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[00:00:00] and the Syrian Electricity Company. Also, the Syrian company
[00:00:03] by the beneficiary's ability to obtain we made some contracts of expertise. We attracted some cadres and engineers,
[00:00:06] and we made expertise contracts for them with good salaries, but for all employees,
[00:00:09] it's like this, so many of the employees who were struggling said, "Brother,
[00:00:12] plan for water and energy security I won't work for $100 and $120, and I don't know what." So, he refused
[00:00:14] to enter the labor market. We, as the central ministry,
[00:00:19] barriers that prevented the flow of water conducted many interviews for the competition. They said if the wages are like this, we cannot work. God willing,
[00:00:24] in establishing this salaries will reach
[00:00:26] rely on the good levels like other ministries that received qualitative increases. I presented this issue to
[00:00:30] the Ministry of Finance and the General Staff, and it is under study. The President directed
[00:00:34] the study of ministries.
[00:00:39] 1.5 cubic meters per second from Damascus. We ask His Excellency The Ministry of Economy is the same. The Ministry of Economy still says that it is working on a law. Not all ministries
[00:00:41] received qualitative increases. They received 50%. This means that someone whose salary was $20
[00:00:45] became around $120. This is true. My salary was $20-30
[00:00:49] and became $150. As for
[00:00:51] the other
[00:00:55] issue, which is the infrastructure mentioned by Mr. Ahmed, we discussed
[00:00:59] it a while ago, and he mentioned the same word. He said, "I want to mention it again." I said, "I received
[00:01:02] this, but if you want to mention it, mention it again. If you want to raise
[00:01:06] your voice, no problem. The MPs will hear you." So, he mentioned it,
[00:01:10] and I promised him a session, but now I've canceled it.
[00:01:14] The minister I agree with you. I promised him
[00:01:18] a special session to discuss these issues, but now I have withdrawn from it. As for
[00:01:21] the issue of circuit breakers and infrastructure, and transformers,
[00:01:26] Minister of Energy made many and so on, I mentioned it In every corner of this a while ago. I don't know if the professor was not
[00:01:29] present or had left. We are already saying that our infrastructure
[00:01:33] is destroyed and its operational life has expired in many power
[00:01:36] generation stations, transformation stations, circuit breakers, and all
[00:01:40] these issues, and many of the valves
[00:01:43] have reached the end of their operational life. But if I have
[00:01:47] Syria's strategic reserve of be under his supervision, and he should solve this someone bleeding and his head is hurting, I give
[00:01:50] him paracetamol and stop the bleeding. So, I have
[00:01:53] other problems besides the completely expired ones. It's still
[00:01:57] working, still working, but I have
[00:02:00] two issues that are stopped. 29% are out of service. So, I go and replace
[00:02:04] Syria's production of spare parts that are already working. No, that's a second stage. God willing, there's
[00:02:07] a statistic for it, and an evaluation for it, and it's a second stage within
[00:02:11] our plan. As for the employees in Raqqa, I don't know if there's
[00:02:14] a law that prevents the manager from being from outside the governorate. I will abide by it.
[00:02:18] If there is
[00:02:21] The situation is extremely one, issue it. If the matter is from you, the legislation is with you. I will abide
[00:02:24] And also the city of Anbaj. Many by the legislation. By the way,
[00:02:27] the Assistant Minister for Planning and Institutional Development is from Raqqa.
[00:02:30] Mr. Ibrahim
[00:02:36] is complete the principle. Even supporting vulnerable Al-Adhan, governorate of Raqqa, is from Raqqa. So, the Assistant Minister is from Raqqa, and the people of Raqqa. I love Raqqa governorate
[00:02:40] and all Syrian governorates, but I lived in Raqqa. I lived in
[00:02:43] the governorate when I was working at the Conoco factory, or rather, the Twinan factory.
[00:02:47] of petroleum derivatives in the I lived in Deir ez-Zor, in Conoco, I lived in Raqqa. So, I am a resident of the eastern
[00:02:50] region, after I was, well, my parents are in Damascus, but I live in the eastern
[00:02:53] region, and I am honored. As for
[00:02:57] the storage policy, I answered the professor that we basically
[00:03:00] have liquidity that is not enough.
