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[00:00:00] of Finance. We are already
[00:00:04] your speech, you always focused on rejecting the treasury from the Ministry of Finance,
[00:00:06] so they certainly won't give it to us because I'm giving them money, not them going
[00:00:10] to give me a part of their budget.
[00:00:13] one question. Peace I am not, I am not an administrative body to take money. I am an investment and economic body in
[00:00:37] always Al-Bashir. Thank you, Mr. President, Your Excellency, the Minister.
[00:00:42] Excellency, the Minister. Why is the price of a liter of gasoline in Lebanon $1.34, while in Syria, according to
[00:00:45] the presentation, it is $1.52?
[00:00:49] in the groundwater level in result in a group, a percentage Today, we are facing many external shocks. There is the Gulf War, and there is a war,
[00:00:52] and there is the straits, and there are many
[00:00:56] external crises. What is the policy, the policy
[00:00:58] God willing, we are able to cover of the Ministry, to confront these external shocks and not
[00:01:02] transfer them to the citizen? Thank you.
[00:01:05] Colleague Mu'ayyad
[00:01:07] Qubtur. Your Excellency,
[00:01:10] the Minister,
[00:01:13] thing is the speed in completing this the northern and northeastern Aleppo countryside is
[00:01:16] a vast plain region characterized
[00:01:22] and the diseases spreading due to this by very high quality and fertile soil.
[00:01:26] This region
[00:01:29] is poor in groundwater. There was
[00:01:32] a project before
[00:01:34] students would continue in 2011 In general, His Excellency, the Minister, prepared by the Ministry
[00:01:36] the of Irrigation to draw water from
[00:01:42] addressed the implications of this the Euphrates to
[00:01:43] Also, our people in this region. But after
[00:01:47] of diesel the situation, anyway, Your Excellency, the Minister, this region
[00:01:51] is very fertile, and if these areas are irrigated,
[00:01:54] the quantities of
[00:01:57] support throughout Syria, not just in production will be very high. And this region
[00:02:01] is also very close to the A'zaz region,
[00:02:05] which borders the Jarabulus
[00:02:08] region where the Euphrates River enters Syrian territory, so the
[00:02:11] cost will hopefully be low. The second question
[00:02:14] is about the
[00:02:17] today the farmer in fuel stations that we noticed
[00:02:21] In my opinion, the presence of one of
[00:02:21] a solution in Syria, region, cannot appeared after the years of the revolution, especially in the
[00:02:24] I mean, in previously liberated areas. What is the plan, Your Excellency, the Minister,
[00:02:28] for
[00:02:44] of citizens
[00:02:44] gas to reduce operation on is always surprised by price increases? He always feels that
[00:02:48] then 38, I mean, at he is the crisis and that he will bear the crisis. This
[00:02:51] energy and electricity are
[00:02:55] among the necessities of the citizen's life that he lives with
[00:02:58] daily. So, if
[00:03:01] from the rest of the state's the matter is surprising, then it will be a failure, and we will see these demonstrations, and this harms
[00:03:05] the state. You, Your Excellency, the Minister,
[00:03:07] are the ones who
[00:03:11] that there are many directly affect the citizen in his life and touch the basics
[00:03:14] to the next question, which is whether of his life, so he takes to the streets in demonstrations. We they are in need of support in want to bridge
[00:03:18] this gap between the state and the citizen.
