based on previous US decisions and procedures
[00:05:57] regarding sanctions imposed on
[00:06:01] Syria.
[00:06:03] Since the moment of historic liberation in Syria,
[00:06:06] the Damascus-Washington line has witnessed a growing
[00:06:09] strategic shift with the aim of
[00:06:12] dismantling the legacy of decades-long sanctions from the era of
[00:06:16] the defunct regime,
[00:06:16] البائد
[00:06:21] transcending the narrative that these American moves
[00:06:24] are merely a response
[00:06:28] transformation recently manifested in the Federal Register's
[00:06:32] publication of a decision to exempt Syria from the remaining
[00:06:35] sanctions under the Chemical
[00:06:38] and Biological Weapons Act of
[00:06:40] 1981,
[00:06:43] which includes arms sales and their financial
[00:06:46] facilities. A path initiated by a pivotal
[00:06:50] American decision was the removal of decades-long
[00:06:53] sanctions packages, which opened up blocked economic
[00:06:57] arteries and removed restrictions on trade
[00:07:00] and investment, paving the way for Syria's
[00:07:03] reintegration into the international financial system. The American
[00:07:07] dynamic did not stop at economic boundaries,
[00:07:10] as it was followed by a
[00:07:13] significant geopolitical decision to remove Syria's
[00:07:16] name from terror lists and state sponsors of terrorism,
[00:07:20] a reclassification that lifted legal
[00:07:24] and diplomatic isolation and formed the essential bridge
[00:07:27] for full integration into the international
[00:07:30] community.
[00:07:33] Successive and clear American steps
[00:07:36] towards Syria, lifting the economic blockade
[00:07:40] and dropping the political veto, a reality
[00:07:43] that reflects an international understanding that regional
[00:07:47] stability inevitably passes through the gate of an independent
[00:07:51] and effective Syria in its regional and international
[00:07:54] environment.
[00:07:57] On this topic, Mr. Muhammad Alaa Ghanem, a leader in the Syrian
[00:08:00] community in America, joins us live from Washington. Welcome,
[00:08:04] Mr. Muhammad, and thank you for joining us on the Syria Tonight program.
[00:08:08] We are talking about a decision to exempt Syria
[00:08:11] from sanctions. The remaining sanctions imposed under the Chemical and Biological Weapons
[00:08:15] Control Act of
[00:08:17] 1991.
[00:08:21] this decision on Syria? Welcome,
[00:08:25] and good evening to you and your colleagues
[00:08:28] and the esteemed viewers. In fact,
[00:08:32] before I start with the military impact, let me start
[00:08:35] with the political impact and perhaps
[00:08:37] also the symbolic impact.
[00:08:41] Now the path is open
[00:08:44] legally for the American government,
[00:08:47] whether we are talking about this administration or any future
[00:08:51] American administration, the path is legally open
[00:08:53] to sell weapons to Syria or
[00:08:57] to provide weapons almost free of charge if
[00:09:01] the United States decides to do so,
[00:09:04] instead of Syria bearing the full cost from
[00:09:07] its treasury. Well, what does that mean to us? Before I talk about military
[00:09:10] affairs, what does that mean to us politically? As you know,
[00:09:14] this campaign to lift sanctions on Syria
[00:09:17] began on December 8,
[00:09:20] 2024, meaning on the day of liberation and on the day of Bashar
[00:09:24] al-Assad's escape. During this journey, which
[00:09:27] lasted almost two years, there were those who
[00:09:31] had a different approach or a different path. They wanted Syria to remain isolated,
[00:09:35] to remain isolated, ostracized, or they wanted, in the best
[00:09:39] of cases, to use international sanctions to
[00:09:42] pressure for internal
[00:09:45] this. And the decision that we announced
[00:09:49] yesterday, and which you reported,
[00:09:52] thank you, is a continuation of this journey. For us, now,
[00:09:56] of course, politically, the message conveyed
[00:09:59] by lifting the last two restrictions
[00:10:02] on
[00:10:04] concluding military deals with Syria is a political message
[00:10:08] line is completely futile.
