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00:00:00or to identify its fate.
00:00:02We will sign an agreement soon with the National
00:00:06Commission for the Missing, and we will begin with the process of providing it with the data
00:00:09that we have, along with the context. We
00:00:13do not only have
00:00:15us on the political the data, meaning where this person
00:00:18disappeared, but we have the details of where the
00:00:22sorry, this week, this incident occurred, leading to his disappearance. All of this will
00:00:24help in building upon it. The previous
00:00:27stage was the stage where the commission
00:00:30built its internal system, a code
00:00:32They can impose sanctions on any country. This of conduct, and
00:00:33will not
00:00:34as you know and as you mentioned its policies. Now, it is expanding its partnerships, and I believe that
00:00:37it has become ready to also
00:00:40to impose sanctions, but this matter is not receive data with the aim of protecting it.
00:00:41if the United States decides And we will help until
00:00:43it is built and accelerated, but always
00:00:47acceleration means that there should not
00:00:50addition to your work in be hasty results, because hasty results strike
00:00:52the file fatally. So, there will be,
00:00:56meaning there will be questioning of the whole matter, that
00:01:00we did not accept this. This must be decisive and final,
00:01:03and it has criteria to reach
00:01:07that result. And thus, we would have provided
00:01:11something to the families. But we also want people
00:01:15Thank God, this
00:01:15to a new reality. This to know that this file is a long work. I mean, in Bosnia, until now, and it was a successful
00:01:19experience in the world, almost considered,
00:01:22they uncovered from the nineties,
00:01:24the two governments. Now, we have in you know, Bosnia, until now, they uncovered about 70 to
00:01:2875% only. And they had
00:01:3040,000 cases. Now they uncovered about three, and this
00:01:33is the head of
00:01:36the commission. They worked in the ICMP, the national committee,
00:01:40the international committee
00:01:43Here, we are talking about exporting the for missing persons. They worked mainly
00:01:44even the restrictions on in Bosnia and they were there, and it was established based on what happened in Bosnia, then its
00:01:47work expanded around the world and is considered among the most successful experiences, and they only have
00:01:5140,000 cases, and also mainly confined to Srebrenica and
00:01:55so on. In Syria, the matter
00:01:56is much more complicated. So, we need
00:02:00the national project, but the important thing is that it starts and
00:02:04there are efforts and building on
00:02:06what civil society organizations have, mainly the Syrian Network
00:02:10for Human Rights, and also on international expertise, and also on international
00:02:14support. Okay, these points
00:02:18are all needed by Syria today
00:02:21to reach results
00:02:25in this file, the file of the missing.
00:02:27The establishment of the National Commission
00:02:31for the Missing was announced today, and you mentioned
00:02:34that we need to perhaps raise the level to be
00:02:38a national program that includes different
00:02:41for example, whether now or in Syrian geographies. But this program, you mentioned, needs
00:02:45sustainable funding.
00:02:48of Caesar to be an abolition. First, they did not Today, through your experience, Dr. Fadl, what
00:02:50is required from Syria? What should it do
00:02:53after this commission has been approved and delegations have been sent
00:02:57for
00:02:59by us. We entered a big battle in perhaps these Okay, export
00:03:00steps
00:03:01the American or raising the level of expertise in
00:03:05of Syria's resources to the war machine against relation to DNA? What
00:03:06is required from Syria
00:03:08What is the impact of to attract this funding, perhaps also to obtain
00:03:11support in
00:03:13So, of course, moral expertise in addition to financial
00:03:16to complete this national program? I mean, countries
00:03:19and donors always look at the institutional governance
00:03:23process that the institution carries out. Meaning
00:03:26and this is our expertise meaning does this
00:03:30institution have a founding system, an internal system? This internal system
00:03:33is what governs its relationship with other institutions and governs its
00:03:37we want the Syrian government to be the best government in inter-relations. I mean, we do not always assume in any institution that
00:03:41there will be no conflict. What governs the relationship of the board of directors with
00:03:44the general assembly with the employees? So, does it have
00:03:48HR? Does it have a financial system for receiving grants
00:03:52restrictions on and managing them? These are matters of governance. Governance is the basis.
00:03:54Based on that, then
00:03:57the institution is monitored.
