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00:00:00But here, excuse me, excuse me for interrupting, but here, when
00:00:03we talk about the political weight in Lebanon, here
00:00:07we talk about the premiership and also the presidency
00:00:10and of course the House of Representatives. But the real political weight
00:00:13is the premiership and its relations.
00:00:16And of course,
00:00:19political writer, and from here in President Joseph Aoun has distinguished relations with Syria. How can we, one day, translate
00:00:23these political relations into practical agreements
00:00:26that truly benefit both countries? The political
00:00:30side
00:00:32the world. Amidst this Now, Dr. Nawaf Salam is certainly among
00:00:36those aspiring and working hard for the best
00:00:39relations. But as for His Excellency President Joseph
00:00:44new government does not Aoun, how enthusiastic is he about the relationship with Syria, about the relationship with Syria?
00:00:47I reserve judgment, I mean, his reaction when His Excellency Minister
00:00:50Al-Shaibani was in Beirut and
00:00:53he extended an official invitation to him to visit Damascus. His reaction
00:00:56was not the next day through the announcement. It
00:01:00was not an positive message
00:01:03about his enthusiasm for the relationship with
00:01:05Lebanon and do not want interference in Syria. No, there are some concerns, and we must not forget that
00:01:08President Aoun comes from a military background and was the army commander at the time
00:01:12of the Arsal battle or and after that. No, there is some
00:01:16apprehension, there is some Christian apprehension in
00:01:19Lebanon from the new Syria.
00:01:23This does not mean
00:01:31successful, and we saw how it ended
00:01:38Yes, they even welcomed the last visit of Minister Al-Shaibani,
00:01:42led by Samir Geagea. I did not say Minister
00:01:45Geagea. His Excellency the President communicated with Sheikh
00:01:49Sami Jamil, and
00:01:52this delegation is also they are enthusiastic. They want the best relationship with Syria. I
00:01:55am talking about the public opinion that follows these parties. Yesterday,
00:01:58we were still in a campaign by some Christian right-wing parties
00:02:02against
00:02:05authorities are arresting Syrians. Yesterday, yesterday, I mean, not long ago, because of a crime
00:02:07in which a Syrian refugee was accused, a Syrian worker
00:02:11was killed. No, the relationship cannot
00:02:14be built overnight.
00:02:17and more, because we are from
00:02:17no, excuse me, I want to The relationship between Lebanon and Syria is not
00:02:18a different vision for what appears like the relationship because of the painful past
00:02:23for the extradition of Adel Issa, and before I went is no reason for a political between them, because of the crimes of Bashar al-Assad and before that, Hafez
00:02:24on air, I confirmed from al-Assad in Lebanon, and because of the crimes of Hezbollah
00:02:27and, I mean, the Lebanese state, with all
00:02:30its agencies, failing to
00:02:34stop Hezbollah from crossing borders
00:02:38and going to fight in Syria and its hegemony over Lebanon
00:02:41and over Syria, and how it went and fought. This relationship cannot be built
00:02:45overnight with one meeting or two. This is a long
00:02:49process that must begin with a correct path. We began
00:02:52with correct steps, but the path is long between
00:02:55what is being said in the the two countries. This era cannot end
00:02:58only with
00:03:02with the developments happening in meetings. This requires many meetings and many discussions, and not only
00:03:06I'm talking about official meetings. I mean, one of the things you
00:03:09hear in Lebanon always
00:03:11was tried for a month and released from
00:03:12Syria. But I think that this is that we want cooperation on the assassination file that happened in Lebanon. Just as
00:03:15Syrians want transitional justice,
00:03:17the changes happening in Lebanese want to know the truth of who committed the crimes, who is the direct
00:03:20perpetrator of the crimes committed in Lebanon. Also, the file of
00:03:24those hidden
00:03:35crimes that Syria needs to deal with as a sovereign state
00:03:39and achieve transitional justice. I am not saying Syria is not working. I am not
00:03:42saying Syria is not working. I am saying these issues concern
00:03:45the Lebanese as well. And the relationship has begun on a
00:03:48correct path, but there are many steps
00:03:52ahead of us, so we don't expect that tomorrow the relationship between
00:03:55the two countries will be at its best
00:03:57and we will be surprised.
