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00:00:03Welcome, dear viewers, to this and the Ministry of Roads, rehabilitated this
00:00:03waste, so you must news hour, which we begin
00:00:08bridge, Al-Rashid Bridge, was rehabilitated and put with a summary of the most important news. President Ahmed al-Shara discussed launching a group of
00:00:12projects in Aleppo governorate, including real estate development
00:00:15and tourist and industrial facilities,
00:00:18and establishing a city for exhibitions.
00:00:22issues that have some challenge or complexity, This came during a meeting with the Secretary
00:00:24of the government General of the Presidency of the Republic, Abdul Rahman al-A'ma, and the Ministers of
00:00:27Agriculture, Basel
00:00:30al-Suwaidan, Tourism, Mazen al-Salehani, Public Works
00:00:33and Housing, Mustafa Abdul
00:00:36and the young people from our Razzaq, the Governor of the Governor, there was a meeting with Aleppo, Azzam al-Gharib,
00:00:39the Director General of the Investment Authority, Ahmed Ruwad Ramadan,
00:00:42and a number of
00:00:46to you in this officials.
00:00:51The Syrian Ministry of Health participated in the activities
00:00:54of the third meeting of the Global Initiative
00:00:57for Artificial Intelligence for Health, organized by the
00:01:00International Telecommunication Union, the World
00:01:03Health Organization, and the World Intellectual Property
00:01:06Organization in the Chinese
00:01:09everyone with a degree of city of Hangzhou. The Ministry stated that
00:01:11Muhammad. Welcome to the Director of Digital Transformation in the Ministry, Maher Kallash, participated in an international
00:01:15session titled "Digital Transformation and Artificial
00:01:18Intelligence in Health
00:01:21of production in
00:01:21year, Systems around the World," during which he reviewed the reality of digital transformation in the health
00:01:25sector in Syria and the trend towards building
00:01:31The educational situation. of services in the an interconnected digital health system based on data governance
00:01:33and a unified health identity and the exchange of health
00:01:37information.
00:01:3924 hours a day. The Head of the Central
00:01:44Commission for Oversight and Inspection,
00:01:48Amer al-Ali, and the accompanying delegation met with the Head of the Administrative
00:01:51Control and Transparency Authority
00:01:54of Qatar, Hamad bin
00:01:58complaints and their most pressing needs carried out many Nasser al-Musnad, in Doha to discuss enhancing cooperation and exchanging expertise in the areas
00:02:01of oversight, integrity, and transparency.
00:02:04The Syrian delegation was briefed on Qatar's experience in implementing
00:02:07the United Nations Convention
00:02:09question should be directed to against Corruption, and the two sides discussed
00:02:12developing mechanisms for supervisory
00:02:15today. So I also extend my thanks work and capacity
00:02:19about a building.
00:02:22The Chargé d'affaires of the
00:02:25in this Syrian Embassy in Berlin, Muhammad Baraa Shukri, discussed with the Belgian Ambassador to
00:02:28Germany, Peter Heibrout, ways to strengthen
00:02:32bilateral relations and expand areas of cooperation and coordination between
00:02:35the two countries. The meeting also touched upon the course of Syrian-European
00:02:39relations and prospects for enhancing communication between the two diplomatic
00:02:42missions, coinciding with new European
00:02:46steps to support social
00:02:48evident in the dilapidated and economic recovery
00:02:49in Syria.
00:02:53The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of former General
00:02:57is dilapidated. There is Ahmed Muhammad Ismail, one of the first-tier leaders in the Republican
00:03:00movement during the rule of the former regime.
00:03:04and at the internal level with The Internal Security Forces clarified that his military
00:03:06records show his progression through leadership positions
00:03:09up to the command of Operations Regiment
00:03:13based on 10 and 11 Air Drop in early
00:03:162016,
00:03:18noting his direct participation in leading military
00:03:22attacks on Aleppo, Daraa, and Eastern
00:03:26for years from
00:03:26to the services file in
00:03:27Some of them until Ghouta.