00:04:01Ghanem, our guest, a leader in How it is going, and thus there are two paths, not two chapters. We always focus,
00:04:03Professor Salam, on the technical
00:04:05path, that samples and so on. Governance is not talked about much.
00:04:09Governance is the basic condition for receiving
00:04:12support. It is possible in the early periods that there will be receiving support
00:04:15with easier conditions, that it is a foundational
00:04:18stage, and Syria has opened up and has the will,
00:04:21so there will be a reduction in conditions. But after a period,
00:04:24support is not sustainable except with the basic
00:04:27conditions, which are governance. This benefits the commission
00:04:30itself primarily.
00:04:33of decisions establishing them from
00:04:33concessions. We opposed It protects its independence, gives it credibility,
00:04:36and thus there will be
00:04:39a policy for receiving data and also a policy for employees,
00:04:42meaning that this governs an employee. What if an employee leaves and takes
00:04:46the data with him? How is access to data? How
00:04:48is protection? What if there is a dispute between employees,
00:04:52between employees and the administration? How
00:04:56that this will it be governed? Governance is decisive. Yes, in this file and raising
00:05:00its level to a national program,
00:05:03as you said, and this is what Syria is actually doing in
00:05:05more than one context, as you know, Dr. Fadl Abdul Ghani, director of the Syrian Network
00:05:09from you a detailed answer in this for Human Rights. You were with us from computers, anything Doha. Thank you. Thank you.
00:05:28The US Federal Register issued a decision to exempt
00:05:32Syria from the remaining sanctions imposed under
00:05:35the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of
00:05:391991.
00:05:42It includes restrictions related to arms sales and military
00:05:46funding as well. According to the document, Abdul Qader,
00:05:49the decision came into effect on September
00:05:5316, and it was based on previous US decisions and procedures
00:05:57regarding sanctions imposed on
00:06:01Syria.
00:06:03Since the moment of historic liberation in Syria,
00:06:06the Damascus-Washington line has witnessed a growing
00:06:09strategic shift with the aim of
00:06:12dismantling the legacy of decades-long sanctions from the era of
00:06:16the defunct regime,
00:06:16البائد
00:06:21transcending the narrative that these American moves
00:06:24are merely a response
00:06:28transformation recently manifested in the Federal Register's
00:06:32publication of a decision to exempt Syria from the remaining
00:06:35sanctions under the Chemical
00:06:38and Biological Weapons Act of
00:06:401981,
00:06:43which includes arms sales and their financial
00:06:46facilities. A path initiated by a pivotal
00:06:50American decision was the removal of decades-long
00:06:53sanctions packages, which opened up blocked economic
00:06:57arteries and removed restrictions on trade
00:07:00and investment, paving the way for Syria's
00:07:03reintegration into the international financial system. The American
00:07:07dynamic did not stop at economic boundaries,
00:07:10as it was followed by a
00:07:13significant geopolitical decision to remove Syria's
00:07:16name from terror lists and state sponsors of terrorism,
00:07:20a reclassification that lifted legal
00:07:24and diplomatic isolation and formed the essential bridge
00:07:27for full integration into the international
00:07:30community.
00:07:33Successive and clear American steps
00:07:36towards Syria, lifting the economic blockade
00:07:40and dropping the political veto, a reality
00:07:43that reflects an international understanding that regional
00:07:47stability inevitably passes through the gate of an independent
00:07:51and effective Syria in its regional and international
00:07:54environment.
00:07:57On this topic, Mr. Muhammad Alaa Ghanem, a leader in the Syrian
00:08:00community in America, joins us live from Washington. Welcome,
00:08:04Mr. Muhammad, and thank you for joining us on the Syria Tonight program.
00:08:08We are talking about a decision to exempt Syria
00:08:11from sanctions. The remaining sanctions imposed under the Chemical and Biological Weapons
00:08:15Control Act of
00:08:171991.
00:08:21this decision on Syria? Welcome,
00:08:25and good evening to you and your colleagues
00:08:28and the esteemed viewers. In fact,
00:08:32before I start with the military impact, let me start
00:08:35with the political impact and perhaps
00:08:37also the symbolic impact.