00:04:00Yes, Madam Alia, from this point, the point of security coordination, I say
00:04:03that the issue of the missing persons, I am not saying that
00:04:07The deposits in if they announce that today we are discussing the issue of Lebanese missing persons
00:04:10in Syrian prisons, tomorrow we will reach a result. I always
00:04:13remind the Lebanese that there are 2,000 Syrians
00:04:16missing, meaning there are 2,300 Lebanese whose families
00:04:19have the right to know their fate, but there are
00:04:21billion dollars. Therefore, I think that this 20,000 Syrians missing. I am not saying that tomorrow we must
00:04:25find bodies or know how we were killed, but all these
00:04:28issues must be discussed at the table. Yes, from this
00:04:32point in particular, the point of security coordination between the Syrian side
00:04:35and the Lebanese side, Mr. Tariq, how
00:04:39can we activate this security role
00:04:42in controlling the borders between
00:04:45the two sides and benefiting from preventing smuggling?
00:04:49First of all, Professor Fouad, today, security relations are very important between
00:04:53Lebanon and Syria, because there is political cover, of course. The political cover is
00:04:56based on directives from His Excellency President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun,
00:05:00and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who has a strong
00:05:03relationship with His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
00:05:06And both the President of the Lebanese Republic and Dr. Nawaf
00:05:10Salam, the Prime Minister, were clear in their relationship.
00:05:14The fraternal relationship with sisterly Syria, and there are no
00:05:17flaws in the relationship, meaning we will be clear. Even today, the Christian
00:05:21street and the Sunni street are characterized
00:05:24by their relationship with the Syrian government. And we saw
00:05:28also that President Al-Shaibani, when he came to Lebanon,
00:05:31was welcomed and statements were made by all
00:05:34Lebanese politicians. And we even saw what happened in Tripoli, meaning
00:05:38a big celebration for his reception. So, today, I mean, I
00:05:41reserve judgment on the relationship being Sunni with Syria. No, it is the official
00:05:45Lebanese and popular relationship with
00:05:48the new government and also with President Al-Sharaa and with the new
00:05:52Syria. It is honestly an important new relationship because this
00:05:56bear the consequences, honestly, of the crimes of the
00:06:00previous government, the government of Bashar al-Assad. So, the Lebanese
00:06:03know very well that today Syria has entered a new phase
00:06:07with people who are institutional, who bear
00:06:11responsibility in a peer-to-peer relationship. And we also saw that Syrian
00:06:14officials were clear in their relations with
00:06:18Lebanese internal affairs. That very point, Mr. Tariq,
00:06:20intensifying security meetings, for example,
00:06:33criminal regime being arrested in Lebanon by
00:06:36the security forces with official cover from the Lebanese
00:06:39government and His Excellency the President of the Republic and being handed over to Syria. Therefore,
00:06:43this is a result of the political agreement between the Syrian
00:06:47and Lebanese presidents, and therefore between the Lebanese and Syrian governments. Therefore, it
00:06:50is reflected in the arrest of every person wanted by
00:06:54the Syrian state. Therefore, today, even the envoy today, and the
00:06:57Lebanese security delegation present
00:07:01in Syria, and this is according to my information today,
00:07:04with the knowledge of the Lebanese government and also with the knowledge of His Excellency the President of the Republic
00:07:08for the great coordination between Lebanon and Syria. How is this great
00:07:11coordination happening, and officers from the former criminal regime
00:07:15of Bashar al-Assad are being arrested in Lebanon, and there is no
00:07:18political cover? No, therefore, today there is
00:07:21political cover today from His Excellency the President of the Republic, from the Lebanese
00:07:25Prime Minister, with the peer-to-peer relationship with Syria, and
00:07:33or popular relationship between Lebanon and Syria. There are
00:07:37those who try to distort the relationship, but our relationship
00:07:40with the new government, with His Excellency President Ahmed Al-Sharaa,
00:07:44and between President Aoun and the Lebanese government and Syria
00:07:46is a strong relationship, and we will continue, and we will
00:07:50be, I say, thank you very much. I will return
00:07:58two issues that we need to talk about, but briefly, please. The issue of energy
00:08:01and the issue of deposits in Lebanon, Syrian
00:08:04deposits. I think that the issue of energy was the subject of discussion for the
00:08:08Lebanese delegation during their visits in July last year.