[00:03:21] We know that you are doing
[00:03:24] matter was discussed with your utmost to work, but I suggest that there be a reserve fund
[00:03:28] to deal with these emergency crises. This fund should come from
[00:03:32] the revenues that we receive,
[00:03:35] Syrian Electricity Company, and so on. However, this such as now that Syria has become two observations on this a corridor from Iraq to the coast, and shipments
[00:03:41] not at all. There will certainly be a part of it from pass through it. All these funds does not mean that we should do should go into this fund to return to the citizen and to the vulnerable
[00:03:42] at all correspond
[00:03:51] Peace be upon you all. The Minister mentioned
[00:03:54] that those whose work was suspended in the Syrian Company were contract
[00:03:58] workers. However, he forgot that most of them were
[00:04:01] among those who were dismissed because of the revolution, meaning
[00:04:05] injustice befell them twice. Instead of making them permanent,
[00:04:09] we gave them contracts, and then
[00:04:12] later,
[00:04:14] President. There their work was suspended because they
[00:04:17] celebrated uncovering a corruption
[00:04:20] case that resonated throughout
[00:04:23] they lack experience, I mentioned that we formed a committee, and the the world, and we do not know who bore
[00:04:26] both males and females? the blame for this corruption that occurred, even though a direct question was asked
[00:04:28] that justified the central region. If this about this case. 28 million
[00:04:32] dollars, and we do not know who bore it among
[00:04:35] the officials.
[00:04:38] in the contract signing stage, God willing. Therefore, we strongly demand justice for those who were dismissed.
[00:04:43] and consulted our brothers in How is it possible that they forced the director to give them
[00:04:45] approval? The one who has the power to
[00:04:49] force the director, was he looking for approval? He would have celebrated
[00:04:52] without seeking approval. I mean, what is this
[00:04:55] illogical narrative from the Syrian Company?
[00:04:58] Then
[00:05:13] I noticed, Your Excellency, in
[00:05:17] factories and factory owners and so on, and you, sir,
[00:05:21] your work started in this regard in the
[00:05:24] humanitarian field. So today, we hope that
[00:05:27] you will consider the most vulnerable groups, and I suggest that
[00:05:31] one person from the Ministry of Social Affairs
[00:05:34] and Labor be on the price-setting
[00:05:39] help the most vulnerable groups.
[00:05:42] There are always people, in any decision, Your Excellency, the Minister, as my colleagues said,
[00:05:46] there are vulnerable groups and there are beneficiaries
[00:05:50] from crises. So it is not very difficult for us to study
[00:05:54] both cases and take from here and put
[00:05:57] here in critical times like this time.
[00:06:00] And also, in the context of the rationing issue,
[00:06:03] Your Excellency, today our Syrian people
[00:06:07] are with their state. This is a given.
[00:06:10] No, and
[00:06:43] Thank you. First, the price
[00:06:47] of gasoline in Lebanon is 1.58
[00:06:50] dollars,
[00:06:53] 213 Syrian pounds. The brother who asked about gasoline
[00:06:57] said 213 Syrian pounds, meaning it is not cheaper than ours.
[00:07:00] He is not saying 1.58.
[00:07:03] Yes, and diesel is more expensive
[00:07:05] than ours. No, it is not
[00:07:08] that much. 1.34
[00:07:12] in Syrian pounds is 200.
[00:07:15] It is more expensive than ours, meaning it is true that you are
[00:07:18] calculating 1.34, meaning 134 Syrian pounds. No, multiply
[00:07:21] by 1.4. In mathematics, the conversion of
[00:07:25] the Syrian pound is 135. The brother might have missed
[00:07:28] this point, so he needs to multiply by 135 to get
[00:07:31] the amount in Syrian pounds. Regarding
[00:07:33] drawing
[00:07:36] water from the Euphrates towards the Aleppo countryside, we have the Tadi'if-Bab project,
[00:07:40] which we will implement through
[00:07:50] the Ministry successively, God willing. As the professor mentioned
[00:07:54] earlier, Syria has areas,
[00:07:57] 70% of the land is arable and irrigable, so it is not possible
[00:08:00] to implement these projects all at once,
[00:08:03] especially with demands to make electricity
[00:08:06] unprofitable, and gasoline unprofitable, and oil unprofitable, and bread unprofitable. We certainly will not
[00:08:10] implement 10% of these problems
[00:08:14] revenues. The issue of surprise price increases.