00:08:41Now the path is open
00:08:44legally for the American government,
00:08:47whether we are talking about this administration or any future
00:08:51American administration, the path is legally open
00:08:53to sell weapons to Syria or
00:08:57to provide weapons almost free of charge if
00:09:01the United States decides to do so,
00:09:04instead of Syria bearing the full cost from
00:09:07its treasury. Well, what does that mean to us? Before I talk about military
00:09:10affairs, what does that mean to us politically? As you know,
00:09:14this campaign to lift sanctions on Syria
00:09:17began on December 8,
00:09:202024, meaning on the day of liberation and on the day of Bashar
00:09:24al-Assad's escape. During this journey, which
00:09:27lasted almost two years, there were those who
00:09:31had a different approach or a different path. They wanted Syria to remain isolated,
00:09:35to remain isolated, ostracized, or they wanted, in the best
00:09:39of cases, to use international sanctions to
00:09:42pressure for internal
00:09:45this. And the decision that we announced
00:09:49yesterday, and which you reported,
00:09:52thank you, is a continuation of this journey. For us, now,
00:09:56of course, politically, the message conveyed
00:09:59by lifting the last two restrictions
00:10:02on
00:10:04concluding military deals with Syria is a political message
00:10:08line is completely futile.
00:10:13Of course, we want the Syrian government to be the best government in the world. We want there
00:10:16to be accountability, oversight, transparency, and all of this, but we do
00:10:20not want international pressure to be used,
00:10:24especially in this critical stage, a stage where the economy is
00:10:27weak and needs help. So, now everything
00:10:30has been removed, even obstacles to military
00:10:34cooperation between Syria and the United States. This
00:10:37is the importance of this decision for
00:10:40and diplomatic levels. Now, we come to the military
00:10:43aspect. Yesterday,
00:10:47decision came into effect. The United States can, for example,
00:10:50supply
00:10:54the Syrian government and the defense institution in
00:10:57Syria and the military institution in Syria with different
00:11:00types of weapons without Syria having to pay
00:11:06to do so someday. Hopefully, Syria will become rich, for example, and wants to buy weapons from the United
00:11:10States. It can also do
00:11:13so. The matter also opens horizons for cooperation
00:11:16and arming, arming the United States for the nascent Syrian
00:11:20army. So, on the military
00:11:23level, now we have opened up horizons.
00:11:27We have opened up horizons, and this is a very good
00:11:30thing, especially, as I mentioned, these are the last
00:11:33two restrictions, meaning among the last restrictions remaining.
00:11:37I just want to add a note. I always like to be precise.
00:11:39These two restrictions
00:11:43include, meaning
00:11:46arms deals between
00:11:49the United States a huge private
00:11:53commercial sector for arms manufacturing.
00:11:56These are governed by other restrictions that we call export restrictions. I can exclusively
00:12:00reveal on your screen good news for Syrians,
00:12:04God willing, that soon, also,
00:12:09the commercial sector, the commercial sector, the
00:12:12commercial manufacturing of weapons, you will
00:12:15hear good news
00:12:18about it for Syria, God willing.
00:12:22Okay, Mr. Muhammad, also for accuracy
00:12:25and the information you mentioned, that
00:12:29these restrictions are the last
00:12:33restrictions imposed on Syria, and we would like to elaborate
00:12:36more. Is this for the American government
00:12:39the last restrictions, while you indicate that the private
00:12:43arms sector, apart from the American government,
00:12:47is still having multiple scenarios
00:12:50towards Syria? Either it offers weapons through certain
00:12:53deals or both options are available.
00:12:57Okay, in general, to simplify the matter for the viewers,
00:13:00here we are talking about the process of exporting,
00:13:03exporting weapons,
00:13:06the future, exporting weapons from the United States to Syria.
00:13:09Well, some of these weapons can come from
00:13:13private American manufacturers. This
00:13:16export process is governed by what we call export restrictions.
00:13:21restrictions. In the past, and before, for example,
00:13:25delisting Syria from a state sponsor of terrorism, before this last decision that
00:13:28came into effect this week, and under which
00:13:32the ban on selling weapons or financing these deals
00:13:35under what we call the CBW Act,
00:13:39which is related to the Assad regime's past use of chemical weapons, issued
00:13:43in 1991, has been lifted. Okay, we still have
00:13:46export restrictions. These restrictions, by the way, are not only
00:13:50on Syria, but on anyone who wants to buy American weapons.