00:08:11The Lebanese delegation was,
00:08:15the Syrian reality regarding energy and after the recovery of
00:08:18the wells, the discussion was about buying energy,
00:08:21specifically electricity, from
00:08:24issue, I think, needs further study due to
00:08:29the region and as a result of what happened in
00:08:33gas extensions in general. The issue of what
00:08:36is happening today through the replacement,
00:08:39perhaps we hope that geography will be a
00:08:43place for the passage of
00:08:46oil supplies instead of
00:08:49part of what was supplied through Hormuz. Therefore, there may be greater cooperation between Lebanon and Syria in
00:08:53the field of energy. As for the issue of Syrian
00:08:57deposits in Lebanon, of course, we all know that the Lebanese banking
00:09:00system was excellent over the past years, but the successive
00:09:04Lebanese governments apparently drowned
00:09:08this banking system in
00:09:11providing, I mean, the governments borrowed from this banking system
00:09:14until the October 2019 crisis occurred.
00:09:20the Lebanese banking system, according to estimates by the Lebanese
00:09:23Minister of Economy, probably amount to 80 billion dollars. There is no
00:09:27precise figure for Syrian deposits in Lebanon, but
00:09:30perhaps they reach 30
00:09:34issue should be a subject of great coordination between
00:09:38the two governments because they are deposits of Syrians in the Lebanese
00:09:41banking system. Knowing the mechanism of compensation, whether we are talking about
00:09:45compensation as Lebanese are compensated or Lebanese deposits
00:09:48in Lebanese banks or Syrian
00:09:50deposits, so
00:09:53therefore, I think that this work should be essential, especially
00:09:57since the Central Bank last year, specifically in September
00:10:002025, announced that all Syrian
00:10:04funds for Syrian banks located in Lebanon
00:10:07are considered a financial exposure to Lebanon of approximately 1.6 billion dollars
00:10:11and were covered 100% as provisions considered bad
00:10:15debts. Therefore, I think that coordination should be on this issue because
00:10:18it concerns large deposits for Syrians. Certainly, the state in Syria
00:10:29hinder the political relationship, from your point of view, between
00:10:33the two countries, especially at the level of some forces in Lebanon.
00:10:36But if we look positively to the future, what is required
00:10:47relationship is not, I mean, we aspire to the best relations, and I did not
00:10:50say Sunni or non-Sunni. The relationship has political
00:10:54parties that want the best relations, and there are apprehensive parties. Can
00:10:57we deny the reality we live in every day and end up with bad results? I
00:11:01am calling things by their names. No, His Excellency President Joseph Aoun is not very enthusiastic
00:11:05about the relationship with Syria, and the proof is his statement after
00:11:08Minister Al-Shaibani's visit that he will not make a visit just
00:11:12for the sake of visiting. I mean, whoever follows the daily statements
00:11:15of President Aoun, or whoever follows the daily events of the relationship since the moment President
00:11:19Ahmed Al-Sharaa came to power and the moment President
00:11:22Aoun came to power, knows very well that no, the relationship
00:11:26can be better, and we aspire for it to be better. I mean, if we say that, it doesn't
00:11:29mean we are attacking Joseph Aoun or President Al-Sharaa.
00:11:32Ultimately, this is a file that we, or this is our ambition for 21
00:11:36years, and we paid a very high price for the best relations between the two countries.