[00:08:18] I will mention the reason why we
[00:08:21] don't prepare for the matter beforehand and meet and so on. Price
[00:08:25] increases are a very big door to crises
[00:08:29] and corruption. I mean, today, if I know that diesel will
[00:08:33] rise from 125 to 150 or
[00:08:36] 160, I will create a crisis and buy fuel
[00:08:40] and store 2000 or 1000, and large
[00:08:43] traders who trade in crises will go and store a million liters
[00:08:47] and then release it to the market, which will create a crisis for the commodity, and they will
[00:08:50] profit from the citizen. In the end, it will come back to them because there will be a crisis, and the
[00:08:54] commodity will decrease. So, it is not possible to announce the matter simply
[00:08:58] by saying that in a week, you will know about gasoline
[00:09:01] because the derivatives committee met and we documented the meeting that they would reduce
[00:09:05] oil derivatives. People no longer wanted fuel from gas stations. Do you remember the
[00:09:09] past period? No, the stations started asking for fuel. I mean, we used to
[00:09:12] be asked for 7000 tons of gasoline per day, but now
[00:09:16] they ask for 1 ton. The stations no longer
[00:09:19] consumed everything they had, and even people with their cars no longer
[00:09:23] used them, knowing that the price would drop in a few days. So, announcing these
[00:09:26] matters will create crises that we can do without. Regarding
[00:09:30] the professor's mention of contracts,
[00:09:34] committee will study the matter if there is a violation
[00:09:37] or a narrative from the company
[00:09:41] justification for their dismissal is illogical, the person
[00:09:45] who erred will be punished. And then if
[00:09:48] the names that were mentioned are from the revolution, I have
[00:09:51] this employee. Ultimately, he is subject to the ministry. If
[00:09:55] he is wronged by 1%, we will not accept it. We will lift the injustice
[00:09:58] from him, God willing. May every employee in this
[00:10:01] ministry be responsible for their flock.
[00:10:05] We, God willing, will not accept any injustice against any employee in
[00:10:10] or otherwise. Regarding pricing, thank you for
[00:10:15] and the proposal.
[00:10:18] It is a good suggestion that there be someone from Social Affairs
[00:10:21] role because you mentioned that I come from a humanitarian background, so many
[00:10:25] of the pricing committee members submit proposals to us, and we have said,
[00:10:28] put it in the pricing policy that they should keep pace with global markets.
[00:10:31] The company has been losing money for four months now and tells me we need to raise this
[00:10:35] and we need to raise that, and the economy
[00:10:39] from economics on the committee, and I was always
[00:10:43] hoping that the crisis
[00:10:46] would soon be resolved and prices would fall. I used to take this role
[00:10:50] to have someone from social affairs, which is good. We will coordinate with them, God willing.
[00:10:53] We always rely on a representative on the committee so that they always look
[00:10:57] at the vulnerable segments, and ultimately the title
[00:11:00] of the stage is to support vulnerable segments, and I always re-emphasize
[00:11:04] that the transition from the socialist economic system
[00:11:07] to the market economy system will
[00:11:11] of people who will certainly be harmed. This is certain. We, through
[00:11:15] social affairs and these vulnerable segments, will provide them with support
[00:11:18] for electricity, for fuel in winter, for heating.
[00:11:32] the Minister, the suffering of our people in Baniyas and Al-Qadmus is a double suffering,
[00:11:36] and the reason is the presence of the thermal power plant and the refinery and the Syrian Company for Oil
[00:11:39] Transport, and what they cause in terms of massive pollution and diseases
[00:11:42] in the region. These facilities need to install filters to reduce pollution
[00:11:47] pollution. The region also needs compensation for the damage
[00:11:51] it has suffered. Your Excellency, the Minister, previously, a portion of the refinery's revenues was allocated to developing the affected areas.
[00:11:55] We hope for a reconsideration of allocating these revenues to the benefit of the affected areas in an appropriate
[00:11:59] manner, and if possible, we hope for direct compensation for the damage, i.e.,
[00:12:03] reducing electricity prices for the areas affected by power generation directly.
[00:12:08] Al-Qadmus, as a mountainous region, are among the most vulnerable groups at all, and the
[00:12:11] most difficult weather conditions during winter. And there are many areas where bread only reaches them
[00:12:15] by helicopters during snowstorms. The most vulnerable groups, Your
[00:12:19] Excellency, the Minister, need dedicated
[00:12:22] Al-Qadmus, in terms of fuel and water and sanitation issues in freezing
[00:12:35] I think we need to think strategically. The world is going through an energy
[00:12:39] crisis, and it may last a long time. Renewable
[00:12:42] energy, as you mentioned, is not
[00:12:46] at least.
