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[00:00:00] Mr. President Ahmed Al-Shara arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on
[00:00:03] an official visit at the head of a high-level government delegation comprising
[00:00:07] And to Cairo, and Syria's participation in the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Defense, Finance, and Industry, and
[00:00:11] the Head of General Intelligence. This
[00:00:13] visit comes within the framework of strengthening and developing bilateral cooperation relations
[00:00:18] along with many between the two brotherly countries and discussing the most prominent issues of
[00:00:21] common interest.
[00:00:25] The Head of the Information Minister, Khaled Zaarour,
[00:00:28] discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Diaf Rachwan, ways to enhance cooperation between
[00:00:32] the two countries in the media field. The two sides touched upon
[00:00:35] a number of areas of common interest during a meeting
[00:00:39] that necessitated this held on the sidelines of the 56th session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers,
[00:00:45] convey what he said to my guest here in claimed the life of a child in a school in which opened at the headquarters
[00:00:46] Hasaka and two soldiers from of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo.
[00:00:48] The
[00:00:51] Arab Transport Minister, Badr, confirmed that the Syrian government has allocated approximately
[00:00:55] $670 million
[00:00:57] needs its brothers from from the general budget to finance urgent rehabilitation works
[00:01:00] for an essential part of the central road network, in addition to
[00:01:04] preparing to benefit from a World Bank grant of $200 million
[00:01:07] to reactivate railway lines.
[00:01:10] Badr said during his participation in the 39th session
[00:01:13] of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers in Alexandria
[00:01:16] that road rehabilitation projects include main axes extending
[00:01:20] from the south of
[00:01:23] and Chairman of the Council of Ministers in the country to its north and from its west to its east. Its bids
[00:01:28] the signing ceremonies of a number of in its current phase have been awarded to specialized companies in Kuwait,
[00:01:32] Qatar,
[00:01:35] common and Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Education
[00:01:38] extended its condolences to
[00:01:41] many the family of a student who died at Abu Rasin to sign agreements in Elementary School
[00:01:43] perhaps in in Hasaka Governorate.
[00:01:45] The signing ceremony was attended from According to a ministry statement, one of the students brought a war
[00:01:49] remnant from outside the school without realizing
[00:01:52] its danger, which led to the explosion of the object and the death of a student
[00:01:56] and the injury of a number of students
[00:01:59] Nayef Al-Harbi, the journalist, our guest from and teachers.
[00:02:02] and a number of The Criminal Investigation
[00:02:07] very important at this concerned officials from both sides. Branch in Rif Dimashq arrested three individuals who confessed to stealing a house in Adra
[00:02:10] Al-Amaliyah. Internal security forces recovered the stolen items, which
[00:02:13] of this situation? Yes, this included $33,000, gold jewelry,
[00:02:16] and an Audi car, and handed them over to
[00:02:19] their owner, while the detainees were referred to the competent
[00:02:23] judiciary.
[00:02:29] From
[00:02:40] intensification of that necessitate this
[00:02:44] stood with Syria, stood with
[00:02:52] Mr. Nayef Al-Harbi from
[00:03:06] this platform, that were signed regarding and as a state that has adopted
[00:03:10] absolute transparency
[00:03:11] we apologize for the and acted with full responsibility,
[00:03:15] we renew the urgent call, in accordance
[00:03:17] with the 1995 resolution, to make the Middle
[00:03:21] East a zone free of nuclear
[00:03:25] being signed, whether in industry or in weapons.
[00:03:32] Today, 73 tons of
[00:03:35] natural uranium are under
[00:03:37] security and stability in my supervision and the Agency's safeguards, and will remain safe in Syria.
[00:03:48] in Syria. And also this
[00:03:55] Turkey in
[00:04:03] Syria. Another very important since the liberation from influencing
[00:04:34] to enter this
[00:04:41] were proposed
[00:04:46] And I welcome our guests in this
[00:04:49] Good evening and welcome, dear viewers, to Syria Tonight. Good evening, Ammar. Good evening,
[00:04:53] Nadia. And welcome, dear viewers, wherever you are. And to our files
[00:04:57] for
[00:04:59] from Saudi tonight.