00:11:40We are not going to be courteous today for special circumstances, and I did not say
00:11:44Sunni, I said yes, there is some apprehension in the Christian community,
00:11:47and it cannot be denied. I did not say
00:11:51only Sunni. Minister Al-Shaibani's visit to Tripoli was not
00:11:56quickly, and the matter was closed. We need to call things by their names
00:12:00because we want the best relations between the two countries, and we want to avoid
00:12:04repeating the mistakes of the past with all their flaws. Even if Bashar
00:12:08al-Assad and Hafez al-Assad committed the crimes, I,
00:12:11as a Syrian, say that the Lebanese have the right to know who committed these
00:12:14crimes, and I repeat, it does not mean that tomorrow they will know who committed
00:12:18them, or the details, or that Bashar al-Assad gave orders to assassinate Rafik
00:12:22Hariri with a signed paper with an official stamp. We are certainly not talking about
00:12:25this in this context. It is also true that the Lebanese
00:12:30Syrian officers. I don't know where that information came from. Suleiman al-Assad appeared
00:12:34after two days or I don't know, or the only person who asked Lebanon
00:12:37to, because Lebanon is not handing us over. Syria has
00:12:43in the media regarding the file of remnants in Lebanon. Syria only asked
00:12:49both the Syrian and Lebanese sides that it only asked
00:12:52after the confusion that occurred regarding the way Adel was arrested. It did not ask
00:12:56for the extradition of any of the remnants. No, because it does not want to prosecute the remnants because
00:13:00it has another approach. But the problem is that this approach
00:13:03or this is not getting
00:13:07media coverage for what is happening, so we are going to, also, this file
00:13:11is damaging the relationship between the two countries. They tell us they are
00:13:14arresting them, they tell us they are not arresting them, because the file's approach is completely
00:13:18different from media about the file of remnants
00:13:22and officers. Syria did not ask, even if Lebanon arrests,
00:13:25I mean, Lebanon did not arrest Suleiman al-Assad because Syria asked
00:13:29for his arrest. Ahmed Dunya, who was transferring
00:13:32money to Rami Makhlouf,
00:13:36prison. I mean, the relationship is not just that
00:13:39we met and want the best relations. There are things happening on the ground
00:13:43that we hope will improve, we hope that coordination
00:13:46will be better. Today, coordination is much better than it
00:13:50was six months ago, but we aspire for
00:13:53coordination on a very essential issue. I mean, I hope some Lebanese
00:13:57may be sensitive about it, but coordination on the Israeli
00:13:59issue. It is true that Israel in Lebanon is only fighting Hezbollah
00:14:03until this moment, but we are both
00:14:07exposed to daily
00:14:16Zainab: What are the steps that both parties should
00:14:19follow to stabilize stability, and briefly,
00:14:23please, personally? Frankly, and from my continuous
00:14:27and daily follow-up on Lebanese
00:14:30and Syrian affairs, we are seeing that there is indeed very
00:14:33great security coordination. And of course, the arrests happening in Lebanon
00:14:37of the remnants, and of course, there is something happening in the media, and there is something happening outside
00:14:40the media, through the great coordination between the Lebanese and Syrian authorities.
00:14:44And also, let's be clear, some people also
00:14:47accuse the Syrian embassy of having a role, but the Syrian embassy
00:14:51in Lebanon deals with Lebanon diplomatically only,
00:14:55nothing else. Therefore, the relationship between Lebanon and Syria is an excellent
00:14:58relationship from a diplomatic perspective, and I also
00:15:01emphasize that the relationship today between the Lebanese government
00:15:05and also its president is a very important relationship with
00:15:09Syria, and there is political cover. And also today, I mean, positive
00:15:11results will be announced today regarding the previous
00:15:15discussions, which we also want everyone to know, and for Ms. Alia,
00:15:19today the relationship between
00:15:25Under Arab patronage. Therefore, today I am seeing the full glass,
00:15:28which is the positive thing that we want to talk about, frankly.
00:15:32The positives are more than any setbacks.
00:15:35But it is important to say today that this is a new phase
00:15:39in the Lebanese-Syrian relationship, and of course, it
00:15:42has entered the implementation phase, and today there
00:17:00The truth is, now we welcome the President and the accompanying delegation, and this
00:17:04is an affirmation of the strength and solidity of the relationship between
00:17:07Iraq and Syria, and God willing, this will be a good
00:17:11beginning for future and strategic projects, God willing.
00:17:14Almighty.
00:17:19Historical relations connect the two countries very strongly. There are also economic
00:17:23ties.
00:17:49of Syria is one blood. And perhaps our blood, both of us,
00:17:54ancient times. We are with you, God
00:17:57willing, one people living in two countries. And we want
00:18:00to revive our history. We want to restore economic
00:18:03cooperation, political cooperation, and unify our position.
00:18:08Whether at the Arab or Islamic world level,
00:18:11your security is our security,
00:18:34we invest your presence today in your second country. Okay.