[00:03:04] I need liquidity for the Ministry
[00:03:06] a large number of of Finance. The required liquidity is not enough for me to buy the derivatives
[00:03:10] Syria, and the transition from that I am dealing with. So, for storage, we have placed and are preparing the tanks and requested prices.
[00:03:14] So, we might reach a stage where we involve the private sector. I don't know if you saw that we made
[00:03:17] an offer to receive
[00:03:21] issues that will not be supported offers for storing and distributing petroleum derivatives. And we will work on one part, and private
[00:03:25] sector companies will work on another part. They will take a portion of the profits.
[00:03:28] This is a solution because at these prices, it is impossible for me to secure
[00:03:32] financial resources to store petroleum derivatives to meet my self-sufficiency
[00:03:36] for a month. Our plan is to have a stock for a month. This
[00:03:40] that this diesel is our minimum, to have enough stock for a month, because
[00:03:43] winter is coming, and in winter the ships cannot dock, and there are high waves, and so on. We suffered from this
[00:03:46] وارتفاع الموج والى اخره وعانينا منه هي
[00:03:50] Because this in the past period. But as we said, the global crisis and the provision of petroleum derivatives is
[00:03:53] one of the obstacles. The availability of the material itself. The availability
[00:03:56] of the material. We are saying today that we are buying it at auction in the market. The availability of the material
[00:04:00] at appropriate prices is what might be
[00:04:04] one of the obstacles, but we are saying that we are finding solutions for it through
[00:04:07] some private sector companies. As for
[00:04:11] I believe that these are all the points, Mr. President.
[00:04:14] Thank you, Mr. Minister. But this time, I will say something.
[00:04:18] The colleagues' interventions are very
[00:04:22] numerous. So, please stick to the question, and please
[00:04:25] stick to the time. Also, Mr. Minister, the ideas
[00:04:29] presented, please
[00:04:32] and I apologize for the do not repeat them to save our time and the Council's time. May God bless you.
[00:04:36] Colleague, Esraa
[00:04:38] and the vulnerable group. This Al-Mashhour.
[00:04:40] Thank you. In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Mr. Speaker,
[00:04:43] Honorable Minister of Energy, Esteemed colleagues
[00:04:48] of Finance, if the Ministry of Finance gives me this and representatives, I will address the topic from the perspective
[00:04:50] of agriculture, water, and food security. Allocating
[00:04:54] a subsidized price for agricultural
[00:04:56] allocate these amounts in the budgets diesel is an important step,
[00:04:59] Kindly suspend this but the challenge facing the agricultural sector is broader than the price of fuel. The stability
[00:05:03] of agricultural production is directly linked to water
[00:05:06] and energy security
[00:05:08] only affect and their costs, especially with the reliance of
[00:05:11] vast agricultural areas on wells and pumping
[00:05:14] stations. Therefore, my question to the esteemed
[00:05:17] Minister is: Does the Ministry, in coordination with the Ministry
[00:05:21] of Agriculture, have a comprehensive
[00:05:24] in the agricultural sector that identifies
[00:05:27] the actual needs of agricultural areas for irrigation
[00:05:31] water and energy, and links them to cultivated
[00:05:35] areas, crop types, water
[00:05:38] sources, and food security priorities? And does
[00:05:41] this plan include a map
[00:05:44] of the most needy irrigation areas and projects,
[00:05:48] and a program for rehabilitating irrigation
[00:05:51] stations and networks, and electrifying pumping
[00:05:55] projects or using alternative energy sources
[00:05:58] where that is more efficient, with specified
[00:06:01] priorities, funding sources, and a timeline
[00:06:03] for implementation? Because what is required is that we do not remain
[00:06:07] stuck with seasonal solutions related to fuel
[00:06:10] prices and allocated quantities, but rather that we
[00:06:14] move towards a sustainable water and energy
[00:06:17] system that reduces
[00:06:20] the cost of agriculture and protects
[00:06:23] agricultural production and food security. Thank you very
[00:06:26] much. Thank you. Thank you, colleague
[00:06:29] Ibrahim Khalil Al-Talib. Peace
[00:06:33] be upon you and the mercy of God.