[00:05:01] We start from the capital, Riyadh, where His Excellency
[00:05:04] President Ahmed Al-Shara and Prince Mohammed bin Salman witnessed the signing of a number of
[00:05:08] agreements and memoranda of understanding in
[00:05:11] businessman, also joins us from several fields between
[00:05:12] the two countries.
[00:05:19] the 56th session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers,
[00:05:23] and the affirmation by His Excellency the Minister of Information, Khaled Zaarour, to work on purifying
[00:05:26] the media discourse from the legacy of incitement, misinformation,
[00:05:30] and forgery.
[00:05:36] In our third file, we discuss the statements of the Minister of Social
[00:05:39] Affairs and Labor, Hind Qabouwat, regarding work
[00:05:42] on granting citizenship to the children of Syrian women married to
[00:05:46] non-Syrians.
[00:05:47] We conclude Syria Tonight
[00:05:52] with the remnants of the defunct regime's war that
[00:05:59] the Syrian Arab Army in rural Daraa.
[00:06:25] Welcome. His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara and His Royal
[00:06:29] Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud,
[00:06:32] Crown Prince
[00:06:35] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, witnessed at Al-Yamamah Palace in the capital, Riyadh,
[00:06:41] agreements and memoranda of understanding between
[00:06:43] the two countries, which included fields of, or fields of,
[00:06:47] development, infrastructure, energy, housing,
[00:06:50] health, industry, agriculture, environment, and military
[00:06:53] cooperation, in addition to financial services.
[00:06:58] the Syrian side by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,
[00:07:01] Defense, Finance, Industry, and Internal Trade, and the Head
[00:07:05] of the General Intelligence Service. From the Saudi side, it was attended by the Ministers of
[00:07:08] Defense, Foreign Affairs, Energy, Industry and Mineral
[00:07:11] Resources, and Environment, Water and Agriculture,
[00:07:41] His Excellency.
[00:07:47] A handshake that is not the first and will not be the last.
[00:07:50] A new summit meeting brings together His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara
[00:07:54] with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a
[00:07:58] step that confirms the strength of the fraternal ties between the two brotherly
[00:08:01] countries.
[00:08:04] His Excellency the President arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh,
[00:08:08] on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi
[00:08:11] Arabia, at the head of a high-level government delegation comprising
[00:08:14] the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,
[00:08:17] Defense, Finance, Industry, Internal Trade,
[00:08:20] and Consumer Protection, in addition to the Head of the General
[00:08:24] Intelligence Service. At Al-Yamamah Palace,
[00:08:27] discussions were held between His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara and Saudi
[00:08:31] Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which covered bilateral relations and ways
[00:08:34] to develop them and enhance cooperation between the two countries in various
[00:08:38] fields. Views were also exchanged on regional
[00:08:42] and international developments and issues of
[00:08:45] common interest, and the importance of strengthening
[00:08:49] the region was emphasized. These discussions represent a continuation
[00:08:53] of pivotal stations that brought the two leaders together, most notably
[00:08:57] his first historic visit in February 2025
[00:09:00] as the first foreign destination
[00:09:03] for His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara since the liberation, passing through the trilateral
[00:09:07] summit that brought him together with the Saudi Crown Prince and US
[00:09:11] President Donald Trump in May of the same
[00:09:14] year. Then his participation in the Future
[00:09:17] Investment Initiative forum in October 2025,
[00:09:20] leading to continuous
[00:09:24] visits and meetings during 2025
[00:09:27] and 2026, which focused on strengthening
[00:09:31] economic partnership and pushing forward reconstruction
[00:09:34] projects and expanding investment horizons and regional
[00:09:38] connectivity. This continuous momentum
[00:09:41] reflects the desire to elevate Syrian-Saudi
[00:09:44] relations to a broader level of coordination
[00:09:48] and cooperation, which enhances opportunities for stability
[00:09:51] and prosperity.
