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00:00:06operated. 10 new wells were brought into including Syrians, are on strike
00:00:08production, drilled and brought into
00:00:18in preparation for presenting him to
00:00:20have an indicator that supports the existence of this
00:00:28other blocks in
00:00:35Good evening, viewers, and welcome Ismail, one of the first-line leaders in
00:00:38daily need for electricity
00:00:38of the strikers and in protest against to this news bulletin from Syria TV. In its headlines,
00:00:40the Minister of
00:00:46Energy says that Syria needs about
00:00:48831
00:00:50million dollars monthly to buy petroleum derivatives and
00:00:54crude oil.
00:00:59The Israeli occupation army blew up former military sites in
00:01:03Jabal Al-Sheikh in the western
00:01:075.3 million cubic meters of gas from Damascus countryside.
00:01:10and we buy one million cubic meters of The Ministry of Emergency Situations signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to cooperate
00:01:14in the field of demining for
00:01:16humanitarian purposes.
00:01:22An Israeli killed in a shooting incident in a settlement
00:01:25in the West Bank, and the occupation army says it arrested
00:01:29the shooter.
00:01:316.3 million cubic meters of
00:01:38citizen, what does
00:01:44repeated incursions in The Minister of Energy, Muhammad Al-Bashir, said during a hearing session in the People's
00:01:47Council that Syria needs about 831
00:01:49831
00:01:51million dollars monthly to buy petroleum derivatives and crude
00:01:55oil, pointing to the trend towards contracting with friendly
00:01:59countries for fuel to secure
00:02:01needs until the country can achieve
00:02:04self-sufficiency. Our vision is to go towards
00:02:08in its budget to provide us with a contract with friendly
00:02:10during this month and sisterly countries that produce fuel until we achieve self-sufficiency, and God willing,
00:02:13we will get rid of all these crises and the problems that the
00:02:16regarding mine clearance. This energy sector is facing. So we practically need
00:02:20831 million dollars, close to a billion dollars,
00:02:28aspect of the crisis, but by itself, it in the first part of to buy oil and petroleum derivatives. Al-Rafid in the southern Quneitra countryside. Of course, Al-Bashir added that oil production in Syria reached about
00:02:31140 thousand
00:02:35barrels per day in a short previous period, and he explained
00:02:38that oil production is witnessing ups and downs
00:02:42due to the circumstances related to the reality of wells and production
00:02:46The situation of the wells and the pipes is very bad. We used to produce
00:02:4814,000, approximately, with respect to
00:02:54it. We have prepared the land with the exposure in statements, how it was 140 and today 1,000 or 144. Of course,
00:02:58most at risk we used to produce about 140 thousand barrels. Of course, guys, it doesn't mean
00:03:01that if today I say 140,000 or today we produce
00:03:0410,000 or 10,300, it means that tomorrow it must be 10,000. It could become
00:03:08100,000, it could become
00:03:10for this shelling. This 11,000. That is, the first degree to deal with a few days ago, when fuel prices rose, this file in its
00:03:13you saw roads blocked, crude oil stopped coming here. The tanks we used
00:03:17to fill from stopped. Some
00:03:21problem, and there is a high probability of enter the wells stopped production. Production dropped to 98. So it's natural when I say today's production is
00:03:2398, and the day before it was
00:03:25diesel depends on 108, today it's 14. So this is not a contradiction
00:03:29in statements. At one stage, it was 14,000.
00:03:33Al-Bashir also pointed out that Syria's
00:03:35war remnants. In this reserve of crude oil amounts to about 2.5
00:03:38billion barrels, explaining that Syria has
00:03:4178 oil fields
00:03:44in Al-Kiswah. Therefore, there are accelerated and 28 gas fields. The oil
00:03:48a wide and large range of and gas wealth in Syria, we have 78 oil fields,
00:03:5028 gas fields. Our reserves are 2.5 billion
00:03:54barrels of crude oil and 241, of course, this is based on old
00:03:57surveys, right? We haven't conducted any surveys yet. Currently, we have formed
00:04:00a committee from geology for the survey
00:04:04of oil, gas, and the thermal map for
00:04:07geothermal, in addition to the issue of generating energy from
00:04:10subterranean heat for geothermal.