[00:12:49] the presentation, you mentioned
[00:12:52] oil shale. 38 billion tons,
[00:12:55] I think, is a solution, and I believe,
[00:12:59] according to my follow-up, there is no investment yet for
[00:13:02] this material. 38 billion tons means six
[00:13:06] times the oil reserves in Syria. If the oil reserves in Syria are
[00:13:10] 2.5 billion,
[00:13:13] least, if it is 0.5 or 0.6
[00:13:16] per ton, then we are talking about nearly 20
[00:13:19] billion. Estonia reached
[00:13:23] 90% of its electrical energy. Jordan,
[00:13:26] next to us, and you know, sir, oil shale is present in the north
[00:13:30] near Khanasser and in Daraa. Jordan,
[00:13:33] I think, has made good progress. I hope this will
[00:13:36] be among the strategic projects that
[00:13:39] achieve energy security. The issue is not just about prices.
[00:13:52] members, Mr. Minister of Energy, we face
[00:13:55] a big problem with water scarcity in the Aleppo countryside, and the government has not
[00:13:59] delivered water to some villages and towns, and the irrigation project
[00:14:03] in the Al-Bab area has been stalled for more than ten years,
[00:14:06] and there is no water source for the people.
[00:14:12] do not allow residents and farmers to dig
[00:14:16] wells or clean old wells. People need
[00:14:19] to drink and irrigate. I mean, where do people go?
[00:14:23] People need to drink, but they can't find water. Not from the government,
[00:14:26] nor can they buy water because
[00:14:30] its price is high.
[00:14:39] is no institution in the new Syria that has adhered
[00:14:42] to the constitutional declaration as the People's Assembly has. We ask
[00:14:46] the Ministry of Energy to abide by its goals in the new Syria
[00:14:50] that were stated in the presentation made by His Excellency the Minister
[00:14:53] to achieve social justice.
[00:14:55] The share of Raqqa governorate from the electricity generated by the Euphrates Dam was
[00:14:59] 120 megawatts, which was reduced four months ago to 70 megawatts.
[00:15:11] power generation plants in Hasakah, which the Minister mentioned.
[00:15:14] Two plants in Suwaydiya. They are in a very
[00:15:18] bad condition and produce no more than
[00:15:21] 10% of the governorate's electricity needs.
[00:15:25] Therefore, we propose establishing a modern
[00:15:27] gas-fired power plant
[00:15:30] with a combined cycle capacity of 450 megawatts
[00:15:34] instead of the dilapidated turbines currently in use.
[00:15:38] What is the Ministry's plan to repair power transmission
[00:15:41] lines between Hasakah Governorate
[00:15:44] and the rest of the governorates, the high-voltage lines
[00:15:47] to connect Hasakah to the Syrian
[00:15:49] network?
[00:15:52] Your Excellency, the Minister, does the Syrian government have any intention
[00:15:56] of allocating a portion of oil revenues to develop
[00:15:59] the eastern region? One last inquiry: the nature
[00:16:02] of the relationship with HK N and Gulf
[00:16:05] Sands? Thank you.
[00:16:19] Initially, a question was
[00:16:21] raised from the Energy Committee's questions,
[00:16:25] and we missed answering it in the presentation: the issue of oil secondary schools. We
[00:16:28] issued a decision, and we found that there was no benefit. The students who come
[00:16:32] are mostly not very interested in this
[00:16:35] study. They come either because
[00:16:37] it is close to them or for certain reasons, and they want to work in
[00:16:41] this sector in any capacity. However, there is no benefit from the education.
[00:16:44] The competencies we are producing are not very suitable. So, we decided that
[00:16:48] we would maintain the oil institutes, and the oil secondary schools would be
[00:16:51] abolished, and they would then have literature
[00:16:55] and science in general secondary schools, industrial secondary schools, etc.