[00:09:58] file, Dr. Yassin Al-Ali, researcher and economic expert
[00:10:02] here in the studio. Welcome, Dr. Yassin. And I also
[00:10:05] welcome our guest from Riyadh, Mr. Nayef Al-Harbi, journalist,
[00:10:09] and also our guest, Dr. Basil
[00:10:13] Al-Haj Jassim, Director of Diplomatic Relations at
[00:10:15] Politico Times from
[00:10:19] Aleppo. And also, Reda Rahwanji, Mr. Reda Rahwanji,
[00:10:23] Riyadh. I start with you, Dr. Yassin.
[00:10:27] So, this visit by His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara to the United
[00:10:30] Arab Kingdom, how do you read it with these economic
[00:10:34] agreements that were signed
[00:10:37] today, and in the course
[00:10:46] today's visit is the second visit within a short
[00:10:49] period of time, and it was crowned, actually, by the visit of His Excellency the President
[00:10:53] to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Actually, if
[00:10:57] we want to read this visit from the economic side,
[00:11:01] we find the biggest indicator in it is the re-engineering
[00:11:04] of the relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, not only
[00:11:08] to attract funding, but to build a strategic
[00:11:11] partnership at several security,
[00:11:15] political, and economic
[00:11:17] levels. If we want to talk today about the economic side,
[00:11:21] as presented in the report you just
[00:11:25] reviewed, we find, in fact, cooperation in
[00:11:28] or the understandings that were signed, in fact, are in sectors
[00:11:32] of utmost importance, and in fact,
[00:11:34] we, as economists, were waiting for them, especially the productive
[00:11:38] sectors, especially the industrial sector
[00:11:42] as well as the agricultural, because today we are in need
[00:11:45] of investments
[00:11:48] that transform the economy in Syria into a productive economy, not
[00:11:51] only the economies related to
[00:11:55] reconstruction and building new housing or producing
[00:11:58] housing units, as well as infrastructure. This, no doubt, is
[00:12:02] important, but we do not want to attract capital to increase
[00:12:06] what we import from abroad, but to attract new capital
[00:12:10] to increase what we produce inside Syria, and here
[00:12:13] we are talking about the industrial
[00:12:24] Riyadh. Welcome, Mr. Nayef. I mean, before we
[00:12:28] delve into the details of the agreements
[00:12:31] and the depth of the relationship between the two countries, the common
[00:12:34] destiny,
[00:12:36] the political, security, military,
[00:12:39] and economic levels. I mean,
[00:12:43] His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Shara, the first country
[00:12:46] he visited was Saudi Arabia after the liberation of Syria and the overthrow
[00:12:50] of the defunct regime, and perhaps the most visited country.
[00:12:53] Why, in your opinion,
[00:12:57] Saudi Arabia is the leader of Arab Islam and the leader of the Islamic
[00:13:00] and Arab world and an international influencer. The Kingdom of Saudi
[00:13:04] Arabia stands with Syria. For 12 years, since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, it has
[00:13:09] the Syrian people, stood, in fact, with what
[00:13:12] Syria was subjected to, displacement, and what Syria was subjected to,
[00:13:16] extermination by the defunct Assad regime. So it is natural
[00:13:20] that Ahmed Al-Shara, the new Syrian President who
[00:13:23] wants to appear, who wants to build the new Syria, visited the Kingdom
[00:13:27] of Saudi Arabia, and Syria, thank God, has gained many
[00:13:30] gains. The lifting of international sanctions was a gain. The Kingdom contributed
[00:13:34] with Qatar to Syria's
[00:13:37] budget, as well as more than 80 agreements
[00:13:41] worth 40 billion riyals were signed with the Kingdom of Saudi
[00:13:44] Arabia, in addition to the agreements we saw today
[00:13:50] trade or in special fields related to infrastructure,
[00:13:53] especially if we know that Syria needs 216
[00:13:56] billion dollars to, I mean, to repair the infrastructure,
[00:14:00] repair airports, repair roads, state
[00:14:03] institutions. So, without a doubt, Ahmed
[00:14:06] Al-Shara is looking for the influential state, the strong state,
[00:14:10] and the trustworthy state, which is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, without a doubt.