[00:10:13] Of course, we want the Syrian government to be the best government in the world. We want there
[00:10:16] to be accountability, oversight, transparency, and all of this, but we do
[00:10:20] not want international pressure to be used,
[00:10:24] especially in this critical stage, a stage where the economy is
[00:10:27] weak and needs help. So, now everything
[00:10:30] has been removed, even obstacles to military
[00:10:34] cooperation between Syria and the United States. This
[00:10:37] is the importance of this decision for
[00:10:40] and diplomatic levels. Now, we come to the military
[00:10:43] aspect. Yesterday,
[00:10:47] decision came into effect. The United States can, for example,
[00:10:50] supply
[00:10:54] the Syrian government and the defense institution in
[00:10:57] Syria and the military institution in Syria with different
[00:11:00] types of weapons without Syria having to pay
[00:11:06] to do so someday. Hopefully, Syria will become rich, for example, and wants to buy weapons from the United
[00:11:10] States. It can also do
[00:11:13] so. The matter also opens horizons for cooperation
[00:11:16] and arming, arming the United States for the nascent Syrian
[00:11:20] army. So, on the military
[00:11:23] level, now we have opened up horizons.
[00:11:27] We have opened up horizons, and this is a very good
[00:11:30] thing, especially, as I mentioned, these are the last
[00:11:33] two restrictions, meaning among the last restrictions remaining.
[00:11:37] I just want to add a note. I always like to be precise.
[00:11:39] These two restrictions
[00:11:43] include, meaning
[00:11:46] arms deals between
[00:11:49] the United States a huge private
[00:11:53] commercial sector for arms manufacturing.
[00:11:56] These are governed by other restrictions that we call export restrictions. I can exclusively
[00:12:00] reveal on your screen good news for Syrians,
[00:12:04] God willing, that soon, also,
[00:12:09] the commercial sector, the commercial sector, the
[00:12:12] commercial manufacturing of weapons, you will
[00:12:15] hear good news
[00:12:18] about it for Syria, God willing.
[00:12:22] Okay, Mr. Muhammad, also for accuracy
[00:12:25] and the information you mentioned, that
[00:12:29] these restrictions are the last
[00:12:33] restrictions imposed on Syria, and we would like to elaborate
[00:12:36] more. Is this for the American government
[00:12:39] the last restrictions, while you indicate that the private
[00:12:43] arms sector, apart from the American government,
[00:12:47] is still having multiple scenarios
[00:12:50] towards Syria? Either it offers weapons through certain
[00:12:53] deals or both options are available.
[00:12:57] Okay, in general, to simplify the matter for the viewers,
[00:13:00] here we are talking about the process of exporting,
[00:13:03] exporting weapons,
[00:13:06] the future, exporting weapons from the United States to Syria.
[00:13:09] Well, some of these weapons can come from
[00:13:13] private American manufacturers. This
[00:13:16] export process is governed by what we call export restrictions.
[00:13:21] restrictions. In the past, and before, for example,
[00:13:25] delisting Syria from a state sponsor of terrorism, before this last decision that
[00:13:28] came into effect this week, and under which
[00:13:32] the ban on selling weapons or financing these deals
[00:13:35] under what we call the CBW Act,
[00:13:39] which is related to the Assad regime's past use of chemical weapons, issued
[00:13:43] in 1991, has been lifted. Okay, we still have
[00:13:46] export restrictions. These restrictions, by the way, are not only
[00:13:50] on Syria, but on anyone who wants to buy American weapons.
[00:13:53] Every country, every country
[00:13:56] has its own special relationship with the United States. Okay, so now
[00:14:00] the Ministry of
[00:14:04] Commerce. We have been working since Syria was removed from the list of state sponsors
[00:14:07] of terrorism. Syria is still in a group
[00:14:10] called group A,
[00:14:13] which imposes export
[00:14:16] the countries in it. After Syria was removed
[00:14:19] from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the legal impediment to removing Syria
[00:14:23] from group A has been lifted. And we have been, since
[00:14:27] August 24, the day Syria was removed from the list of state sponsors
[00:14:30] of terrorism, and until today, pushing the Ministry
[00:14:33] of Commerce to remove these restrictions, and this matter, God willing,
[00:14:37] is a matter of time and it will happen. And perhaps you noticed
[00:14:40] yesterday a tweet from our ally in the U.S.