00:03:29now have had some So, dear viewers, we have reached
00:03:32so that we can limit or reduce the end of this summary and now to our news hour.
00:03:40qualify these cadres who have suffered from On the other hand, in 40 hectares to 46
00:03:42disconnection? Yes, thank you for
00:03:48I first came to are moving forward in this residential cities In Raqqa, the challenges do not stop at rebuilding
00:03:52what the war destroyed, but extend
00:03:56to the details of daily life.
00:03:58Bridges need maintenance, water
00:04:02is consumed at high
00:04:04with haphazard housing rates, and sewage flows directly
00:04:11So it requires for something new in real into the Euphrates River. Raqqa Governor Abdul Rahman Salameh
00:04:14There was a chaotic situation roads in the spoke about
00:04:15still studying plans to address these issues, as well as
00:04:18expanding the industrial city
00:04:21cadres, whether at the and offering new areas in in many areas for investment.
00:04:22leadership level or at the Regarding the displaced, he says that
00:04:26the authorities will not expel anyone from the north
00:04:30before securing a ready place, while the governorate
00:04:33still contains tens
00:04:36of camps, both official and informal.
00:04:41which was the destruction
00:04:52this in this
00:04:59The Governor of Raqqa, or 17 days, the also involved extensive coordination with
00:05:01mistake, because us also shed light Abdul Rahman Salameh, said that the number of employees in state institutions
00:05:05in the governorate is about 30,000 employees,
00:05:09pointing out that human resources have been matched between
00:05:1285 and 90% of
00:05:16those working in government institutions.
00:05:20A number of those who were dismissed, and you also have a number of people
00:05:23who were with Qasd, to be honest.
00:05:26The awareness of the people of Raqqa, because these people are
00:05:30the sons of Raqqa, helped me a little bit. At the same
00:05:33time, we are entering programs where we will
00:05:36welcome everyone and assess their competencies
00:05:40through the existing institutions.
00:05:43So we started and organized almost
00:05:47committees in this regard, and thank God
00:05:49today we can say we have completed almost 85 to
00:05:5390%. Today, only human
00:05:56resources are trying
00:05:59hard to interview all
00:06:03employees and conduct a sorting process.
00:06:06And the government, thankfully, allowed us to rotate within
00:06:09departments, and of course, the president,
00:06:13thankfully, directed that we must accept everyone,
00:06:16and this is something we directly did. There are
00:06:20legal procedures, and this necessarily takes its
00:06:23time, but you accepted everyone and started working
00:06:27on the basis that they are employees,
00:06:30but only where their place will be. This will take
00:06:34some time until you interview 30,000
00:06:37employees. A very large portion of them went to
00:06:41the Directorate of Education, almost 12,000, and the rest
00:06:44of the directorates and existing institutions.
00:06:47Raqqa Governor Abdul Rahman Salameh
00:06:51added in a special interview with Al-Ikhbariya
00:06:55that the governorate's situation suffers from multiple
00:06:58and varied difficulties,
00:07:00and that the governorate suffered a lot
00:07:04during the past period, especially regarding the dilapidated
00:07:07infrastructure in the governorate center
00:07:09and its countryside. Raqqa, honestly,
00:07:13its reality is no secret to anyone. It is completely different from
00:07:17other governorates. Each governorate has a challenge.
00:07:20The challenge of Raqqa governorate
00:07:23is actually that you see
00:07:27Raqqa, it has been subjected to various
00:07:30forces, whether it was ISIS or Qasd,
00:07:33and it is somewhat far
00:07:36from governance, if I may say so.
00:07:39So here the challenge lies, and you have a number of dismissed people,
00:07:43and you also have a number of people who were with
00:07:46Qasd, to be honest. The awareness of the people of Raqqa,
00:07:50because these people are the sons of Raqqa, helped me a little bit.