[00:14:13] We all remember the Crown Prince when the sanctions
[00:14:17] were lifted from Syria, he put his hands like this,
[00:14:20] happy and joyful, because we make the Saudi people happy. In fact, the Saudi people care
[00:14:24] about the Syrian people, as well as Syria's strategic
[00:14:27] location. So, without a doubt, just as the Syrians
[00:14:31] harbor love and appreciation for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, so too do the people
[00:14:34] of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership harbor all love
[00:14:37] and appreciation for the Syrian leadership and the Syrian people.
[00:14:40] And Syria today, we saw it rising, and I always say, Syria, I call it
[00:14:44] the new China. Syria today I call it like Japan.
[00:14:47] We saw Japan when it, I mean, was hit by the Hiroshima
[00:14:51] bomb. After that, Japan came to us in an industrial
[00:14:55] development, and Japan today has become one of
[00:14:58] So it is not strange for Syria that, God willing, it will be an industrial
[00:15:02] country due to its status, due to having a great number, mashallah,
[00:15:05] of youth and very great young energies,
[00:15:09] and it has industries. So I am sure that Syria
[00:15:12] today, I mean, with Ahmed Al-Shara, is not the Syria
[00:15:15] of yesterday, which was, I mean, run by Assad, and unfortunately,
[00:15:19] Assad was not even running it; it was kidnapped by the Iranian
[00:15:22] regime, which, unfortunately, yes, and
[00:15:26] today, with Syria's return to its Arab embrace, I mean, Mr.
[00:15:29] Nayef, and in light of the very
[00:15:32] difficult regional circumstances, we are talking about the Straits War,
[00:15:36] we are also talking about the Israeli
[00:15:40] incursion and the Israeli attempt to dominate
[00:15:43] the region. To what
[00:15:45] extent does the visit come in
[00:15:48] a very important time?
[00:15:52] Look, now, some of the files you might talk about are agreements, or a memorandum
[00:15:56] of understanding with the defense side. Syria's
[00:15:58] security today is clearly threatened, but Syria is capable of
[00:16:02] protecting its security, protecting its borders, protecting, in fact, its
[00:16:05] facilities, protecting its institutions,
[00:16:08] without a doubt. But today it has a partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the defense
[00:16:11] aspect, and this is the most important aspect for Syria.
[00:16:14] And in fact, the Syrian government is keen to
[00:16:18] keep Syria cohesive, not to divide Syria, not to allow
[00:16:22] the Zionist entity or anyone who wants to seize some Syrian
[00:16:25] lands, which are Syrian, even wants to return the Golan and truly wants
[00:16:28] to, but this will surely happen soon, God willing.
[00:16:31] But Syria today
[00:16:35] the countries or its sisters from the Arab Islamic and global countries.
[00:16:38] But it went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia because it knows the strength of the Kingdom
[00:16:42] of Saudi Arabia, politically, militarily, security-wise, and economically,
[00:16:45] and the weight of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia internationally. The security
[00:16:49] aspect is important for Syria. The defense aspect is important for
[00:16:52] Syria, and this is among the files we saw today, because it is a file
[00:16:55] that truly needs discussion. It benefits from the experience
[00:16:59] of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the defense aspect. It benefits from the experience of the Kingdom
[00:17:02] of Saudi Arabia in the security aspect. And there are even agreements
[00:17:05] Syria mentioned that perhaps and this was mentioned, I think, by the Foreign Minister,
[00:17:09] perhaps the Mecca agreement, perhaps Syria will one day join the Mecca
[00:17:13] agreement, which is between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:17:17] and Turkey, because the security of the region today, in fact,
[00:17:20] there is the Zionist entity, the cancer present in our region,
[00:17:24] threatening, in fact, the security of our region, and there must be solidarity
[00:17:27] among Arab countries. And Syria's security, without a doubt, is part of the security of the Kingdom of Saudi
[00:17:31] Arabia, and the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is part of Syrian security. Excellent.