[00:06:35] Minister, there is a problem with investors in Idlib from the days of the Salvation
[00:06:39] Government, owners of solar energy. It has been
[00:06:42] four years, and so far, the electricity company has not
[00:06:45] committed. Dr. Ibrahim Shashou, the Mufti of Aleppo, intervened to solve this
[00:06:49] problem, and yet the company did not commit.
[00:06:52] So, they entrusted us with the recommendation. They said, "The Minister should form a committee
[00:06:55] and it should
[00:06:59] problem for us. May God bless you." The second question. As for
[00:07:03] the second question, it's not allowed, colleague. No. This came to me late, Doctor.
[00:07:06] The time. The complaint. I had several
[00:07:09] questions, so I deleted them, and I only have one question left, professor. Colleagues,
[00:07:22] I wish, I wish, I wish you would stick
[00:07:26] to it. Okay, the main question is about the area around the Euphrates
[00:07:29] River. There are dozens of villages that are not irrigated,
[00:07:33] neither for drinking nor for irrigation.
[00:07:36] neighborhoods do not receive water. May God bless
[00:07:38] you.
[00:07:43] Colleague Lara, please.
[00:07:46] Mr. President, Minister,
[00:07:49] Members of Parliament, in light of the urgent
[00:07:52] need to expand alternative energy projects,
[00:07:55] what is the Ministry's plan to provide administrative
[00:07:58] procedural facilities for investors in solar
[00:08:02] farms, especially in determining the price of kilowatt-hour?
[00:08:05] Thank you. Colleague Muhammad Basel.
[00:08:09] Some questions, colleagues, I
[00:08:12] saw them answered in the presentation. So, repeating them is a
[00:08:16] kind of repetition. Mr.
[00:08:19] President, His Excellency
[00:08:22] the Minister, fellow
[00:08:24] colleagues,
[00:08:26] I will not speak emotionally or populistically,
[00:08:30] but I will convey a reality.
[00:08:33] One of the most important tasks of members of parliament is to
[00:08:36] be a bridge between the people
[00:08:39] and the council, and between the people and this esteemed
[00:08:42] government. There is a lot
[00:08:45] of suffering among citizens regarding the price
[00:08:48] of electricity. A recommendation
[00:08:50] from His Excellency the President
[00:08:53] to reconsider suspending
[00:08:56] the decision to raise the price
[00:09:00] of electricity.
[00:09:02] decision, honestly, for vulnerable
[00:09:06] groups, is a disaster.
[00:09:09] They are suffering and crying.
[00:09:12] I conducted a survey in two areas
[00:09:15] of Damascus neighborhoods. 60% of those
[00:09:18] I asked did not pay their bills, even though
[00:09:22] His Excellency the Minister said that 70% in Damascus had
[00:09:25] paid. But the reality is that among vulnerable groups, there is no
[00:09:29] payment. Therefore, kindly, this
[00:09:32] recommendation, kindly, that it be suspended until the income
[00:09:36] of the Syrian citizen increases, and they can afford to pay,
[00:09:39] and they are supportive of the government and supportive of the state.
[00:09:43] 20% of those who are listening to you now, Mr. Minister,
[00:09:46] what you said from the Syrian
[00:09:50] people, happy with merchants and industrialists,
[00:09:53] and excellent words, and we are with them in terms of budget
[00:09:56] and accounts
[00:09:58] and outcomes. But the vulnerable group does not look at that.
[00:10:02] They look at their income being a million, and their electricity
[00:10:05] bill is a million or one and a half million. How
[00:10:08] do they live?
[00:10:11] decision. The second point,
[00:10:14] this is a recommendation, but the question is, no, these are all
[00:10:18] recommendations. Let's go back to the question. The question is, these are all
[00:10:22] recommendations. You either recommend or ask. Damascus has a
[00:10:25] lifeline. The Barada River is the lifeline of Greater
[00:10:28] Damascus with its two Ghoutas.