00:04:13Regarding gas, Al-Bashir said that Syria's gas needs amount to about
00:04:1624 million cubic meters per day, while local
00:04:20production reaches about 8 million cubic
00:04:23meters per day, pointing out that the refining capacity of refineries in
00:04:27Syria reaches about 150 barrels
00:04:30per day. Of course, Syria's gas needs are 24 million cubic
00:04:34meters to operate all our ready stations.
00:04:37Currently, we need 24 million cubic meters of
00:04:40gas, God willing. Today, we are producing 6 million, meaning
00:04:44a quarter, sorry, we used to produce 6, we increased it to 8.1 after we brought
00:04:48a part of the Koniko plant into service. Of course, yesterday it was 8.4.
00:04:52The day we prepared the presentation, the day we started it, it was 8 on Wednesday
00:04:55and Thursday. Yesterday it was 8.4 or 8.5
00:04:59million cubic meters. Before that, it reached 9 million, similar to the oil story,
00:05:03closing wells and bringing new wells into service, reactivating drilling
00:05:06operations. We drilled about 4,840
00:05:10meters and brought two drilling rigs into service after they were stalled and stopped.
00:05:1321 wells were repaired, and 152 wells were
00:05:20production. This is the balance
00:05:23of need, and this is a very
00:05:25important point. The balance of need for Syria, we
00:05:28need about 30,000 barrels
00:05:31per day of crude oil. We need 30,000
00:05:35barrels per day of crude oil to cover Syria's needs.
00:05:38I mentioned earlier last year that when the
00:05:42ministry was first established, we had 150,000 barrels,
00:05:45right? It used to cover our needs. We buy crude oil,
00:05:48refine it in our refineries. Baniyas was operational, and Homs
00:05:52refinery was operational. From the refinery's production, we cover the local market. This was
00:05:55when Syria's consumption was 15,000.
00:05:59Al-Bashir added that Syria is currently buying about
00:06:026.3 million cubic meters of gas
00:06:05daily from Azerbaijan, in addition to quantities secured
00:06:09through a ship located in the Jordanian port of Aqaba.
00:06:12At a cost of about 140 million dollars
00:06:15monthly. We buy
00:06:19the north, from Azerbaijan to Turkey,
00:06:23gas from Aqaba, from Jordan, from Aqaba. There is a ship
00:06:26there. Jordan doesn't have gas. It already imports it. So there is a ship
00:06:30that regasifies, converting LNG
00:06:33(liquefied natural gas) into gas within the Arab Gas Pipeline.
00:06:36It is received in Syria and transferred to our stations, particularly the Deir Ali station, where electricity
00:06:40is generated. So I am practically buying
00:06:43gas daily. Before gas prices rose, we weren't
00:06:47paying this amount. We are currently paying about
00:06:50140 million dollars for 6.3
00:06:54million cubic meters of gas monthly for generation. 140 million
00:06:57of it was a grant from Qatar, thank you, but
00:07:01the grant ran out in August. And these amounts were
00:07:043.2. Half of this gas was a grant, and the other half was purchased.
00:07:08Now it's all purchased. We're buying it all and paying for it. That's why when
00:07:11the fuel crisis happened recently and gas prices rose significantly,
00:07:15the Ministry of Finance didn't allocate
00:07:20all this gas. So it will reduce, meaning it will reduce our gas purchases. We might
00:07:24cut down on 2 to 3 million in purchases during the coming period.
00:07:27Of course, this will affect generation. It will affect the number of electricity
00:07:31connection hours.
00:07:33And to the electricity sector, where the Minister of Energy spoke about signing
00:07:37a contract to establish four new gas-fired power plants to generate
00:07:40electricity in a number of governorates.
00:07:46By signing a contract to establish four new gas
00:07:49power plants, which are combined cycle. One of these four stations is
00:07:53in Muhardah, one of them in Aleppo, and one of them in Deir ez-Zor.