[00:17:34] Allow me to welcome again Dr. Al-Haj
[00:17:38] Jassim. Welcome, Dr. Basil. So this
[00:17:41] visit is
[00:17:44] time, and very important agreements were signed
[00:17:47] today between the two countries. How do you read this visit
[00:18:00] this is not an ordinary political visit.
[00:18:04] We are looking at the second visit in less than
[00:18:07] a month. This means that there are
[00:18:11] files, issues, sensitive matters
[00:18:18] visits. And certainly, this visit is
[00:18:21] a continuation of previous visits
[00:18:24] that have been repeated.
[00:18:26] It is well-known and no one is unaware that the first country visited
[00:18:30] by the President of the new era
[00:18:34] in Syria was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[00:18:39] The nature of the delegation and its size
[00:18:41] accompanying this visit
[00:18:55] you. I welcome our guest, Mr. Reda. Welcome.
[00:18:59] As a businessman, how do you view the relations between the two countries from an economic
[00:19:12] is something that makes the heart happy. This is a real
[00:19:16] opportunity and a starting
[00:19:19] point for us
[00:19:23] to invest and encourage investors in the private sector. As you
[00:19:26] saw, investment relations between
[00:19:30] Damascus and Saudi Arabia are not a fleeting
[00:19:34] relationship. Because
[00:19:38] the defunct regime until now, 47 announced projects
[00:19:41] worth 24 billion
[00:19:45] Saudi riyals have been declared.
[00:19:48] This is not a small number. I
[00:19:50] encourage every investor who has an opportunity
[00:19:53] now,
[00:19:56] before tomorrow, to invest in the new
[00:20:00] Syria. Syria is a very important
[00:20:03] strategic center and location
[00:20:07] and a gateway to the Eastern Mediterranean and to Turkey
[00:20:10] and from there to Europe. We are in
[00:20:13] dire need of investors,
[00:20:16] and I am very optimistic that there will be
[00:20:19] many projects that
[00:20:22] have been announced and that will be announced
[00:20:26] in the future, and they will be very promising.
[00:20:29] Syria needs a lot of help in the energy
[00:20:33] sector
[00:20:36] hands, given the existing experience,
[00:20:39] given the strength
[00:20:42] in management and organization.
[00:20:45] Amazing experience. We
[00:20:48] have an
[00:20:51] opportunity to
[00:20:54] improve everything from a sisterly
[00:20:57] country that holds all love
[00:21:01] for Syrians
[00:21:02] and for Syria.
[00:21:05] I am working,
[00:21:08] friends as businessmen,
[00:21:12] to be
[00:21:14] in cooperation with this sponsoring sisterly
[00:21:18] state, to have a role in Syria. We,
[00:21:21] as businessmen, care about
[00:21:25] our country, and we care about its reconstruction, and we believe in it, and we know
[00:21:28] that there is a future for Syria. A brilliant
[00:21:32] future. And I hope
[00:21:36] that anyone who hears me, or anyone
[00:21:39] in this meeting, does not miss any
[00:21:42] opportunity today, before tomorrow. I repeat it for the second time,
[00:21:46] because Syria is a land that is ready.