[00:10:31] It complains about the defunct regime. The defunct regime
[00:10:34] caused two disasters to the Barada River, my brothers. First,
[00:10:38] it put sewage into this river, and this
[00:10:41] is a disaster. It built concrete
[00:10:44] to this river. And the second
[00:10:48] disaster is that there was a contract
[00:10:51] signed between the defunct government and a neighboring
[00:10:56] country to approve the source of Barada,
[00:10:59] which is the lifeline of
[00:11:02] the Minister to review this issue
[00:11:04] so that our waters may return to us,
[00:11:07] rather than becoming a dry Barada valley,
[00:11:11] a barren desert. We want it to remain
[00:11:14] green for us and for the two Ghoutas, God willing.
[00:11:17] And thank you. Colleague Salem Muhammad
[00:11:21] Al-Ahmada.
[00:11:36] The regime is like that. Come on, colleague. Thank you, Mr.
[00:11:39] President. Mr. Minister, in this
[00:11:43] difficult transitional stage, how
[00:11:46] will you ensure that the energy sector bears the cost
[00:11:49] of recovery and reform without the burden
[00:11:53] shifting largely to the citizen? We want a clear plan from the Ministry.
[00:11:57] What will change during the year
[00:12:00] and not just what we hope will change?
[00:12:03] I propose a publicly announced transitional energy
[00:12:07] plan with specific goals
[00:12:11] and timelines, and a balance between ensuring energy
[00:12:14] and reducing its cost for citizens, and rehabilitating
[00:12:17] local production. Thank you, Mr. Minister. Thank you, colleague.
[00:12:20] Mr. Minister, can you answer the previous five questions?
[00:12:26] Also, the repeated things, I think there's no
[00:12:29] need for them. Thank you.
[00:12:32] First, regarding the issue of agricultural
[00:12:34] support,
[00:12:37] the matter is not only concerned with the Ministry of Energy, so that we do not take on more
[00:12:40] than we can handle. We are part of this government.
[00:12:44] So, agricultural support,
[00:12:48] bread support, industrial
[00:12:51] support, support for all sectors that involve energy.
[00:12:54] So, there is
[00:12:57] segments of society, the principle
[00:13:00] is that it should be a comprehensive plan, in which we
[00:13:04] are a part. And this is what the Supreme Council for Economic Development is working on.
[00:13:07] We are part of it. We play
[00:13:10] our role. If for example, we support the energy
[00:13:13] sector, industry, by providing fuel at
[00:13:17] $400 instead of its price of $570 and $600.
[00:13:21] We are supporting it, and the same applies to agriculture. But it needs a well-structured plan, because
[00:13:24] if we go towards support, and I haven't seen Syria, from the beginning,
[00:13:28] under its leadership, took a path
[00:13:32] that services in
[00:13:35] the socialist economic system to the free market
[00:13:39] and market economy. So, this transition
[00:13:42] will surely lead us to some
[00:13:46] one day. It might be a transitional stage.
[00:13:50] This issue, if we give diesel, and this was the reality
[00:13:53] in the past period, we were supporting bakeries with bread, diesel
[00:13:57] at a reduced price. It became
[00:13:59] difficult to control from the Ministry of Trade or the Ministry of Economy to the point
[00:14:05] was being smuggled. They would take it and not bake with it. They would sell it in the market.
[00:14:09] This became an issue that needed control, and controlling it was difficult. So, they went in the direction of
[00:14:12] no, take the diesel at its current price and support flour. Let
[00:14:16] your support be in flour. It's an easier issue for them to monitor.
[00:14:19] As for the solar energy issue in
[00:14:23] Idlib, I will follow up, God willing, with the company, and solar
[00:14:27] energy projects in the Euphrates region, also irrigation
[00:14:30] and water projects in the Euphrates region, God willing, part
[00:14:34] of it is on the investment plans during
[00:14:37] 2027. Renewable energy. I mentioned
[00:14:40] earlier that we signed contracts for 2500
[00:14:43] megawatts of solar energy and approximately 1500 megawatts of wind energy.