00:13:53Every country, every country
00:13:56has its own special relationship with the United States. Okay, so now
00:14:00the Ministry of
00:14:04Commerce. We have been working since Syria was removed from the list of state sponsors
00:14:07of terrorism. Syria is still in a group
00:14:10called group A,
00:14:13which imposes export
00:14:16the countries in it. After Syria was removed
00:14:19from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the legal impediment to removing Syria
00:14:23from group A has been lifted. And we have been, since
00:14:27August 24, the day Syria was removed from the list of state sponsors
00:14:30of terrorism, and until today, pushing the Ministry
00:14:33of Commerce to remove these restrictions, and this matter, God willing,
00:14:37is a matter of time and it will happen. And perhaps you noticed
00:14:40yesterday a tweet from our ally in the U.S.
00:14:43Congress, Representative Joe Wilson,
00:14:46who said, "I am disappointed that the Department of Commerce is moving
00:14:50slowly." This is part of the campaign we are waging to urge the Department
00:14:53of Commerce to
00:14:56act faster. Now, in addition to the Department of Commerce,
00:14:58there is a list supervised by the Department
00:15:02of State called ITAR,
00:15:04okay? It has a special directorate related
00:15:08to defense affairs in the Department of State.
00:15:11Okay, Syria still has restrictions on it, and here
00:15:14we are talking about the commercial sector in particular, exporting,
00:15:18exporting weapons to Syria, but as I told you, I exclusively reveal, God
00:15:21willing, on your screen, that even in this
00:15:25matter, you will soon hear, God willing, good news.
00:15:28Therefore, soon now the legal impediment for deals between
00:15:32the US government and the Syrian government has been removed. The legal impediment
00:15:36also before the US government's financing of these deals
00:15:39for the Syrian government. For the commercial
00:15:41sector, soon, God willing, also for weapons, of course,
00:15:45you will hear, God willing, good news. And we
00:15:48are, I mean, in
00:15:51a frantic endeavor, God knows, to urge the Department
00:15:55of Commerce, in addition to the Department of Commerce, to complete
00:15:58what is required of it, God willing, and we hope
00:16:01that this good news and these good tidings,
00:16:04Mr. Muhammad, will also have you as our guest.
00:16:08When they are announced. Well, Mr. Muhammad, I mean,
00:16:12at the beginning, this movement began on the 8th
00:16:14of December 2024. From the first
00:16:18moment of liberation, we witnessed a large Syrian
00:16:22diplomatic movement. These
00:16:24files related to sanctions, in
00:16:27the Syrian community, whether years ago
00:16:31and what you achieved in terms of efforts as
00:16:35laws and sanctions imposed on the defunct regime, and what followed it
00:16:38also big works and movements
00:16:41that you carried out to lift
00:16:44those sanctions. We are talking,
00:16:47specifically, about you in the Syrian community and in the groups that
00:16:51worked and you were great soldiers
00:16:54in the face of some
00:16:58parties and some individuals who tried
00:17:01to keep Syria isolated. They tried
00:17:05to fight Syrians again
00:17:08after Bashar al-Assad
00:17:12escaped
00:17:13and his regime fell.
00:17:16Correct, correct, and truly, in
00:17:19beginning, we were surprised
00:17:23because lifting sanctions on Syria
00:17:26actually does not only benefit the Syrian government. Lifting sanctions on Syria benefits
00:17:29every Syrian citizen, male and female, and this includes
00:17:33everyone regardless of their political opinions. Therefore, initially, we were
00:17:38truly surprised that within a few weeks of liberation,
00:17:42and before the government made any moves, and before,
00:17:45I mean, before anything happened,
00:17:49yes, rapid blocs were formed and truly sought to, after
00:17:53losing the military battle
00:17:56in Syria, wanted to, I mean, return to
00:17:59this battle from this diplomatic gateway, from the gateway
00:18:02of keeping the chokehold on the new Syria
00:18:06and on the new Syrian economy, and trying to get
00:18:09concessions, for example, or gains, let
00:18:12us call them, through this matter, that, I mean, for example,
00:18:16when we entered a fierce battle
00:18:18during the abolition of the Caesar Act, there was a whole alliance and a whole
00:18:22party that wanted the abolition
00:18:25want to abolish Caesar, and then when they realized that
00:18:28the matter, I mean, was inevitable, they said let its abolition
00:18:31be conditional abolition. Of course, this matter was completely rejected
00:18:38Congress, and thankfully, in the end, it was unconditionally
00:18:41abolished, and a report is supposed to be sent by the US State
00:18:45Department to the US Congress every now and then, but unconditionally.