[00:21:54] All its people, without a doubt, thank you. Allow me to return
[00:21:58] to our guest, Dr. Basil. It seems that our colleagues were able
[00:22:02] to re-establish contact with him. Welcome again, Dr. Basil. So,
[00:22:05] we continue in the same context, the importance of this
[00:22:08] visit today and the agreements that were signed between
[00:22:11] the two countries. I mean, the nature
[00:22:14] of the delegation and its size accompanying
[00:22:17] the Syrian President on this visit indicate
[00:22:20] broad files, many
[00:22:25] matters that bring the two
[00:22:28] sides together, and as we saw,
[00:22:31] agreements, the defense
[00:22:34] aspect, as a continuation of what the Syrian
[00:22:38] Foreign Minister mentioned a few days ago on
[00:22:41] the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue, when he mentioned
[00:22:45] that discussions are underway
[00:22:48] regarding Syria's accession or possibility of accession to the Mecca
[00:22:51] Defense Alliance. Certainly,
[00:22:54] the timing today is extremely sensitive
[00:22:58] given the nature of the geopolitical
[00:23:00] fluctuations that the region is
[00:23:03] experiencing. There are many files of concern to
[00:23:06] both sides, whether security-wise, militarily,
[00:23:09] or economically. Syria, it is no secret to anyone
[00:23:12] that it needs an economic and investment
[00:23:16] umbrella. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:23:20] is certainly interested in the stability of its northern
[00:23:23] depth, and that comes within
[00:23:26] the framework of Vision 2030, the vision of Prince,
[00:23:29] the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, regarding stability, not
[00:23:33] only concerning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the Arabian Gulf,
[00:23:36] but the region as a whole. And we know
[00:23:39] the organic link between the Syrian
[00:23:42] Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[00:23:46] I mean, they complement each
[00:23:50] other. There are many
[00:23:53] commonalities. Syria's security cannot be separated
[00:23:56] from Saudi security, and vice versa.
[00:24:00] Challenges are common, dangers
[00:24:03] are common, destiny is common, in light of
[00:24:06] challenges that are no secret to anyone. Therefore,
[00:24:10] the visit today came as a continuation of many visits,
[00:24:14] and it is also known to everyone that
[00:24:17] the first visit made by the President of the new era in the new
[00:24:21] Syria was to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to Riyadh,
[00:24:24] given the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:24:28] in the Arab and Islamic world,
[00:24:31] its position at the global level, whether in
[00:24:35] the energy sector, with political
[00:24:38] and diplomatic weight. We know the role that
[00:24:41] Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries played with
[00:24:47] US President Donald Trump in lifting
[00:24:50] sanctions, and today Syria
[00:24:54] could constitute an ideal investment environment
[00:24:57] for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, given
[00:25:00] what it possesses in terms of raw potential,
[00:25:04] destroyed infrastructure. All of these are great opportunities
[00:25:08] for Saudi companies, in addition to its
[00:25:12] geopolitical
[00:25:14] location. It can be a bridge
[00:25:18] connecting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, connecting the Arab Gulf
[00:25:20] to Turkey, to Europe, to the Eastern Mediterranean.
[00:25:24] We remember, I mean, and we are still in the context of the Strait of
[00:25:28] Hormuz crisis, and many paths
[00:25:31] that could serve as alternatives in
[00:25:35] the event
[00:25:37] of the continued closure of the strait and the American-Israeli war with
[00:25:41] Iran, and Syria is certainly one
[00:25:44] of the most important alternatives regarding the Strait
[00:25:47] of Hormuz. This is in addition to bilateral relations.
[00:25:51] I mean, the defense agreement today is not the only one.
[00:25:55] There are also economic agreements, agreements that were
[00:25:58] previously signed. I mean, today it can be said that we are moving
[00:26:02] from a phase of sounding out, a phase of exploration,
[00:26:05] to an implementation phase. I mean,
[00:26:08] these agreements today
[00:26:11] will certainly have an impact,
[00:26:14] not immediately, of course, but
[00:26:18] the most important thing is to move this phase to an implementation
[00:26:21] phase. And as I said, a key point
[00:26:25] is the nature of the Syrian accompanying delegation, this size
[00:26:28] and number of ministers, and the agreements we witnessed.