00:07:54At the same time, we are entering
00:07:57programs where we will welcome everyone
00:08:00and assess their competencies through the existing
00:08:03institutions. So we started
00:08:06and organized almost committees in this
00:08:10regard, and thank God, today we can say we have completed
00:08:13almost 85 to 90%. Today,
00:08:17only human resources are
00:08:19trying hard
00:08:22to interview all employees and conduct
00:08:26a sorting process. And the government, thankfully, allowed us
00:08:29to rotate within
00:08:31departments. Raqqa Governor
00:08:35also clarified that giving priority
00:08:39the governorate over the current situation is a big
00:08:42mistake, emphasizing that no one
00:08:45will be evicted from the north of the railway line
00:08:48except to a ready place.
00:08:51The goal is to create real estate development
00:08:55projects that suit the governorate's reality.
00:08:58Honestly, when
00:09:01Raqqa, I saw the
00:09:04great extent of destruction, and at the same time, the dilapidated
00:09:08infrastructure. And at the same time, it's your duty
00:09:11as governor to find solutions.
00:09:15So I was looking for a starting point
00:09:20estate development, and the North
00:09:23of the Track area was the most disadvantaged. And honestly, I was
00:09:27the issue, and by God's will, our people in the North
00:09:31of the Track heard some news, so they wanted
00:09:34to inquire. So I was very clear with them
00:09:37that the place where
00:09:41there is development,
00:09:43whoever has a shop, whoever has land, whoever has this and that, all of it will remain; nothing
00:09:47will change. In fact, you will not take anything at all. On the contrary,
00:09:51you are actually developing with this
00:09:53project. What is the reason that prompted me to
00:09:56this?
00:09:58During the
00:10:00revolution, there was a very large
00:10:04random encroachment on zoning plans.
00:10:07To provide services to people in the current
00:10:10situation, we would be committing a big
00:10:14the streets have such a small capacity.
00:10:17The width of the street does not exceed 8 meters or
00:10:2110 meters, and there is a neighborhood with a very
00:10:25large area with
00:10:28organize it, and this will not cost anything. I will not
00:10:31burden anyone with this matter.
00:10:35The land I own, I, as a state,
00:10:38I will bear the cost, meaning at the expense
00:10:42of the state, in terms of meters, etc. However,
00:10:45for others, nothing will change for them. On the contrary, the price
00:10:49of a square meter of land, you know, when real estate development or
00:10:52a certain planning
00:10:56scheme is introduced.
00:10:57And regarding
00:11:00the service situation in Raqqa governorate, we have
00:11:04Engineer Ali Al-Hussein, Head of Raqqa City Council,
00:11:08speaking to us from Raqqa. And we are also joined
00:11:11by Ammar Al-Abdi, Director of Administrative
00:11:14Development in Raqqa governorate. Welcome, my dear
00:11:17guests. I'll start with you, Engineer Ali, with full
00:11:20transparency, and between planning
00:11:23figures and on-the-ground reality.
00:11:27How do you describe the service and urban scene
00:11:30in Raqqa city?
00:11:33May God bless you, Professor
00:11:36Syrian News. Welcome. Indeed,
00:11:40after the liberation of Raqqa city at the beginning of this
00:11:43current we entered the city,
00:11:47and the city was mostly
00:11:50in a dilapidated state of destruction. The infrastructure
00:11:54was severely damaged.
00:11:57Roads and streets were cut
00:12:00off. Services
00:12:04were very bad. We began to draw
00:12:07up plans to save the city in the first
00:12:11emergency phase after liberation.
00:12:14The City Council, under the patronage of the Governor and with the support
00:12:17of the government,
00:12:21services in all aspects
00:12:23of life that primarily include
00:12:27cleaning services, waste removal, and daily
00:12:30waste disposal. We had a major challenge
00:12:34regarding illegal dumps at the beginning
00:12:37of liberation. We launched a cleaning
00:12:41campaign that lasted for
00:12:44month, in which the
00:12:48efforts of the city's residents,
00:12:51Raqqa City
00:12:53Council, and with the support of the governorate, technical services,
00:12:57and emergency management, we removed all these wastes
00:13:01and illegal dumps.