00:07:56God willing, Deir ez-Zor. Imagine, Deir ez-Zor governorate still doesn't have a power plant. There is one
00:08:00in Al-Suwaydiyah near Al-Hasakah, and it's very small. So we will build
00:08:03a new power plant in Deir ez-Zor, and we have started
00:08:06the companies, God willing. So these four stations will
00:08:10be one in Aleppo, one in Zizoun, the old
00:08:12station that was destroyed, one in
00:08:16of course, Deir ez-Zor in Al-Taym, and in Hamah in Muhardah,
00:08:19and in Aleppo, Al-Tarifawi area and Zizoun.
00:08:22With a capacity of 4000 megawatts, God willing, three of them will be ready
00:08:26in 2029, and one of them will be in 2030, God willing.
00:08:29These 4000 megawatts will
00:08:31grid. Obada Al-Mansour, Syria TV correspondent,
00:08:35with us from Damascus. Obada, welcome to you. Let me start
00:08:39with the most prominent questions perhaps directed
00:08:43to the Minister of Energy and the most prominent
00:08:47answers given during this
00:08:49session, the hearing session for Muhammad
00:08:52Al-Bashir.
00:08:56Yes, Furat, truthfully, there was
00:09:00questions that were directed today to the Syrian Minister of Energy,
00:09:04Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir. This session, which lasted for about four
00:09:07hours, started at 12 noon today and
00:09:11is still ongoing almost at this moment. Of course,
00:09:15truthfully, there were prominent questions about important
00:09:18files, most notably the fuel file, the main
00:09:21reason that led to the increase in fuel prices
00:09:24in this manner by the Syrian Ministry of Energy. There were
00:09:27questions that were directly addressed
00:09:30by members of the Syrian Parliament
00:09:33to Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir, most importantly
00:09:37the main reason for raising fuel prices in this manner.
00:09:40Also, the number at which
00:09:44it was raised, which some parliamentarians also considered
00:09:47to be exaggerated. There were also questions
00:09:50about the issue of electricity, the reason
00:09:54for raising electricity prices to this number. There were also
00:09:58questions directed about the issue of gas.
00:10:02Of course, Furat, truly, most of the questions were
00:10:05in the same range. That is, all of them came
00:10:09on the issue of petroleum derivatives,
00:10:13gas, electricity. There were also questions about
00:10:16the issue of services and the lack of services in many areas,
00:10:20specifically the eastern regions of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa. Of course,
00:10:23Muhammad Al-Bashir truly commented on all these statements.
00:10:27The most important answers, truly, that came regarding the reason
00:10:31for the deficit in Syria today between the quantity of production
00:10:34and the quantity of need that the energy sector needs
00:10:37as a whole. Also, about the amount of
00:10:40payment that the Ministry of Energy needs
00:10:44daily in terms of
00:10:47the price of fuel, which exceeds
00:10:50831 million dollars daily, which it needs, and it
00:10:54is a very large amount. The Syrian Minister of Energy also spoke
00:10:57about the reasons for raising electricity prices, Syria's
00:11:03from gas, in which there are truly large discrepancies between what is
00:11:06produced and what is brought from abroad,
00:11:09and also what is truly a difference
00:11:13and a deficit that affects the
00:11:16Syrian Ministry of Energy, which is considered this revenue
00:11:19for the Ministry of Finance. However, many questions
00:11:22were actually raised during the past period, and is it also
00:11:26what happened in this session in
00:11:29the People's Assembly and during the breaks,
00:11:32perhaps during these long hours of the
00:11:35hearing session? What were the impressions of the members of the People's Assembly
00:11:38regarding what the Minister of Energy,
00:11:42Muhammad Al-Bashir, said during this session
00:11:46and you are currently in the People's
00:11:47Assembly?