[00:26:32] All of this points to the importance of the visit, which is
[00:26:36] the second in less than a month, and this indicates
[00:26:39] sensitive issues and files
[00:26:42] intensification of the visit. Yes, Doctor, let me
[00:26:48] the studio, Dr. Yassin. Dr. Yassin,
[00:26:51] Dr. Basil, I mean, he confirms that we have now moved
[00:26:54] to the implementation phase, and the first economic
[00:26:58] delegation from an Arab country, or even from all
[00:27:02] countries of the world, was from Saudi Arabia to
[00:27:05] Syria. Will we actually
[00:27:08] see the activation of implementation on the ground, and how
[00:27:11] will that reflect on the reality of the Syrian economy? Yes, without
[00:27:15] a doubt, I think we are today,
[00:27:18] for more than a year and ten months
[00:27:21] today, after the liberation, the visit
[00:27:24] to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the delegations that
[00:27:28] came, and also the Syrian-Saudi
[00:27:31] Economic Forum, in which many
[00:27:34] memoranda of understanding were announced, and then also followed
[00:27:38] by another conference
[00:27:41] different sectors, in telecommunications and infrastructure,
[00:27:44] and also real estate development projects. I think, I mean, today, if we want to talk about
[00:27:48] this visit specifically, Syria
[00:27:51] has actually moved, and diplomatic efforts have moved
[00:27:54] from the diplomacy of understandings to the diplomacy
[00:27:57] of achievement, and this has culminated,
[00:28:00] today, in the most important achievement I see,
[00:28:03] which is the agreement, not a memorandum of understanding, the joint
[00:28:07] defense agreement between Syria and the Kingdom
[00:28:10] of Saudi Arabia. What does this indicate to us? What is the importance
[00:28:15] issue, in fact, we read it at the economic
[00:28:18] level. Economic security today is
[00:28:22] an urgent need and a need of
[00:28:25] economic security without stability.
[00:28:28] Economic security is what truly creates stability
[00:28:32] and the sustainability of these economic resources
[00:28:36] continuously. So today we read that this agreement
[00:28:39] was signed at the top of all the memoranda
[00:28:41] or
[00:28:44] the framework agreements that were signed today. At its
[00:28:46] forefront was
[00:28:48] the cooperation agreement or the joint defense agreement between Syria
[00:28:51] and Saudi Arabia. And as
[00:28:55] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said, Syria's security is linked to the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, so it is
[00:28:59] an interactive process. So this issue truly indicates the genuine
[00:29:02] desire that Saudi Arabia today, through the memoranda of understanding
[00:29:08] housing, health, environment, and infrastructure
[00:29:11] through the agreements that were signed with the PIF,
[00:29:14] the Saudi Investment Fund. These agreements
[00:29:18] actually help in recovery paths.
[00:29:21] But if we also look at the agreements that were signed today, they
[00:29:25] are actually moving towards achievement because today when we talk about
[00:29:29] agreements in the field of industry and agriculture,
[00:29:33] this truly indicates that today we are talking about attracting
[00:29:36] investments that are not
[00:29:38] just
[00:29:40] to attract capital, as I said at the beginning of the meeting,
[00:29:44] today to increase what we import, but
[00:29:47] to increase what we produce
[00:29:51] matter requires
[00:29:53] partnership with Saudi Arabia will reposition
[00:29:57] Syria also on the economic map through
[00:29:59] the services and goods produced in
[00:30:05] matter is Saudi Arabia, with its strategic weight
[00:30:08] and financial weight, also redefines
[00:30:11] risks or defines Syria on the global risk map.
[00:30:15] That is, today when
[00:30:18] Saudi Arabia enters with its qualitative weight into
[00:30:22] Syria, and it is Work and implement large projects.
[00:30:25] This gives indications to other countries and
[00:30:28] other investors, and it reduces the state of uncertainty.
[00:30:32] People become more courageous
[00:30:36] market, because today, any market in a wartime
[00:30:39] economy, all investors will have people
[00:30:43] who think this region is high risk. Therefore, high-risk
[00:30:47] regions are always high profit. We are talking
[00:30:49] here business-wise, meaning in terms of
[00:30:53] numbers and business.