00:13:03Yes. In order to
00:13:07achieve cleanliness in the city, we also have
00:13:10other challenges
00:13:13roads, many potholes,
00:13:17many cracks.
00:13:20The sewage system
00:13:22hardly a road, area, or neighborhood in Raqqa
00:13:26that does not suffer from sewage problems.
00:13:30In addition to that, the sewage outlets
00:13:33ultimately flow into the Euphrates River, and this
00:13:37is a very large
00:13:41and terrible pollution that needs to be addressed.
00:13:44We have developed plans to address this issue,
00:13:48God willing. In the coming days, there will be treatment
00:13:51plants for sewage treatment,
00:13:57pollution to the maximum possible extent.
00:14:01terms of services, which we have been keen
00:14:04on since the beginning of liberation until today, and we
00:14:10direction, is the preparation of roads, the road
00:14:14network, the maintenance of internal roads, and the repair
00:14:17of what can be repaired and the establishment
00:14:20and rehabilitation of major roads in the city.
00:14:24Large sums have been allocated for this.
00:14:26The budget of the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
00:14:30for Raqqa City Council, as well as with the support
00:14:33of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, for the rehabilitation of major
00:14:38governorate. Yes. So, out
00:14:42of ten, honorable Engineer Ali, what is the percentage
00:14:46of progress you have achieved in the service
00:14:49reality in the governorate since it returned
00:14:53to state control until
00:14:55now?
00:14:58I forgot to tell you also that we had a very
00:15:02big challenge at the beginning of the stage,
00:15:06of the two main bridges in Raqqa, which are Al-Rashid
00:15:10Bridge and Al-Mansour Bridge. We carried out maintenance
00:15:13and rehabilitation of Al-Mansour Bridge as an emergency
00:15:15solution within a period of no more
00:15:19than 20 days, meaning 16 bridge was put into emergency
00:15:23service as a quick solution. We also
00:15:27worked technically, professionally, and engineering-wise
00:15:30to rehabilitate the new bridge.
00:15:33The Ministry of Housing, in partnership with Raqqa governorate,
00:15:39bridge. Within approximately three months
00:15:42or more, the new
00:15:46into service, thanks to God. And it
00:15:49was the vital artery that connects Raqqa governorate with other
00:15:53governorates.
00:15:55As a percentage of what we have achieved
00:15:58in services, you would say, I mean,
00:16:02compared to 10, the matter is
00:16:05approximately, not exactly accurate.
00:16:08We pray to God that we have achieved a good
00:16:12portion, I mean, approximately 70% of the basic,
00:16:16important, essential, and emergency services,
00:16:19especially in terms of cleanliness and sewage.
00:16:23We worked at an accelerated pace,
00:16:26working day and night to overcome these
00:16:30challenges and difficulties. And now the ongoing
00:16:33projects in Raqqa governorate are no secret
00:16:37to anyone. Yes, regarding the rehabilitation and construction of roads,
00:16:40ring roads, the southern ring road, and the northern
00:16:44ring road, they are now, by the grace of God,
00:16:47in the process of completion and preparation,
00:16:50as well as the main exit from Raqqa towards
00:16:53the east, which is called Al-Mashlab Road. All these
00:16:56important roads are currently under construction, God
00:16:59willing, and there will be qualitative
00:17:02leaps that will raise the level
00:17:06coming days, God willing, and we pray
00:17:09to God to increase this percentage
00:17:13until we reach the highest possible level, with the support of the government
00:17:16and the patronage of the Governor and the cooperation of the people of Raqqa
00:17:20city and governorate and the working teams in it. And we do not forget anyone,
00:17:24from the largest worker to the smallest worker in the city. Yes,
00:17:27Mr. Ammar Al-Abidi, I turn to you or move to you. What
00:17:31is Raqqa's problem today? Is the problem due to lack
00:17:34of funding, or the extent of the damage caused, or the slow
00:17:38handling of basic service files such as
00:17:41water and sanitation? May God bless you, Professor Muhammad, but I think this
00:17:46Engineer
00:17:48Ali. Yes. So, regarding
00:17:50the issue of employees
00:17:53returning to their
00:17:57government departments and sectors,
00:18:00how far have you progressed
00:18:03file? May God bless you, Professor Muhammad, and all the esteemed viewers.