00:11:51Of course, Furat, some of the deputies, truthfully, we had met
00:11:55with them, and they had said that this session was a transparent session. The Syrian
00:11:59Minister of Energy today presented a large number of figures and provided a comprehensive
00:12:02briefing, and he also highlighted and addressed many
00:12:06points that were not actually known to
00:12:10the deputies and also to Syrians as a whole. However, there
00:12:14were also a group of deputies who had another opinion, that this
00:12:17comprehensive and sufficient briefing
00:12:21actually does not achieve what the people today are asking for,
00:12:25meaning that many people today are waiting for urgent decisions, whether
00:12:29it is to reduce fuel prices or to actually reach
00:12:32radical solutions. Of course, some deputies had also
00:12:36presented to the Syrian Minister of Energy some
00:12:39proposals that might be beneficial during the
00:12:42coming period. Of course, many
00:12:46deputies actually had the opinion
00:12:49the session that the Syrian Minister of Energy today presented
00:12:53many pieces of information, and the transparency file was
00:12:57truly significant during this session, but what Syrians are waiting
00:13:00for is truly bigger. Most deputies had a different opinion
00:13:04about this session. Obada Al-Mansour, Syria TV correspondent,
00:13:07was with me from the People's Assembly in Damascus.
00:13:11Thank you very much for
00:13:14joining me now, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Karim, economic expert,
00:13:18with me from Dubai. Welcome, Dr.
00:13:21Mahmoud. I will start with you, Dr.,
00:13:24with what the members of the Syrian Parliament
00:13:27perhaps wondered about regarding the answers and briefing that
00:13:30Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir, the Minister of Energy, presented
00:13:33in this session, which is that there are perhaps exaggerations
00:13:37in some of the figures that were mentioned regarding Syria's needs
00:13:41for petroleum derivatives, and this, in one way or another,
00:13:44is perhaps a justification for raising fuel prices recently.
00:13:47How do you see it? Is there really an exaggeration,
00:13:51as some members of the People's Assembly saw?
00:13:56Good evening to you and to the honorable viewers. In my personal
00:13:59opinion, the deputies' questions
00:14:03about the exaggerations are
00:14:07legitimate because there was definitely
00:14:10a clear gap in the numbers
00:14:13that deserved questioning and clarification. But I
00:14:16don't mean, I cannot describe it directly as a deliberate
00:14:19exaggeration to justify price increases, because the main problem
00:14:23is that the ministry sometimes uses
00:14:26the figure for the total market demand, and in other statements, it uses
00:14:30the figure for actual supply. These are
00:14:34two different things, but the failure to clarify the difference
00:14:37between them is indeed creating an impression of a
00:14:40discrepancy. For example, if we take diesel, just a few
00:14:44days ago, the Ministry of Energy officially stated that the daily market
00:14:48need is 0.72
00:14:51million liters.
00:14:553.09 million are local production and
00:14:584.63 million are imported. Today,
00:15:02we heard in the session a figure close to 12 million liters
00:15:05per day. This means we are facing a difference of
00:15:084.3 million liters per day, which is about
00:15:1255%, and the difference is getting
00:15:14bigger with gasoline, because the figure
00:15:18published by the ministry was an average daily supply close to
00:15:212.32 million liters, while today
00:15:25he is talking about a need close to 8 million liters per day. This means
00:15:28we are not talking about a difference of 10 or
00:15:3220%. We are talking about a figure
00:15:35that is more than three times higher. However,
00:15:38here, we must be fair in the analysis. For example,
00:15:41the figure of two million that was mentioned
00:15:45was what was actually reaching
00:15:49the market, while 8 million is the estimated need
00:15:53of the market in all regions and sectors. Now, we
00:15:58possibility, because the ministry itself announced in a previous crisis
00:16:01the distribution of about 9 million liters of gasoline
00:16:05and 15 million liters of diesel in a batch of tankers. This confirms
00:16:08that the volumes of pumping can change significantly
00:16:12according to the stock, demand, and the crisis. Therefore, my
00:16:15personal opinion is that the problem for me is not to say
00:16:18that the minister inflated the figures or
00:16:22anything else, but rather that the basis of comparison is not
00:16:26clear, because when you tell the citizen that your need is 12 million liters
00:16:29of diesel, you must explain whether it is an actual
00:16:33measured consumption need, whether it includes eastern Euphrates and areas
00:16:37that were not previously fully included in the distribution system, and
00:16:40whether it includes industry and trade. So, an important question: how
00:16:44did the figure for example, 7 million, increase to 12 million in
00:16:48a short period? This is a very important institution because it is not just
00:16:52an statistical discussion, because every time the figure
00:16:55for need increased, the import gap that is
00:16:59appearing before us increased, and therefore the need
00:17:02to raise prices seems greater. But doctor, in this briefing, when
00:17:06figures are presented, you said there is a huge difference between the figures
00:17:09presented some time ago and those presented now in this session.