00:18:38So that we can start a roadmap that will hopefully be long and sustainable.
00:19:09The people have changed their nationality, their mentality,
00:19:12they are free and do not accept any oppressive Israeli encroachment.
00:19:15غاشيه
00:19:20Daraa and Quneitra are an integral part of
00:19:23Syria. We will not allow them to be harmed.
00:19:25Syria
00:19:32is free and will remain
00:19:33free.
00:19:37God bless Syria, united and one, and the Syrian
00:19:41people of all sects
00:19:43are one.
00:19:50A training journey that shapes the features of
00:19:53personality.
00:19:58A path that makes
00:20:00a difference.
00:20:03Behind this discipline is guidance and follow-up.
00:20:14They chose the challenge at a young age
00:20:17to strengthen their determination through experience. Young
00:20:20energies are invested, guided
00:20:23and trained
00:20:28to transform strength into awareness and challenge
00:20:32into
00:20:33commitment.
00:20:40The future of the nation is embodied in the promising
00:20:43generation.
00:21:52Implementation of the project to rehabilitate Granada Bridge.
00:22:12Work will begin on the Mayadeen
00:22:15Bridge.
00:22:25Technical services mechanisms, in cooperation with emergency
00:22:28and disaster workshops, are rehabilitating and repairing the earthen
00:22:31bridge.
00:22:35We are in the final stages of the rehabilitation work on Al-Rasheed Bridge.
00:24:10thing for me was when someone told me, "Stop the barrel bomb, then talk
00:24:14about freedom." There should have been a transitional government, a military
00:24:18council, a judges' council. No one
00:24:22everyone. Based on my dead family, they knew that my dead family was doing
00:24:25a condolence for me. They came to visit me, a devastating visit after 20 years,
00:24:28for the preparation for the attempted coup against
00:24:32Hafez al-Assad. How did you uncover it? Oh, what should I do? By God, it's the first
00:24:35time we sit. Read your prayers. By God, I don't know what we should do. I mean, I expected
00:24:39the revolution to be from Hasakah. I apologize if
00:24:43I was in this episode. Today, we want to relive
00:24:46the tragic memories, the stories.
00:24:49We wanted to reach the pains of Syrians,
00:24:53their dreams, their ambitions, through colors.
00:24:56The Syrian Story podcast at 9 PM
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00:25:03السوريه
00:25:06Because the distance between the street and decision-makers
00:25:09is a wall that hides the truth. We
00:25:13are here,
00:25:16and everywhere bustling with questions and problems.
00:25:24To carry the voice
00:25:25of the people
00:25:31and search for a space for solutions with decision-makers.
00:25:34القرار
00:25:40A link that shortens the distance
00:25:44and bridges the gap. Because
00:25:48your voice is the compass.
00:26:23Around the clock, Syrian ports and harbors are bustling
00:26:27with activity and are fully prepared
00:26:30to receive the largest ships heading to
00:26:35continuous logistical activity and ongoing
00:26:38work, the ports are witnessing a real maritime leap
00:26:41thanks to their cadres who manage navigation
00:26:45with the highest degrees of professionalism. And with the modernization
00:26:49of equipment and the adoption of the latest technological mechanisms
00:26:52and international safety standards,
00:26:55the pace of work increases, making
00:26:59each passing day a step closer
00:27:03towards a better future.
00:27:05Seaports, Syria's lifeline to the world.
00:29:53Minister Al-Shaibani receives the Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister,
00:29:56and discussions address the file of Syrians in Lebanon, ways
00:30:00of their return, and matters related to their presence in
00:30:04Lebanon.
00:30:07An arrest of a terrorist cell belonging to ISIS that was involved in carrying
00:30:10out assassinations in Deir Ezzor and thwarting a terrorist plot
00:30:14to target the Homs
00:30:15refinery.
00:30:18The Anti-Narcotics Department carried out 157
00:30:22security operations and dismantled 30 internal smuggling networks
00:30:26and seized large and various quantities of
00:30:29narcotic drugs during October.
00:30:35International Day to End Impunity. A legal path
00:30:38to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against
00:30:42journalists after the killing of nearly
00:30:45560 journalists by the defunct regime.