00:18:50this movement here, and especially, the battle was truly
00:18:54very intense in the US Congress because we have
00:18:57535 lawmakers.
00:19:00And many parties contacted them, and these many parties, as
00:19:04I mentioned, had a different vision. We, as I mentioned, I mean,
00:19:07we do not do this to say, God forbid, we want there to be
00:19:11tyranny in Syria. No,
00:19:15the world, transparency, accountability,
00:19:17integrity, all of these things. We only say that this stage that
00:19:21Syria is going through now, from liberation until today, is a very
00:19:24critical stage. I mean, people's economic conditions are very
00:19:28difficult. Therefore, we cannot come and add
00:19:31to their burden. No, we seek
00:19:34to free them from restrictions and free the Syrian economy from restrictions.
00:19:37And do everything we can to revive
00:19:41this citizen, of course, within
00:19:43our capabilities. And, God willing, other
00:19:47matters can be resolved through discussion,
00:19:50through dialogue, even through demonstrations, through protests,
00:19:54but not by strangling the Syrian citizen. This is not in anyone's
00:19:57interest. The lifting of
00:20:01all sanctions and laws
00:20:04that were against the Syrian people, starting with
00:20:07the Caesar Act, passing through the removal of Syria's name from
00:20:11the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and finally, regarding
00:20:14this decision, which was preceded
00:20:16also perhaps by the decision to remove
00:20:20Syria's name from the list of non-compliance with the International
00:20:23Atomic Energy Agency. But today, regarding
00:20:26America specifically, many ask, as
00:20:30you know, Mr. Muhammad, that these
00:20:34decisions are believed to be linked to a specific
00:20:38American administration. If the system of government changes, if the American administration
00:20:41changes, it is possible that we will return to square one. I would like to hear
00:20:47context, and these fears or questions among some.
00:20:51Okay, whether for Syria or for
00:20:53any other country in the world, and whether we are talking about this
00:20:57administration or any future administration, the US
00:21:00Congress gave the American administration in general
00:21:03what we are talking about now. The current administration. Any administration. The Congress
00:21:07gave the American administration, meaning gave the White
00:21:11House, powers to impose sanctions.
00:21:14So, they can impose sanctions on Syria. They can impose sanctions on Tunisia.
00:21:18They can impose sanctions on Britain.
00:21:23disappear with the removal of sanctions on Syria. The White
00:21:27House still has powers
00:21:30specific to Syria. It is not specific to Syria.
00:21:34Thank God, the sanctions program on Syria has completely ended.
00:21:38By the way, for the viewers, all economic sanctions have been lifted.
00:21:41Economic, to be precise, all of them were lifted by the end
00:21:45of December last year, with the
00:21:48repeal of the Caesar Act. There were economic sanctions, for example, the removal
00:21:52of Syria's name from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until
00:21:55August 24. Then it was removed.
00:21:58For example, the ban on selling weapons and financing
00:22:02arms deals. week,
00:22:06the repeal of that also
00:22:09came into effect. After a while, God willing,
00:22:12you will also hear good news regarding
00:22:15the private arms sector in America. After a while,
00:22:19you will also hear, God willing, that we have been striving
00:22:22to urge the U.S. Department of Commerce to
00:22:25complete the removal of Syria from Group A, which
00:22:29has many export restrictions.
00:22:33many things,
00:22:36هذه الامور كلها يعني زالت وهناك
00:22:40شيئان ايضا قانونان اخيران نعمل
00:22:43هما معطلا بشكل كامل مفاعلهم معطله
00:22:46الغاء اساسهما القانوني حتى لا تستطيع الاداره.