00:17:13Today, for the Syrian
00:17:15this justification mean for the Syrian citizen?
00:17:19I mean, ultimately, the Syrian citizen needs these materials to be secured,
00:17:23and the state must secure those materials at a reasonable price that they can
00:17:27afford. Do you think
00:17:31that everything mentioned in this session and in Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir's
00:17:34briefing is a sufficient justification? I mean, today,
00:17:38after this justification, what will the Syrian citizen do if prices remain
00:17:42as they are? What will change?
00:17:45No, in my opinion, this is not a sufficient justification.
00:17:49I mean, what happened was merely clarifications
00:17:53that should have been provided with transparency
00:17:56to the people, because
00:18:00what the minister presented today explains an important
00:18:05is not enough for the citizen
00:18:08who does not live on cost explanations but ultimately wants three clear
00:18:11results: that the material is available,
00:18:15that they can buy it, and that the increase in fuel
00:18:18does not turn into a new wave of increases in transportation, food,
00:18:22and all living costs. Today, the minister presented for the first
00:18:26time almost a detailed equation for diesel,
00:18:29when he said that a ton is bought for about 1590
00:18:33dollars, then 250 dollars for costs, fees, and wages are added,
00:18:37then the cost reaches 840 dollars per ton, meaning
00:18:40about 1.53
00:18:42liters according to the minister's equation. This means the cost reaches,
00:18:46as he mentioned, 206 pounds, while it is sold for
00:18:49175 pounds.
00:18:52Therefore, the problem here is a real cost
00:18:58importing. The ministry says that about 60% of
00:19:03imports, and the shutdown of the Baniyas refinery for temporary
00:19:06maintenance increased this. But I
00:19:10mean, regarding your question, the citizen has the right to say,
00:19:14"I understand why the cost increased, but what
00:19:17did you do so that I don't bear this cost entirely?"
00:19:21And here, I believe that the session needs to
00:19:24move from explaining the problem to providing a solution.
00:19:27It is true that the ministry partially retreated and offered
00:19:31diesel at 115 pounds for heating and agriculture and some
00:19:34beneficiaries, and 150 pounds for productive sectors,
00:19:38but it kept its benchmark price at
00:19:41175 pounds. This relieves some
00:19:44segments, but the real test is how many
00:19:47citizens will actually get the 115 pounds price,
00:19:50and how many farmers and establishments will get the 150, and what
00:19:54are the quantities and when? Until now, this is mere
00:19:58media talk, but
00:20:01because the citizen who does not receive the subsidized material will
00:20:04practically remain facing the 175 pounds price.
00:20:08I understand. Thank you very much, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel
00:20:11Karim, economic expert, who was with us from Dubai.
00:20:24To another file, where the Internal Security Forces arrested
00:20:27Zakaria Muhammad Sanoun, who held the rank of Brigadier General, pilot,
00:20:31and headed the Operations Branch in the 20th
00:20:34Division during the era of the deposed regime.
00:20:38The security forces said that Sanoun headed the Operations Branch
00:20:41between 2012
00:20:44and 2020, and was supervising air operations
00:20:48in Hama military airports.
00:20:53They clarified that he is involved in planning and carrying out air attacks
00:20:57that targeted civilians during the years of the Syrian revolution.
00:20:59The security forces added that Sanoun was referred
00:21:02to the competent authorities to complete investigations
00:21:08the competent
00:21:09judiciary.
00:21:15This comes as the Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of former Major General
00:21:18Ahmed Muhammad Muhammad
00:21:22the Republican Guard during the rule of the deposed regime. The security
00:21:25forces said that Ismail progressed through several leadership positions.
00:21:28He served as Chief of Staff of the Republican Guard for
00:21:32six months, then was appointed Deputy Commander of the 14th Division
00:21:35specialized in airborne landings for one year, after
00:21:39which he became Commander of the same division and remained in his post
00:21:43until the overthrow of the
00:21:44deposed regime.