[00:16:58] So we abolished them. Some professors told me that some
[00:17:02] students might be affected, and where would they go? No, we arranged with the Ministry
[00:17:05] of Education to accommodate all students who were in secondary schools. We coordinated
[00:17:09] in advance with the Ministry of Education that these
[00:17:14] general secondary schools they have, whether industrial secondary schools or
[00:17:17] general secondary schools. The issue of stations
[00:17:21] and refineries. This is a matter, let's be
[00:17:25] honest, all our strategic and vital facilities are spread throughout
[00:17:28] Syria, thank God. We have power plants in the Damascus
[00:17:31] countryside. We have Tishreen station, Al-Nasiri station, and Deir
[00:17:35] Ali station. And we have Mahardah, and we have Jandar in Homs. And we have
[00:17:38] Homs refinery. We have Baniyas refinery. We have stations located
[00:17:42] at Aleppo Al-Harbi station. So all our dams are in Raqqa. We have
[00:17:46] oil and wells in Deir ez-Zor, and factories in the central region. We have
[00:17:49] Al-Furgilus, Hayan, and Ebla gas fields. So all the
[00:17:52] vital facilities and infrastructure are spread throughout Syrian geography. So, many times,
[00:17:56] the issue is raised that we are affected by this. And yes, generally,
[00:17:59] the eastern region, and even the coastal
[00:18:03] region around Baniyas refinery, our people in Homs
[00:18:06] are affected by carbon emissions. We will
[00:18:10] strive our best, and we are dealing with issues related
[00:18:14] to Baniyas refinery and the large carbon emissions that occurred recently. We are also
[00:18:18] working on securing
[00:18:21] fuel. Gas carbon emissions are always less than carbon
[00:18:24] emissions if we operate the power plants on fuel.
[00:18:28] Therefore, our people in the region
[00:18:31] always say that we are in the Euphrates Dam region, so
[00:18:35] Raqqa should have priority in electricity. And our people
[00:18:38] in Baniyas say, brother, we have a power plant, so we should have the largest
[00:18:41] share of electricity. Homs tells us that Jandar's share should be larger, and Damascus
[00:18:45] and its countryside. So all the power plants have facilities, and these resources
[00:18:48] generally belong to the Syrian state. And here, I will also move on
[00:18:52] we support the region,
[00:18:54] for example, the eastern region, from the
[00:18:58] oil production. This
[00:19:02] the presidency and the general secretariat and the Ministry
[00:19:05] of Finance. The result we reached is that
[00:19:07] we have revenues. We have
[00:19:11] certain revenues that we put in the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Finance makes budgets. However,
[00:19:14] we can refer to the issue that, for example,
[00:19:18] the eastern region needs a hospital
[00:19:20] for cancer patients. Instead of the Ministry of Health implementing it, I put the revenues
[00:19:24] that I wanted to implement in the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry allocates them to the Ministry of Health because it is the specialized
[00:19:27] authority. The same applies to roads and bridges. Well, we
[00:19:31] had an idea to build a political bridge in Deir ez-Zor,
[00:19:34] due to the water that caused the earthen bridge to collapse,
[00:19:38] and it was transporting oil on the bridge, and then we would build it.
[00:19:41] But the government's opinion was no, this is the job of the Ministry
[00:19:44] of Housing. It implements these projects. You put
[00:19:48] the money that you want to use to build this bridge in the budgets in the treasury, and the treasury
[00:19:52] allocates it to them for the project. And so on. So, we may have some
[00:19:56] community contributions, but not within the strategic projects
[00:19:59] of the state, which are determined by the specialized
[00:20:02] ministries. Regarding the water issue in Aleppo, I mentioned that the Tadi'if-Bab project is coming, God willing.
[00:20:06] And its implementation is coming, meaning
[00:20:09] its study has been approved, and currently,
[00:20:12] it is
[00:20:15] Regarding oil shale, it is a very important point, and we have studied it
[00:20:20] Jordan on it. I mean, the feasibility is that it will be more expensive for energy than
[00:20:24] oil and other things.