00:22:50مستقبليه ان تعيد تفعيلهما اذا مع فعل
00:22:53كل هذا سوريا صارت يعني ان شاء الله دوله طبيعيه
00:22:57لدرجه انه الولايات المتحده الامريكيه ما في عندها مشكله حتى
00:23:00انه تمول لها صفقات سلاح تمام
00:23:04هلا هل هذا يعني الاداره الامريكيه مستقبلا لا تستطيع ان تفرض
00:23:07عقوبات على سوريا او على الاردن او على مصر او على اي دوله
00:23:11لا البيت الابيض عنده
00:23:15يختص بسوريا فقط لا ولكن السؤال
00:23:18الذي تطرحينه هو حقيقه سؤال وجيه ولا
00:23:22اعتقد بانه يعني او امل بانه الدبلوماسيه يعني السوريه
00:23:26لا تكون يعني غافله عنه
00:23:28بالطبع الان هناك علاقه حسنه مع
00:23:32مثلا السفير تومبراك ومع الرئيس الامريكي
00:23:36وبالطبع انت بحاجه حتى تكون لديك علاقه متينه ان تبني علاقه
00:23:39مع المؤسسات الامريكيه طبعا ان شاء الله مع افتتاح السفاره هنا في
00:23:43واشنطن ما يعني يعني تحصل هذه
00:23:47الامور ولكن هي بالطبع
00:23:50تتغير السياسه الامريكيه مستقبلا كما ذكرتي مع
00:23:56الامر لا نستطيع ان يعني
00:23:59نسلم به بانه دائما السياسه الامريكيه ستكون على هذا الحال
00:24:03الجيد لا السياسه الامريكيه في اي شان بالعالم لا في
00:24:06سوريا فقط متقلبه دائما نحن عندنا طقص في واشنطن
00:24:10بالمناسبه يتقلب دائما والله احيانا الفصول الاربعه
00:24:13نراها في نهار واحد والسياسه ايضا هنا
00:24:17يعني حالها مشابه لذلك انت بحاجه
00:24:20دائما للمراقبه والمتابعه
00:24:22وللمحافظه على هذه المكاسب لذلك
00:24:26في مع بعد الغاء قيصر وفي ذروه
00:24:29نجاحنا في شهر كانون الاول العام الماضي
00:24:32انا حذرت وقلت واشنطن دائما تكون على صفيح ساخن
00:24:36الامور الان بخير ولكن لا يجب ان نركن الى ذلك
00:24:42العمل للمحافظه على هذه
00:24:45المكاسب ان شاء الله تبقى هذه المكاسب وايضا يعني هناك عمل
00:24:48كبير لكم استاذ محمد يعني لم تضع
00:24:52هذه الحرب السياسيه
00:24:55الختام
00:24:57استاذ محمد هل يمكن القول ان جميع
00:25:01العقوبات يعني ب بشكل مباشر جميع العقوبات
00:25:05الامريكيه التي كانت مفروضه على سوريا منذ
00:25:08عشرات السنين قد ازيلت ولم يبقى اي
00:25:12من تلك العقوبات ولا البلاد
00:25:16لم العقوبات الاقتصاديه على سوريا ازيلت بالكامل.
00:25:20تمام وكما تعلمونه شطب اسم سوريا من لاحده الدول الراعيه
00:25:24للارهاب وهذا الاسبوع
00:25:27حضر عقد صفقات السلاح مع سوريا او
00:25:31تمويلها بموجب قانون صادر سنه
00:25:341991 متعلق باستخدام نظام الاسد في الماضي
00:25:37للسلاح الكيماوي ايضا انتهينا منه
00:25:41للسيد المشاهد ما بقي هو
00:25:44امران الامر الاول قيود على التصدير
00:25:48اها هلا هذه القيود على تصدير نتحدث عن
00:25:53I mean, not military things. Anything,
00:25:58from the United States to Syria. After Syria was removed
00:26:05on August 24th of this year, the legal impediment was lifted. Now we need
00:26:09the US Department of Commerce
00:26:12to remove these restrictions
00:26:16and delist, I mean, remove Syria from the group of countries named A,
00:26:20which has many restrictions. Yes, I mean,
00:26:23we hope that Syria will enter the group of countries named B, like
00:26:26Jordan, and exporting from Syria to America
00:26:30will be easy. These are export
00:26:33restrictions, not sanctions. Okay, the second
00:26:37thing that affects the life of the citizen and that people
00:26:41ask about, and here I also, I mean, I want
00:26:44our words to be realistic, I mean, I do not want
00:26:48it to be a matter of half-truths.