00:21:50The Israeli occupation army blew up former military sites near Qala'at
00:21:53Jandal in Jabal al-Sheikh in the western
00:21:57TV correspondent. Our correspondent added that the sites
00:22:00that were blown up belonged to the deposed regime.
00:22:04This comes amidst continuous Israeli occupation attacks on various
00:22:08sites in southern Syria on a daily
00:22:11basis.
00:22:14Syria TV
00:22:17correspondent reported that occupation forces shelled
00:22:20with several shells the forest of Bir Ajam west of
00:22:24Zubaydah village in the central Quneitra countryside. This
00:22:27comes amid continued Israeli attacks on southern Syrian areas,
00:22:31where the occupation carries out
00:22:34Quneitra and the western Daraa countryside, in addition to
00:22:37shelling with artillery shells the outskirts of Bijin village in the
00:22:41Damascus countryside during the past
00:22:44days.
00:22:51We are joined by Muhammad Fahd, Syria TV correspondent, from Quneitra.
00:22:55Muhammad, welcome to you. So, what
00:22:58did you report to us about Israeli violations in the last
00:23:0224 hours?
00:23:03Muhammad?
00:23:06Yes, Furat, indeed, let me start with this breaking news now. Moments
00:23:10ago, there was artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation army
00:23:13west of the town of
00:23:17this shelling is by the Israeli occupation army, of course, on
00:23:20the outskirts of the town of Al-Rafid from the western side. Of course, there
00:23:23is currently, at this very moment, a tribal reconciliation
00:23:26between two different families in the town of Al-Rafid.
00:23:30While the people and civilians were present in large numbers there in the area,
00:23:33and tents were being set up and there was a large
00:23:36civilian presence in that area, the Israeli occupation army shelled the outskirts of Al-Rafid
00:23:40town. Of course, the shelling is probably far from the
00:23:44location, but the Israeli occupation army, if it sees
00:23:47any movement in those areas adjacent to the ceasefire line, it
00:23:51targets them or enters them with incursions. It is now shelling with four
00:23:54artillery shells the vicinity of Al-Rafid town, without knowing the reason
00:24:00was the latest news. Let's return also to the continuous incursions by
00:24:04the Israeli occupation army, whether in Quneitra Governorate or
00:24:08in the Yarmouk Basin area. There was an incursion towards Wadi Al-Raqqad also in
00:24:11the Damascus countryside in Jabal al-Sheikh. Hours ago,
00:24:15military forces infiltrated towards some villages
00:24:18of Jabal al-Sheikh, Qala'at Jandal,
00:24:21and also the village of Baq'asm in the Jabal
00:24:25al-Sheikh area, and entered a hill called Talat Antar, and are
00:24:29blowing up some infrastructure of military
00:24:32barracks, buildings and underground warehouses.
00:24:35These are just empty buildings left by the former regime after
00:24:38the former regime fell. The Israeli occupation army,
00:24:42of course, infiltrates these areas every time, but today it infiltrated
00:24:45and is blowing up this infrastructure, which consists of prefabricated rooms
00:24:49and some underground warehouses. It is blowing them up and destroying them. The reason
00:24:52for this explosion is unknown, but it infiltrates this area every
00:24:56time and carries out military and security
00:24:59operations near the village of Qala'at Jandal in the western
00:25:02Damascus countryside. Of course, this belongs to the Jabal al-Sheikh range, which is controlled by the Israeli occupation
00:25:06after the fall of the former regime. This issue also concerns
00:25:10the residents and civilians there, as daily incursions occur towards
00:25:14these villages and towns. Yes.
00:25:17Thank you very much, Muhammad Fahd, Syria TV correspondent.
00:25:25The engineering teams of the Ministry of Defense continue demining
00:25:29operations and clearing war remnants from villages and homes in the countryside
00:25:33of Al-Abyad region in Raqqa Governorate, with the aim of
00:25:36ensuring the return of residents who were displaced to their areas.