[00:20:27] as the honorable Deputy mentioned, it is an option for energy security
[00:20:31] to have alternative energy mixes,
[00:20:34] whether geothermal or oil shale.
[00:20:39] As for the issue of distribution
[00:20:43] and reaching those who deserve it, God willing, we talked about it through
[00:20:47] the governorates, and it will be distributed
[00:20:50] to those who deserve it. The Suwaydiya plant is operating, but with low efficiency,
[00:20:54] like other power plants. Again, we say the dilapidated infrastructure in
[00:20:57] Syria regarding high-voltage lines. Of course, Hasakah
[00:21:01] Governorate is currently cut off from the regional grid. We are currently working
[00:21:04] to connect the lines from the dams to Hasakah, and from Hasakah to Deir
[00:21:08] ez-Zor, so that we complete this loop
[00:21:10] between Hasakah and the dams, Hasakah,
[00:21:15] connection line
[00:21:25] HK N and the relationship with companies, like any
[00:21:29] investor, there is a contract that governs the relationship
[00:21:32] between us. It's called production-sharing agreements, which
[00:21:36] were signed with them. Gulf Sands had a previous
[00:21:39] contract, but we announced the Cairo agreement in
[00:21:42] 2012. Now they have submitted a request that they are ready to return,
[00:21:46] so we revised the contract, and they
[00:21:49] will resume their block
[00:22:13] we hosted the Minister because of
[00:22:17] a specific incident, which is the increase in fuel prices. It seems that most of it
[00:22:20] went to future projects.
[00:22:24] focused on the issue
[00:22:27] of numbers, but no one
[00:22:32] increase on the citizen. Today,
[00:22:35] the third tranche
[00:22:37] at 11,500.
[00:22:41] Today, a barrel is 200 liters, 2,300,000,
[00:22:44] meaning an employee buys
[00:22:47] a barrel of diesel with his salary and puts it away.
[00:22:51] This is to say nothing of transportation costs and food
[00:22:54] prices, which have risen by
[00:22:57] 30% and 60%. As for agriculture,
[00:23:00] agriculture will collapse
[00:23:03] completely. Agriculture, because
[00:23:07] Hasakah, in the agricultural plow his land due to this
[00:23:10] increase. So, the
[00:23:14] truth is that the third tranche should not
[00:23:17] be at this price, as long as
[00:23:36] from the people of Rumailan. These appeals
[00:23:40] about the secondary school, when it's counted against you, see, colleague Akram, this
[00:23:43] secondary
[00:23:44] oil school.
[00:24:14] the liberation of Syria until today, your ministry has conducted
[00:24:17] many competitions for appointing
[00:24:21] petrochemical engineering graduates. There are
[00:24:25] appointment. The first is that the number of accepted
[00:24:28] candidates was very modest and did not
[00:24:34] graduates. The second, which is more serious and involves a constitutional
[00:24:37] violation, is that no female engineers were accepted.
[00:24:41] The number is zero for female petrochemical
[00:24:44] engineers. The question is, if your ministry's policy is not to employ
[00:24:48] female petrochemical engineering graduates,
[00:24:52] then why does the state even accept them in the baccalaureate
[00:24:55] competition for this specialization? And why
[00:24:58] does it allow families to pay
[00:25:01] for five years of their daughters' lives,
[00:25:04] effort, and expenses for them to graduate as engineers, and then the ministry tells them
[00:25:08] that their degree is undesirable, possibly because
[00:25:13] and this applies to
[00:25:16] The second question is why doesn't the Ministry, or why doesn't the Ministry
[00:25:20] cooperate with the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Higher
[00:25:24] Education to establish a national program? Of course, this is a message
[00:25:27] that all graduates entrusted me with: to have a national
[00:25:31] program for qualification and export of expertise.