[00:14:47] So, we have achieved self-sufficiency in terms of renewable energy as a percentage of the total
[00:14:51] generation and energy mix that we concluded
[00:14:54] through the partnerships we established. The price
[00:14:57] of electricity, we discussed it at length
[00:15:03] issue can be supported or suspended, but with
[00:15:06] the service deteriorating significantly, I mean, how can we support it? If
[00:15:10] we want to support electricity from the Ministry
[00:15:13] amount to buy gas, the service will continue. It supports electricity. It didn't give
[00:15:17] me, and the Ministry of Finance didn't
[00:15:21] for the price of the gas I want to buy. So, I cannot generate
[00:15:25] the same. So, I stop buying, and the service declines. So, it's an equation. This equation
[00:15:28] and its study, I mean, it really needs what we talked about, because it will not
[00:15:33] people by reducing their electricity service. It will
[00:15:37] affect industry and development in general. Right.
[00:15:40] That's why we chose a vulnerable segment. We are saying their bill is
[00:15:44] $6.5. The bill for those who consume 150 kilowatts,
[00:15:47] the vulnerable segments, is $6.5 per
[00:15:49] month.
[00:15:53] Okay, the Barada River. I mentioned earlier the national
[00:15:56] carrier, which is one of the most important of our goals
[00:16:02] national carrier is not to
[00:16:04] existing springs. In Fiji and others,
[00:16:08] which is to restore the Barada River to what it was, because
[00:16:11] today, as long as everything is being withdrawn, no one is taking from it outside Syria. Everything is being withdrawn. It is
[00:16:16] Fiji and from the Barada spring. All of it is not enough
[00:16:19] for drinking water for Damascus governorate and rural
[00:16:22] Damascus. The issue of improving
[00:16:25] energy and us bearing a part of it is included in
[00:16:29] the presentation that was given, that we are basically
[00:16:33] bearing a part. We mentioned figures and percentages for electricity and energy.
[00:16:37] We are bearing a large part of it,
[00:16:40] which are subsidized categories,
[00:16:43] whether in electricity or in supporting diesel
[00:16:46] and fuel for industry. Mr. Minister, your costs are very
[00:16:49] high. Your costs are 12 years.
[00:16:52] Colleague.
[00:16:59] Colleague Rami Shaher
[00:17:01] Al-Saleh.
[00:17:06] In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Mr. President,
[00:17:10] Mr. Minister, esteemed colleagues
[00:17:13] and representatives,
[00:17:16] all issues have become clear and presented.
[00:17:19] All that remains is work
[00:17:22] and implementation. I propose an operations
[00:17:25] room in Deir ez-Zor to look at what is around
[00:17:28] it and what is upon it. The Euphrates
[00:17:32] River, which poets used to sing about, has become
[00:17:35] repulsive even to the eloquent.
[00:17:38] Al-Furati, the poet, says: That is the Euphrates
[00:17:42] River, love the poem from the glory of eternity,
[00:17:45] a unique, smiling life from a
[00:17:49] flowing spring, whenever I tasted it, I asked
[00:17:52] for more. Now, every time I taste it, I ask
[00:17:55] for a doctor.
[00:17:59] tragic. Then the Khabur River. When we say
[00:18:02] the Khabur River, I am talking about an area from
[00:18:06] the mouth of the Khabur River, the Euphrates, to the city
[00:18:09] of Hasaka. 220
[00:18:13] kilometers, house after house, and the villages are dense.
[00:18:16] For 45 years, it has been suffering
[00:18:19] from drought. I mean, when we talk about water stations and purification,
[00:18:23] it basically has no water.
[00:18:26] No one can save the region and save the Euphrates
[00:18:29] and Khabur Rivers except by diverting water from the Tigris
[00:18:32] River. This will save the region and revive it,
[00:18:35] and support the waters of the Euphrates River.
[00:18:37] Now, water and disease.
[00:18:41] All of it. Oil
[00:18:44] and water. The oil spill
[00:18:48] that goes into the wadi is only meters away from flowing
[00:18:52] into the Euphrates River from the side of Jabal Al-Taym. There
[00:18:55] must be an operations room, and the efforts of the government,
[00:18:58] the people, and the People's Council must be combined.
[00:19:01] People are complaining to us on the street. Mr. Minister, you have to have mercy
[00:19:04] on us. They are saying, "What have you done for five hours?"