[00:14:43] Congress, Representative Joe Wilson,
[00:14:46] who said, "I am disappointed that the Department of Commerce is moving
[00:14:50] slowly." This is part of the campaign we are waging to urge the Department
[00:14:53] of Commerce to
[00:14:56] act faster. Now, in addition to the Department of Commerce,
[00:14:58] there is a list supervised by the Department
[00:15:02] of State called ITAR,
[00:15:04] okay? It has a special directorate related
[00:15:08] to defense affairs in the Department of State.
[00:15:11] Okay, Syria still has restrictions on it, and here
[00:15:14] we are talking about the commercial sector in particular, exporting,
[00:15:18] exporting weapons to Syria, but as I told you, I exclusively reveal, God
[00:15:21] willing, on your screen, that even in this
[00:15:25] matter, you will soon hear, God willing, good news.
[00:15:28] Therefore, soon now the legal impediment for deals between
[00:15:32] the US government and the Syrian government has been removed. The legal impediment
[00:15:36] also before the US government's financing of these deals
[00:15:39] for the Syrian government. For the commercial
[00:15:41] sector, soon, God willing, also for weapons, of course,
[00:15:45] you will hear, God willing, good news. And we
[00:15:48] are, I mean, in
[00:15:51] a frantic endeavor, God knows, to urge the Department
[00:15:55] of Commerce, in addition to the Department of Commerce, to complete
[00:15:58] what is required of it, God willing, and we hope
[00:16:01] that this good news and these good tidings,
[00:16:04] Mr. Muhammad, will also have you as our guest.
[00:16:08] When they are announced. Well, Mr. Muhammad, I mean,
[00:16:12] at the beginning, this movement began on the 8th
[00:16:14] of December 2024. From the first
[00:16:18] moment of liberation, we witnessed a large Syrian
[00:16:22] diplomatic movement. These
[00:16:24] files related to sanctions, in
[00:16:27] the Syrian community, whether years ago
[00:16:31] and what you achieved in terms of efforts as
[00:16:35] laws and sanctions imposed on the defunct regime, and what followed it
[00:16:38] also big works and movements
[00:16:41] that you carried out to lift
[00:16:44] those sanctions. We are talking,
[00:16:47] specifically, about you in the Syrian community and in the groups that
[00:16:51] worked and you were great soldiers
[00:16:54] in the face of some
[00:16:58] parties and some individuals who tried
[00:17:01] to keep Syria isolated. They tried
[00:17:05] to fight Syrians again
[00:17:08] after Bashar al-Assad
[00:17:12] escaped
[00:17:13] and his regime fell.
[00:17:16] Correct, correct, and truly, in
[00:17:19] beginning, we were surprised
[00:17:23] because lifting sanctions on Syria
[00:17:26] actually does not only benefit the Syrian government. Lifting sanctions on Syria benefits
[00:17:29] every Syrian citizen, male and female, and this includes
[00:17:33] everyone regardless of their political opinions. Therefore, initially, we were
[00:17:38] truly surprised that within a few weeks of liberation,
[00:17:42] and before the government made any moves, and before,
[00:17:45] I mean, before anything happened,
[00:17:49] yes, rapid blocs were formed and truly sought to, after
[00:17:53] losing the military battle
[00:17:56] in Syria, wanted to, I mean, return to
[00:17:59] this battle from this diplomatic gateway, from the gateway
[00:18:02] of keeping the chokehold on the new Syria
[00:18:06] and on the new Syrian economy, and trying to get
[00:18:09] concessions, for example, or gains, let
[00:18:12] us call them, through this matter, that, I mean, for example,
[00:18:16] when we entered a fierce battle
[00:18:18] during the abolition of the Caesar Act, there was a whole alliance and a whole
[00:18:22] party that wanted the abolition
[00:18:25] want to abolish Caesar, and then when they realized that
[00:18:28] the matter, I mean, was inevitable, they said let its abolition
[00:18:31] be conditional abolition. Of course, this matter was completely rejected
[00:18:38] Congress, and thankfully, in the end, it was unconditionally
[00:18:41] abolished, and a report is supposed to be sent by the US State
[00:18:45] Department to the US Congress every now and then, but unconditionally.
[00:18:50] this movement here, and especially, the battle was truly
[00:18:54] very intense in the US Congress because we have
[00:18:57] 535 lawmakers.