00:26:52Everyone in Syria is now asking about
00:26:55bank transfers. There are still
00:26:59difficulties in this regard. Yes, of course, because the international
00:27:03banking sector, most of it, I mean, this sector
00:27:06private sector The private sector is not obligated
00:27:09by US government decisions. It is a private company. The government
00:27:13is, of course, obligated when the United States of America, for example, sanctioned
00:27:17Syria and it could no longer enter because if it entered,
00:27:20it would be punished. Well, after the sanctions were lifted, it
00:27:23is not obligated to enter. It can enter if it wants without any
00:27:27problem, but it is not obligated to enter in two cases. The first
00:27:30case is if it finds that the matter is fourth. Because it is a commercial company with a commercial
00:27:34logic, and the second case is
00:27:37here, the ball is in Damascus's court.
00:27:41If Syria, the central bank and the Ministry of Finance
00:27:44complete the required steps from them,
00:27:48which they know exactly what they are, because the Treasury Department
00:27:51has clearly defined what they are for combating money laundering
00:27:55and terrorism financing. These two matters, when they are completed, there is
00:27:59an international list that is not even American, Syria.
00:28:02It is gray, Syria is on it. When Syria is removed
00:28:05from this gray list, I repeat, it is not
00:28:09American. These private banks
00:28:11will consider it when
00:28:15Syria is removed from it after completing these matters. Then
00:28:19financial transfers and so on become
00:28:22smooth. Now, therefore, I mean, I want to say this because some people ask
00:28:25why sanctions were lifted and we didn't see anything. Well, there are
00:28:29things that Damascus needs to do. When Damascus completes them, God willing,
00:28:32you will see. But the bottom line is that there are no longer
00:28:36any obstacles and no longer any American sanctions, and the European sanctions have also
00:28:40been lifted, meaning the Swiss sanctions have also been lifted. Now the ball
00:28:43is in our court, us Syrians. And God willing, when Damascus
00:28:46completes these matters, life will return to the banking
00:28:50sector. The ball is in the last matter. The last
00:28:53matter, please. The previous regime, because it was
00:28:56a failure, had deluded the Syrian people into believing that all the destruction
00:29:00they were living in was
00:29:03not because of waste or corruption or the subjugation of all
00:29:08Syrians, but rather because of sanctions, and this is of course not
00:29:11true. Therefore, some people say, for example, that sanctions were lifted
00:29:15and our economic situation did not improve. The improvement of the situation
00:29:19and the lifting of sanctions are necessary but not
00:29:21sufficient conditions. Necessary but not sufficient for the economic
00:29:25situation to improve. You need to
00:29:28have investment flowing into Syria, a sound
00:29:31economic policy, good economic planning,
00:29:35and so on. The good thing about these matters is that now the ball is in
00:29:39Syria's court. The ball is in Syria's court and in the court
00:29:43of Syrians. As soon as the Syrian
00:29:46Syrians complete these matters, God willing,
00:29:49the future will be good. If we fail in these matters, of course, the future may not be
00:29:53good, but God willing, we are optimistic.
00:29:56So the ball is in our court, us Syrians, as
00:30:00you said, Mr. Muhammad Alaa
00:30:03the Syrian community in America. You were with us live
00:30:07from Washington. Thank you very much. Thank you.
00:30:24The Deir ez-Zor Education Directorate confirmed the continuation of the work of the educational complexes
00:30:28in the Jazeera areas and considered them temporary
00:30:32points. Until the issuance
00:30:35the Ministry, as they were established during the self-administration,
00:30:39which has been dissolved. This came in response
00:30:42to a protest demanding a reconsideration of
00:30:45the decision to close the educational complexes in Al-Jazeera
00:30:49or clarify the alternatives that would ensure the continuity of their educational
00:30:52and administrative services amid
00:30:55fears of the decision's impact on students, schools,
00:30:58and related villages.