[00:19:08] We tell them, "The blessing
[00:19:11] is with the Minister, God willing." We promised
[00:19:14] on matters. The Khabur, Mr.
[00:19:18] President, knows the situation.
[00:19:21] All of it in the Golan, and in Suweida, and in Daraa.
[00:19:25] Work. Work is honorable,
[00:19:28] but the Khabur has been dry for 50 years. For 50
[00:19:32] years, there has been no agriculture. Sometimes there is
[00:19:34] some rainwater and so on. So, when
[00:19:37] the Tigris River achieves national
[00:19:41] unity between Al-Jazeera and the land
[00:19:44] between the two rivers, the Tigris
[00:19:47] was originally part of Syria, and the British
[00:19:51] cut it off there. Therefore, we want an operations
[00:19:54] room and strong and decisive action in this
[00:19:57] region to save it.
[00:19:59] Diseases from oil residues or from
[00:20:03] foul drinking water
[00:20:05] and sewage and so on. Thank you
[00:20:10] lengthy speech. Colleagues, I have
[00:20:12] 87 interventions, so you should be aware of that.
[00:20:16] So, I hope, I hope,
[00:20:19] and I wish that whoever speaks will get straight to the question
[00:20:22] and save us time, us and his colleagues.
[00:20:26] I mean, get to the point. I mean, the time is
[00:20:29] one minute, no more. One minute, and then I will cut off
[00:20:32] the speaker. It is the responsibility of the speaker
[00:20:36] to shorten his time to one minute. I mean, 87 interventions, we need
[00:20:40] to organize. Colleague Hanan Balkhi.
[00:20:42] Thank you, Mr. President. Mr.
[00:20:45] Minister, regarding subsidized fuels, and since
[00:20:49] actual support is measured
[00:20:53] the material at the subsidized price, what is the mechanism
[00:20:57] that guarantees the identification of the beneficiary, the fairness
[00:21:00] of quantities, the transparency of distribution, and the prevention of leakage
[00:21:03] to the black market?
[00:21:05] Thank you.
[00:21:08] Colleague Arif Razzouk.
[00:21:12] Mr. Minister,
[00:21:15] regarding the issue of mutual consent contracts, I understand that these
[00:21:19] contracts are a tactical solution or a firefighting
[00:21:22] measure. When we say that transformers get damaged,
[00:21:26] we are forced, in order to avoid power outages, to buy with mutual consent contracts. This
[00:21:29] is firefighting. Why don't we have a strategic plan and an assessment
[00:21:33] of needs, so that there are deals to buy,
[00:21:36] and when a transformer is damaged, it is replaced immediately? Given that we
[00:21:40] are a legislative authority and you are an executive authority, in the same
[00:21:43] boat, we ask, on behalf of my colleagues, to raise the first
[00:21:47] electricity consumption bracket to 250 kilowatt-hours. The meter
[00:21:51] should take readings regularly, because delaying regular readings leads
[00:21:54] to price increases. Thank you, colleague Yasser Mahmoud
[00:21:58] Al-Shahadi. Yes, Mr. President, Mr.
[00:22:01] Minister, the first question.
[00:22:05] So, viewers, this was a session of the People's
[00:22:08] Assembly that was allocated today for accountability and questioning, as well as
[00:22:12] the Minister of Energy, Muhammad Al-Bashir. The
[00:22:16] statements about the crisis of petroleum derivatives in the country, as well as
[00:22:20] the consequences and obstacles that stand in the way
[00:22:24] of oil production in the country, and that the Ministry of Energy faces.
[00:22:27] Most notably, dear viewers, we remind
[00:22:31] you again that the Minister of Energy said that
[00:22:37] crude oil amounts to 2.5 billion barrels,
[00:22:40] and that they have 78
[00:22:44] oil fields and 28 gas
[00:22:46] fields. The Minister of Energy also added in this session,
[00:22:50] the accountability session, that
[00:22:54] oil currently amounts to about
[00:22:57] 1000
[00:22:59] barrels per day. For more details about these
[00:23:02] statements and these answers that the Minister
[00:23:06] of Energy, Muhammad Al-Bashir, gave in the
[00:23:09] hearing session that took
[00:23:12] place today in the People's Assembly, our correspondent
[00:23:16] Abbad capital, Damascus. Abada,
[00:23:20] joins us directly from the People's Assembly in the Syrian welcome. Let's recall with
[00:23:22] you, Abada, what was new in the statements of the Minister of Energy
[00:23:26] during this session, the accountability
[00:23:28] session, about the crisis of petroleum derivatives and what
[00:23:32] were the reasons that forced the Ministry of Energy to raise the prices
[00:23:37] country.