[00:19:00] And many parties contacted them, and these many parties, as
[00:19:04] I mentioned, had a different vision. We, as I mentioned, I mean,
[00:19:07] we do not do this to say, God forbid, we want there to be
[00:19:11] tyranny in Syria. No,
[00:19:15] the world, transparency, accountability,
[00:19:17] integrity, all of these things. We only say that this stage that
[00:19:21] Syria is going through now, from liberation until today, is a very
[00:19:24] critical stage. I mean, people's economic conditions are very
[00:19:28] difficult. Therefore, we cannot come and add
[00:19:31] to their burden. No, we seek
[00:19:34] to free them from restrictions and free the Syrian economy from restrictions.
[00:19:37] And do everything we can to revive
[00:19:41] this citizen, of course, within
[00:19:43] our capabilities. And, God willing, other
[00:19:47] matters can be resolved through discussion,
[00:19:50] through dialogue, even through demonstrations, through protests,
[00:19:54] but not by strangling the Syrian citizen. This is not in anyone's
[00:19:57] interest. The lifting of
[00:20:01] all sanctions and laws
[00:20:04] that were against the Syrian people, starting with
[00:20:07] the Caesar Act, passing through the removal of Syria's name from
[00:20:11] the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and finally, regarding
[00:20:14] this decision, which was preceded
[00:20:16] also perhaps by the decision to remove
[00:20:20] Syria's name from the list of non-compliance with the International
[00:20:23] Atomic Energy Agency. But today, regarding
[00:20:26] America specifically, many ask, as
[00:20:30] you know, Mr. Muhammad, that these
[00:20:34] decisions are believed to be linked to a specific
[00:20:38] American administration. If the system of government changes, if the American administration
[00:20:41] changes, it is possible that we will return to square one. I would like to hear
[00:20:47] context, and these fears or questions among some.
[00:20:51] Okay, whether for Syria or for
[00:20:53] any other country in the world, and whether we are talking about this
[00:20:57] administration or any future administration, the US
[00:21:00] Congress gave the American administration in general
[00:21:03] what we are talking about now. The current administration. Any administration. The Congress
[00:21:07] gave the American administration, meaning gave the White
[00:21:11] House, powers to impose sanctions.
[00:21:14] So, they can impose sanctions on Syria. They can impose sanctions on Tunisia.
[00:21:18] They can impose sanctions on Britain.
[00:21:23] disappear with the removal of sanctions on Syria. The White
[00:21:27] House still has powers
[00:21:30] specific to Syria. It is not specific to Syria.
[00:21:34] Thank God, the sanctions program on Syria has completely ended.
[00:21:38] By the way, for the viewers, all economic sanctions have been lifted.
[00:21:41] Economic, to be precise, all of them were lifted by the end
[00:21:45] of December last year, with the
[00:21:48] repeal of the Caesar Act. There were economic sanctions, for example, the removal
[00:21:52] of Syria's name from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until
[00:21:55] August 24. Then it was removed.
[00:21:58] For example, the ban on selling weapons and financing
[00:22:02] arms deals. week,
[00:22:06] the repeal of that also
[00:22:09] came into effect. After a while, God willing,
[00:22:12] you will also hear good news regarding
[00:22:15] the private arms sector in America. After a while,
[00:22:19] you will also hear, God willing, that we have been striving
[00:22:22] to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to
[00:22:25] complete the removal of Syria from Group A, which
[00:22:29] has many export restrictions.
[00:22:33] many things,
[00:22:36] هذه الامور كلها يعني زالت وهناك
[00:22:40] شيئان ايضا قانونان اخيران نعمل
[00:22:43] هما معطلا بشكل كامل مفاعلهم معطله
[00:22:46] الغاء اساسهما القانوني حتى لا تستطيع الاداره.