00:26:02More than 400 detainees,
00:26:05in Block B of Rymieh Prison in Lebanon on their eighth day
00:26:09in protest against the suspension of the general amnesty law, amidst a deterioration in the health condition
00:26:13of a number of strikers. According to a source from
00:26:17inside the prison, the number of critical health cases has risen to 20,
00:26:20while ambulances transported a number of detainees
00:26:24to hospitals, with warnings
00:26:27of a possible expansion of the strike to include
00:26:30the prison. Concurrently, preparations are underway for a central
00:26:34sit-in in Al-Nour Square in Tripoli, called for by the Committee of
00:26:37Prisoners' Families in support
00:26:40the appeal filed against the general amnesty law.
00:26:54The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management signed a cooperation agreement with the
00:26:58Humanitarian Mine Action Centre and War Remnants, affiliated
00:27:01with the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy and Environment, in the field of
00:27:04demining for humanitarian purposes. The agreement aims to
00:27:07benefit from Ukrainian expertise in demining and technical
00:27:11survey of contaminated lands, especially agricultural areas, in addition to
00:27:15conducting field training and capacity-building
00:27:18programs, exchanging expertise, and providing specialized
00:27:22equipment and technologies. This
00:27:24agreement includes organizing visits by Ukrainian experts and teams to
00:27:28Syria and developing joint work mechanisms to accelerate
00:27:32demining operations, which supports the rehabilitation of agricultural
00:27:35lands and the safe return of residents to their
00:27:38areas.
00:27:44For more details about this agreement, we are joined by Hazem Awad, Syria
00:27:47TV correspondent, from Damascus. Hazem,
00:27:50welcome. So, what additional details do you have regarding
00:27:54this agreement signed between the Ministry of Emergency
00:27:58and Disaster and
00:28:01the Ukrainian Humanitarian Mine Action and War Remnants
00:28:04Centre? Indeed, Furat, the Ministry
00:28:08of Emergency Situations has,
00:28:13at least, made several
00:28:15steps and announcements
00:28:19issue was discussed by the Ministry and also
00:28:22by governors and the President regarding
00:28:25reconstruction and also regarding the issue
00:28:29of restoring cultivated areas
00:28:32for production. This agreement signed today
00:28:36with the Ukrainian Humanitarian Mine Action Centre
00:28:39primarily aims to benefit from
00:28:43Ukraine's expertise in surveying lands,
00:28:46especially agricultural lands,
00:28:49in search of mines, in addition to benefiting from its expertise in clearing
00:28:53these mines. The agreement paving the way for visits by teams
00:28:56and Ukrainian experts to the areas
00:29:00of mines during the past period. Syria will also aim,
00:29:03through this agreement, to build national expertise in
00:29:10strategic plan, which it set, in addition
00:29:14to accelerating the removal of mines
00:29:16and returning cultivated lands to their production
00:29:20cycle, because it is a big file, perhaps
00:29:23regarding these lands. The Ministry of Emergency
00:29:27and Disaster had launched a strategic plan extending
00:29:31for three years in terms of mine clearance, in addition
00:29:34to unexploded
00:29:38same month, Germany opened
00:29:40an advanced mine clearance branch at the National
00:29:43Center for Mine Clearance
00:29:46steps to move forward with this file, especially
00:29:50with regard to cultivated lands, in addition to accelerating
00:29:54reconstruction in some areas where mines and unexploded
00:29:58war remnants hinder the reconstruction process, as happened
00:30:01N
00:30:06Thank you, Hazem Awad, Syria TV correspondent, you were with us from
00:30:09Damascus.
00:30:13The head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport, Omar Al-Hasri,
00:30:16announced the start of operation of two new European
00:30:20destinations for Syrian Airlines. Al-Hasri stated that
00:30:23flights to the Danish capital Copenhagen will begin on
00:30:27Monday, September 21, while
00:30:30flights to the capital Vienna will begin on Tuesday,
00:30:34September 22. The number of direct European destinations will increase
00:30:38to three, in addition to the Dutch
00:30:42capital Amsterdam. He explained that
00:30:44the operation of the two destinations comes as part of a plan
00:30:48to expand the Syrian Airlines network and enhance direct
00:30:51air connectivity, with continued efforts to add new
00:30:54European and regional destinations.