[00:25:57] It's called the Price Stabilization Fund. It should have several
[00:26:33] Your Excellency, the Minister, when will
[00:26:36] the excessive
[00:26:39] drawing of water from the Zabadani plain, which
[00:26:42] has truly led, as
[00:26:45] the colleague mentioned, to the drying up of the Barada
[00:26:48] River, in addition to the decrease
[00:26:52] Zabadani, which threatens the entire Zabadani
[00:26:55] plain, meaning, truly, this is
[00:26:59] a very, very important matter. We
[00:27:03] kindly request from your Excellency, as you are
[00:27:06] specialized in this field, to find
[00:27:10] an alternative and quick solution. The most important
[00:27:15] work so that we do not reach
[00:27:26] the Minister, question: Is there a specialized government agency
[00:27:29] that assesses the economic impact of
[00:27:33] adjusting energy prices on productive and living
[00:27:36] sectors? And can we see this study?
[00:27:39] I found a quick recommendation: I wish there was
[00:27:43] a media spokesperson for the Ministry at every adjustment or any
[00:27:47] project that the Ministry undertakes. Today, the presentation you
[00:27:51] gave needs a lot of follow-up and a lot of work. So, any
[00:27:55] memorandum of understanding or contract, but there should
[00:27:58] be a media spokesperson, even weekly or twice a month.
[00:28:02] He should explain the work that
[00:28:12] It is clear, Your Excellency, the Minister, that the financial
[00:28:14] study you presented
[00:28:16] is available, and communication with the Ministry of Finance is very strong.
[00:28:20] I support Professor Abdul Razzaq's proposal, but
[00:28:23] the individuals within the pricing committee is not sufficient.
[00:28:27] We want to communicate, that is, with the Ministry of Social Affairs
[00:28:31] in a more profound way, because the issue is not limited to pricing
[00:28:34] mechanisms and, well, simple matters.
[00:28:37] And indeed, on Thursday, the Minister of Social Affairs
[00:28:40] and Labor told us that she was aware of the price increase, as were
[00:28:44] the citizens, and that the lists who need support
[00:28:48] are ready with her, and that she has not been
[00:28:51] contacted. Therefore, I ask for a mechanism
[00:28:55] for government communication, as a gap. I ask
[00:28:58] for it to be explained,
[00:29:09] of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. First, we mentioned a little while ago
[00:29:13] sectors, that is, if we want to say
[00:29:16] many industries, agriculture, vulnerable groups,
[00:29:20] and so on. But we, as the Ministry
[00:29:24] of Energy, have specific
[00:29:27] specializations: electricity, water, and oil, and our institutions are
[00:29:30] of an economic nature. We deal with profit and loss. These
[00:29:34] companies are the Syrian Petroleum Company, the
[00:29:40] this at the expense of the citizen,
[00:29:43] social affairs that will have a role, and I asked you for
[00:29:46] the data from the electricity
[00:29:50] met and sat down and talked about the issue,
[00:29:53] and it was not ready. If they have a database ready, it will greatly relieve us, but
[00:29:57] the governorates' social affairs directorates' data were not complete yesterday,
[00:30:00] as of yesterday. That is, the social affairs directorates in the governorates
[00:30:04] did not have complete data for the vulnerable groups.
[00:30:07] But is the Ministry of Energy supporting
[00:30:10] agriculture? Is the Ministry of Energy supporting such and such? From my point
[00:30:14] of view, since we are different
[00:30:17] in terms of perspective, not as an individual, as the Ministry
[00:30:21] of Energy, I deal with our institutions as economic
[00:30:24] institutions. And the state, every ministry.
[00:30:27] The Ministry of Agriculture wants to support, it buys
[00:30:30] diesel at the price I specified and goes and supports farmers
[00:30:34] at reduced prices, like other countries in the world. That is, the price
[00:30:37] of diesel in Turkey yesterday was 200 and two Turkish liras,
[00:30:41] that is, 2.1 dollars, exactly. Yesterday it was
[00:30:45] two dollars. Two dollars for the price
[00:30:47] of diesel. They don't support agriculture with the petroleum company. It goes
[00:30:51] and supports the farmers. The state
[00:30:54] sees from the diesel revenues that they were profitable at these
[00:30:57] prices a few days ago, they were profitable there.