[00:22:50] مستقبليه ان تعيد تفعيلهما اذا مع فعل
[00:22:53] كل هذا سوريا صارت يعني ان شاء الله دوله طبيعيه
[00:22:57] لدرجه انه الولايات المتحده الامريكيه ما في عندها مشكله حتى
[00:23:00] انه تمول لها صفقات سلاح تمام
[00:23:04] هلا هل هذا يعني الاداره الامريكيه مستقبلا لا تستطيع ان تفرض
[00:23:07] عقوبات على سوريا او على الاردن او على مصر او على اي دوله
[00:23:11] لا البيت الابيض عنده
[00:23:15] يختص بسوريا فقط لا ولكن السؤال
[00:23:18] الذي تطرحينه هو حقيقه سؤال وجيه ولا
[00:23:22] اعتقد بانه يعني او امل بانه الدبلوماسيه يعني السوريه
[00:23:26] لا تكون يعني غافله عنه
[00:23:28] بالطبع الان هناك علاقه حسنه مع
[00:23:32] مثلا السفير تومبراك ومع الرئيس الامريكي
[00:23:36] وبالطبع انت بحاجه حتى تكون لديك علاقه متينه ان تبني علاقه
[00:23:39] مع المؤسسات الامريكيه طبعا ان شاء الله مع افتتاح السفاره هنا في
[00:23:43] واشنطن ما يعني يعني تحصل هذه
[00:23:47] الامور ولكن هي بالطبع
[00:23:50] تتغير السياسه الامريكيه مستقبلا كما ذكرتي مع
[00:23:56] الامر لا نستطيع ان يعني
[00:23:59] نسلم به بانه دائما السياسه الامريكيه ستكون على هذا الحال
[00:24:03] الجيد لا السياسه الامريكيه في اي شان بالعالم لا في
[00:24:06] سوريا فقط متقلبه دائما نحن عندنا طقص في واشنطن
[00:24:10] بالمناسبه يتقلب دائما والله احيانا الفصول الاربعه
[00:24:13] نراها في نهار واحد والسياسه ايضا هنا
[00:24:17] يعني حالها مشابه لذلك انت بحاجه
[00:24:20] دائما للمراقبه والمتابعه
[00:24:22] وللمحافظه على هذه المكاسب لذلك
[00:24:26] في مع بعد الغاء قيصر وفي ذروه
[00:24:29] نجاحنا في شهر كانون الاول العام الماضي
[00:24:32] انا حذرت وقلت واشنطن دائما تكون على صفيح ساخن
[00:24:36] الامور الان بخير ولكن لا يجب ان نركن الى ذلك
[00:24:42] العمل للمحافظه على هذه
[00:24:45] المكاسب ان شاء الله تبقى هذه المكاسب وايضا يعني هناك عمل
[00:24:48] كبير لكم استاذ محمد يعني لم تضع
[00:24:52] هذه الحرب السياسيه
[00:24:55] الختام
[00:24:57] استاذ محمد هل يمكن القول ان جميع
[00:25:01] العقوبات يعني ب بشكل مباشر جميع العقوبات
[00:25:05] الامريكيه التي كانت مفروضه على سوريا منذ
[00:25:08] عشرات السنين قد ازيلت ولم يبقى اي
[00:25:12] من تلك العقوبات ولا البلاد
[00:25:16] لم العقوبات الاقتصاديه على سوريا ازيلت بالكامل.
[00:25:20] تمام وكما تعلمونه شطب اسم سوريا من لاحده الدول الراعيه
[00:25:24] للارهاب وهذا الاسبوع
[00:25:27] حضر عقد صفقات السلاح مع سوريا او
[00:25:31] تمويلها بموجب قانون صادر سنه
[00:25:34] 1991 متعلق باستخدام نظام الاسد في الماضي
[00:25:37] للسلاح الكيماوي ايضا انتهينا منه
[00:25:41] للسيد المشاهد ما بقي هو
[00:25:44] امران الامر الاول قيود على التصدير
[00:25:48] اها هلا هذه القيود على تصدير نتحدث عن
[00:25:53] I mean, not military things. Anything,
[00:25:58] from the United States to Syria. After Syria was removed
[00:26:05] on August 24th of this year, the legal impediment was lifted. Now we need
[00:26:09] the US Department of Commerce
[00:26:12] to remove these restrictions
[00:26:16] and delist, I mean, remove Syria from the group of countries named A,
[00:26:20] which has many restrictions. Yes, I mean,
[00:26:23] we hope that Syria will enter the group of countries named B, like
[00:26:26] Jordan, and exporting from Syria to America
[00:26:30] will be easy. These are export
[00:26:33] restrictions, not sanctions. Okay, the second
[00:26:37] thing that affects the life of the citizen and that people
[00:26:41] ask about, and here I also, I mean, I want
[00:26:44] our words to be realistic, I mean, I do not want
[00:26:48] it to be a matter of half-truths.