00:18:06Thank God, we have made great progress in this
00:18:10file, but first, let me clarify
00:18:13a certain idea. The reality in Raqqa is a bit different
00:18:16in terms of employment, in terms of reintegrating employees into state
00:18:20files or into government departments. In the state,
00:18:24we have three main types of employment. Today, we have
00:18:27the reintegration file: how to bring back employees who were with the self-administration previously
00:18:31to their work, how to bring back the dismissed brothers, primarily, to
00:18:35their jobs. This requires a high level of coordination,
00:18:38both with the ministries
00:18:41the directorates within Raqqa governorate. And we have the
00:18:45third type, which is new employment based on
00:18:48qualitative employment, let's call it that,
00:18:50its connections.
00:18:53Our ministry, the Ministry of Administrative Development, in cooperation with other
00:18:56ministries, has thankfully made great
00:18:59progress in these three issues or three points.
00:19:06complications due to Raqqa's difficult reality.
00:19:10Over the past 15 years, many forces have intervened,
00:19:14meaning there have been changes in many of the entities that
00:19:18governed the city. But by God's grace, and with the government's
00:19:21support, and the support of the Governor, may God reward him with all good, he has always
00:19:24been the hand that supported us in this file,
00:19:28primarily due to its complexity. This file cannot be handled
00:19:32in a simple, ordinary way. Today,
00:19:35we need coordination at different levels, whether at the level
00:19:39of ministries, at the level of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, at the level
00:19:43of the governorate itself, with the directorates, with the government
00:19:46entities. Yes. integrated
00:19:50coordination with all relevant parties, starting
00:19:53from the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, to the governorate, with the Governor,
00:19:57may God reward him, to the brothers in the other directorates, and even
00:20:01the employees themselves, whom we are trying to integrate,
00:20:04sometimes have a role in some of them
00:20:07delaying
00:20:10bringing the files that concern them or contacting the relevant
00:20:14entity, because sometimes there was also a lack
00:20:17of some data concerning employees of the self-administration
00:20:20previously. As for, if I want to also emphasize
00:20:23the issue of the dismissed, which is a priority
00:20:27for us in Raqqa,
00:20:30file
00:20:33ministries and government entities. Some ministries want to bring
00:20:37back employees, let me emphasize this point, but sometimes there are no
00:20:41ready buildings due to the reality, let's
00:20:44say, of the destroyed buildings in Raqqa or the absence
00:20:47of a building for these employees. So
00:20:50there are many obstacles, but thank God, with God's grace and
00:20:54the government's support from the highest levels
00:20:57to the executive levels, everyone's efforts are concerted,
00:21:00and God willing, we have made great progress in this file. Today, almost
00:21:04more than 80 to 90% of the file has been closed,
00:21:08so God willing, what remains are some
00:21:12and even these, God willing, we have no problem with them,
00:21:15because due to the concerted efforts of everyone, today
00:21:19we have central committees in the governorate,
00:21:22meaning the Governor
00:21:26ministry, may God reward them, with the support of the Minister,
00:21:28there is also a very high focus or concentration on
00:21:32Raqqa governorate to raise the employment situation there to
00:21:35an advanced level, God willing. Yes. So what are the
00:21:39most pressing sectors today
00:21:42or in need of accelerating the process of reinstating
00:21:45dismissed employees to
00:21:48their positions at this stage?