[00:23:42] Yes, Amena, good evening. Indeed, a long and extensive session had
[00:23:45] started at 12 noon today and is still ongoing
[00:23:49] at this moment. Of course, in this session, the Syrian Minister of Energy,
[00:23:52] Muhammad Al-Bashir, provided
[00:23:56] inquiries and clarifications about the recent crisis that
[00:23:59] Syria is experiencing, the fuel crisis. This crisis,
[00:24:02] which began with raising the prices of petroleum derivatives in Syria, specifically,
[00:24:06] the basic materials that the Syrian people fully
[00:24:10] depend on. Of course, the increase, according to the Syrian Minister
[00:24:13] of Energy, was actually due to the global increase in the first place, and also
[00:24:17] due to the inability of the Syrian government to secure the full
[00:24:20] reserve of these fuels. Of course,
[00:24:24] in conjunction with this matter, there was also a discussion
[00:24:27] about the full situation of the reserve,
[00:24:30] Syria's oil reserve, gas reserve,
[00:24:33] and also the need that,
[00:24:36] today, Syria fully needs.
[00:24:39] Of course, Amena, the People's Assembly session today had
[00:24:43] been divided into two parts. The first part, in fact, was completely
[00:24:46] dedicated, and it lasted for about two hours, to discussing
[00:24:50] the situation of petroleum derivatives,
[00:24:53] the need for these derivatives. And there were
[00:24:56] about 40 questions that were directed by members
[00:24:59] of the Syrian People's Assembly to the Syrian Minister of Energy, who
[00:25:03] answered almost all of these questions,
[00:25:06] and he actually answered the inquiries that were submitted
[00:25:10] by the deputies. There were also inquiries about the next stage
[00:25:13] in which the Syrian government and the Ministry of Oil, the Ministry
[00:25:17] of Syrian Energy, will allocate
[00:25:20] three categories for diesel. Some of these categories will be allocated
[00:25:24] to families for heating, and there will also be a category
[00:25:27] allocated for heavy machinery, in addition to the main
[00:25:30] category that is used for, I mean, transportation
[00:25:33] and cars completely. Of course, there was also
[00:25:36] a statement from the Syrian Minister of Energy about electricity. There
[00:25:40] was a whole section actually in his intervention today
[00:25:44] about electricity and also other matters related to the Ministry
[00:25:47] of Energy. Of course, the session is still ongoing, actually, and through it,
[00:25:51] the Minister of Energy is actually providing explanations
[00:25:54] and answers to all the questions that
[00:25:57] were submitted inside the parliament. Abada,
[00:26:00] we will follow up on it during the upcoming news hours, God willing,
[00:26:04] and at the top of the hour, we will also be with
[00:26:07] the viewers to complete the details of this session. Colleague
[00:26:11] Furat Al-Daroubi, thank you very much, Abada. You were with us
[00:26:14] live from the People's Palace in Damascus, our correspondent Abada
[00:26:18] Mansour, regarding the details of this session, the accountability
[00:26:22] session that the People's Assembly approved today
[00:26:25] to hold and question
[00:26:28] the Minister of Energy, Muhammad Al-Bashir, about the fuel
[00:26:31] crisis in the country and the increase in its prices
[00:26:34] as well. So, viewers, we conclude this
[00:26:38] hour. We will meet you at the top of the hour to follow up on the details of this session
[00:26:41] and its specifics. Colleague Furat Al-Daroubi. May you be safe.
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[00:30:45] The Minister of Energy says that Syria needs about
[00:30:48] 831
[00:30:50] million dollars monthly to buy petroleum derivatives and crude
[00:30:53] oil.
[00:30:59] The army of