[00:26:52] Everyone in Syria is now asking about
[00:26:55] bank transfers. There are still
[00:26:59] difficulties in this regard. Yes, of course, because the international
[00:27:03] banking sector, most of it, I mean, this sector
[00:27:06] private sector The private sector is not obligated
[00:27:09] by US government decisions. It is a private company. The government
[00:27:13] is, of course, obligated when the United States of America, for example, sanctioned
[00:27:17] Syria and it could no longer enter because if it entered,
[00:27:20] it would be punished. Well, after the sanctions were lifted, it
[00:27:23] is not obligated to enter. It can enter if it wants without any
[00:27:27] problem, but it is not obligated to enter in two cases. The first
[00:27:30] case is if it finds that the matter is fourth. Because it is a commercial company with a commercial
[00:27:34] logic, and the second case is
[00:27:37] here, the ball is in Damascus's court.
[00:27:41] If Syria, the central bank and the Ministry of Finance
[00:27:44] complete the required steps from them,
[00:27:48] which they know exactly what they are, because the Treasury Department
[00:27:51] has clearly defined what they are for combating money laundering
[00:27:55] and terrorism financing. These two matters, when they are completed, there is
[00:27:59] an international list that is not even American, Syria.
[00:28:02] It is gray, Syria is on it. When Syria is removed
[00:28:05] from this gray list, I repeat, it is not
[00:28:09] American. These private banks
[00:28:11] will consider it when
[00:28:15] Syria is removed from it after completing these matters. Then
[00:28:19] financial transfers and so on become
[00:28:22] smooth. Now, therefore, I mean, I want to say this because some people ask
[00:28:25] why sanctions were lifted and we didn't see anything. Well, there are
[00:28:29] things that Damascus needs to do. When Damascus completes them, God willing,
[00:28:32] you will see. But the bottom line is that there are no longer
[00:28:36] any obstacles and no longer any American sanctions, and the European sanctions have also
[00:28:40] been lifted, meaning the Swiss sanctions have also been lifted. Now the ball
[00:28:43] is in our court, us Syrians. And God willing, when Damascus
[00:28:46] completes these matters, life will return to the banking
[00:28:50] sector. The ball is in the last matter. The last
[00:28:53] matter, please. The previous regime, because it was
[00:28:56] a failure, had deluded the Syrian people into believing that all the destruction
[00:29:00] they were living in was
[00:29:03] not because of waste or corruption or the subjugation of all
[00:29:08] Syrians, but rather because of sanctions, and this is of course not
[00:29:11] true. Therefore, some people say, for example, that sanctions were lifted
[00:29:15] and our economic situation did not improve. The improvement of the situation
[00:29:19] and the lifting of sanctions are necessary but not
[00:29:21] sufficient conditions. Necessary but not sufficient for the economic
[00:29:25] situation to improve. You need to
[00:29:28] have investment flowing into Syria, a sound
[00:29:31] economic policy, good economic planning,
[00:29:35] and so on. The good thing about these matters is that now the ball is in
[00:29:39] Syria's court. The ball is in Syria's court and in the court
[00:29:43] of Syrians. As soon as the Syrian
[00:29:46] Syrians complete these matters, God willing,
[00:29:49] the future will be good. If we fail in these matters, of course, the future may not be
[00:29:53] good, but God willing, we are optimistic.
[00:29:56] So the ball is in our court, us Syrians, as
[00:30:00] you said, Mr. Muhammad Alaa
[00:30:03] the Syrian community in America. You were with us live
[00:30:07] from Washington. Thank you very much. Thank you.
[00:30:24] The Deir ez-Zor Education Directorate confirmed the continuation of the work of the educational complexes
[00:30:28] in the Jazeera areas and considered them temporary
[00:30:32] points. Until the issuance
[00:30:35] the Ministry, as they were established during the self-administration,
[00:30:39] which has been dissolved. This came in response
[00:30:42] to a protest demanding a reconsideration of
[00:30:45] the decision to close the educational complexes in Al-Jazeera
[00:30:49] or clarify the alternatives that would ensure the continuity of their educational
[00:30:52] and administrative services amid
[00:30:55] fears of the decision's impact on students, schools,
[00:30:58] and related villages.