00:21:50Which sectors do you prioritize more than others?
00:21:53Yes, honestly, we try to treat
00:21:59equality, but there are some service
00:22:02sectors that need to be activated today.
00:22:05The sectors, for example, the City Council,
00:22:08the health sector, which is a very
00:22:12important sector in the governorate, we are focusing
00:22:15on it in a very big way, God willing, so that we can improve the health situation in the governorate.
00:22:21In cooperation with the brothers in the Directorate of Education and the Ministry of Education, may God reward them, they have made
00:22:24good progress in that. So, in general, our
00:22:28focus is on the service sector that provides direct
00:22:31services to citizens, which covers the largest segment of citizens.
00:22:35Of course, the three sectors I mentioned to you,
00:22:38which are health, education,
00:22:40and services. And there is a very important sector, which is the agriculture
00:22:44sector. Today, the agriculture sector is one of the most important sectors
00:22:48in the governorate. We are also coordinating extensively with them,
00:22:52and the young people, God bless them, for example, the agriculture sector
00:22:55has brought back all employees, both those
00:22:58dismissed and those in the reintegration file. They have all been returned to work and are currently
00:23:01being contracted, and they are on duty
00:23:05from this platform to the brothers in the Directorate of Agriculture
00:23:08for their efforts. Yes, Engineer Ali, I turn
00:23:12to you again, regarding the file of North of the Track,
00:23:16which has been much discussed recently.
00:23:19What is the direct and executive message
00:23:23you would send today to those living
00:23:26North of the Track regarding the alternative development
00:23:30and readiness? As we heard from the Raqqa Governor's
00:23:33statement, he said that the people of that
00:23:37area will not be displaced except to ready
00:23:41places. Where are these places? Is there coordination
00:23:44today regarding
00:23:45this file?
00:23:50Yes, my dear brother,
00:23:52when we entered Raqqa, we
00:23:55began to develop urban development plans
00:23:58alongside services, including targeting some
00:24:02areas for the establishment of organized,
00:24:06qualified, and serviced residential
00:24:10cities. We targeted several areas
00:24:13with Yes,
00:24:17an area of approximately 21 hectares.
00:24:21And among them is the North of the Track area, which exceeds
00:24:26hectares. And there are other areas in Raqqa. All these areas
00:24:30were put under study
00:24:32for the establishment of advanced urban
00:24:38to serve our people in Raqqa. After that, areas will be relocated
00:24:42gradually to a place
00:24:44that is, let's say, more comfortable,
00:24:47more organized, and more serviced. The North
00:24:51of the Track is one of the areas
00:24:54and chaos, and it is not serviced at all. The roads there
00:24:58are very narrow, and sanitation is not
00:25:00available.
00:25:04in the past years
00:25:08Raqqa, including North of the Track. The Governor's
00:25:11proposal, as you mentioned in your report
00:25:15and as he stated in his statement,
00:25:18is that North of the Track is one of the areas targeted for urban development.
00:25:21No one will be displaced from their home, and no one will be evicted
00:25:25from their home except to a better
00:25:29and more serviced place. And this, of course, is with the consent
00:25:33of all residents,
00:25:34not by force.
00:25:37Yes, we are also joined
00:25:40discussion by Professor Morhaf Al-Hussein, Director of the
00:25:44Media Directorate in Raqqa governorate. Welcome,
00:25:47Professor Morhaf, and let
00:25:50with you on the media
00:25:53aspect that you are undertaking today to highlight
00:25:57the suffering of Raqqa governorate and the most prominent
00:26:00needs of the governorate today,
00:26:02perhaps to convince investors, in one
00:26:06way or another, to direct their investments to the city,
00:26:09and perhaps also today to shed light on the suffering of the governorate's
00:26:12residents. May God bless you, Professor
00:26:15Muhammad. We , in the Media Directorate, are
00:26:18doing our part in conveying the suffering of the people
00:26:22and also covering the activities
00:26:26in the governorate. Just
00:26:29a moment ago, I was in a meeting with
00:26:34Spanish journalists, to
00:26:37cover the governorate
00:26:40media-wise and convey the image to local media and to foreign
00:26:44media. The importance of media is no secret
00:26:48regard. And the governorate is full of investment
00:26:52opportunities, whether
00:26:55tourism or economic. As
00:26:59you know, the governorate is an agricultural governorate, and
00:27:03we are trying to focus on this aspect, because
00:27:07people need
00:27:09investments related to the agricultural
00:27:13sector. This provides many
00:27:16job opportunities, and factories
00:27:20and workshops will be close to the sources
00:27:23the governorate. God willing,
00:27:27the future is good. God willing, here, I mean,
00:27:31we can't keep up with the coverage, we can't keep
00:27:35up with reports. God willing, even the Governor, I mean,
00:27:38he works
00:27:42Meetings at night and meetings during the day. We ask God
00:27:45to bring good to this governorate, God willing, and that we do our part
00:27:49as we should, God willing. Yes. So what are the communication tools that
00:27:52you use, Professor Morhaf, to communicate
00:27:56directly with the people to express their
00:28:01in the governorate?
00:28:04Well, we always focus
00:28:06on conveying the suffering of the people through field
00:28:10reports. This is
00:28:13something we
00:28:15do daily. We publish
00:28:18and convey opinion polls, appeals,
00:28:21demands
00:28:23in any aspect, whether the service aspect, the educational
00:28:27aspect, any aspect.
00:28:30We convey the suffering of the people so that the directorates
00:28:33are aware of the shortcomings,
00:28:37the flaws, so that they can correct
00:28:40and these directorates can
00:28:43deal and interact with any demand from
00:28:47for the people, God willing, we will, God willing,
00:28:50prepare several ideas, God willing, we will have a program, God willing,
00:28:54soon, called "Al-Karat wa al-Nas" (The Balls and the People),
00:28:57which will bring the official
00:29:00with a segment of the people.
00:29:03This meeting will be interactive
00:29:06and service-oriented. We will discuss these issues
00:29:09in addition to the social and cultural
00:29:12aspects, meaning it is a space, a
00:29:15dialogue space. We ask God Almighty to make it an addition to the media
00:29:19in Raqqa. Yes.
00:29:21I return to Professor Ammar Al-Abdi. So, a large number of
00:29:25employees have suffered
00:29:28disconnection. Today, the entry of
00:29:32Raqqa Governorate into a new stage of the process of
00:29:36returning employees to their jobs, what is
00:29:39the strategy set to re-
00:29:44the question, Professor Muhammad. By the grace of God, we have a comprehensive plan
00:29:48for developing competencies in Raqqa Governorate. And thank God, we have
00:29:51competencies in the first place. We have many competencies in Raqqa Governorate
00:29:54that we can benefit from in various fields. But let me
00:29:57talk about employees in general in Raqqa Governorate. Today, we have a large
00:30:01number, but how many will we return to their jobs,
00:30:05excluding those who were already in their jobs?
00:30:08So we might end up with more than 40,000 employees with the people who
00:30:12were already in their jobs. We,
00:30:16in the Ministry of Administrative Development, under the guidance of His Excellency the Minister and the brothers
00:30:18in the Ministry, worked on a comprehensive plan to train these
00:30:25executive level. We have comprehensive plans. We started
00:30:28implementing the plans approximately four months ago.
00:30:32The training, and by the way, the Directorate of Administrative Development is
00:30:35a new, established directorate in Raqqa. But during
00:30:39the four months that we started, we made great progress.
00:30:42We trained a good number, a large number,
00:30:46compared to this short period. We tried
00:30:48to see because during the last 15 years, Raqqa Governorate
00:30:52did not receive any training, nor were cadres developed, with the exception of,
00:30:56of course, the people who were living outside the governorate. As for reality.
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