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00:00:01the purchasing power of all
00:00:03a very large percentage is consistent with Syrian citizens, regardless of whether they work
00:00:06in the public sector or in the private sector.
00:00:09This is very important.
00:00:13be in vain, and we will talk Why? Because today, the Syrian lira is the true mirror
00:00:16of the Syrian citizen's trust in their economy. Of course,
00:00:20regarding the matters that
00:00:23between those who lived in I wished the survey would have focused on, which is the extent
00:00:27of the efficiency of, for example, economic policies,
00:00:30whether it was monetary policy or fiscal policy, or
00:00:34the extent of the Syrian citizen's trust
00:00:37How should the in the indicators
00:00:39government invest in this related to even what the government issues
00:00:41in terms of data, which is advanced data in terms
00:00:45of transparency, meaning that
00:00:4766% of it will form pillars form of relationship with the and continuous accumulation
00:00:50for the continuation of a state
00:00:52that they are completely absent, even regarding of transparency and credibility. I also wished
00:00:55very much for something related to accountability
00:00:58and oversight. Today in Syria, and over the past
00:01:02build its approach months, we hear again large numbers related
00:01:06occupation in light to corruption. So, where are the indicators related to corruption
00:01:08in this survey? I mean, there is,
00:01:11there is, there is a survey regarding
00:01:15corruption. I will discuss it shortly. But Dr. Abdul Monem,
00:01:18is this decline or this delay in achieving
00:01:23living on the ground. economic progress, if I may say so, also based on policies
00:01:27or political decisions? Who leads to the other,
00:01:30in your opinion?
00:01:34I will not,
00:01:37at how much I will reserve my judgment slightly on the topic of this general title
00:01:40that there is a delay, there is no economic progress.
00:01:44The sentence that is probably more
00:01:45accurate is that the Syrian citizen has become
00:01:49suffering more, and therefore, any
00:01:52successes that are actually achieved at the level of the Syrian economy
00:01:55have not yet been reflected, not only have they not been reflected
00:01:59positively, but they have been reflected negatively,
00:02:01perhaps, on the Syrian citizen. Therefore, why?
00:02:05Simply because the government's priorities are different from
00:02:09the Syrian citizen's priorities.
00:02:12and media figures. It should, Today, if we look at, for example, legitimacy, which is to be with the government budget,
00:02:14the government budget, there are more than two billion or close to
00:02:18two and a half billion that the government spent on itself
00:02:21in salaries and wages, administrative expenses.
00:02:25There is also one billion spent on investment. So, it spent on
00:02:28itself four or five times what it spends on all
00:02:37it's enough. There are other things also related
00:02:40to
00:02:44so the people are sensitive the system that manages basic services for citizens. We always talk
00:02:48in a negative way, of course, about many
00:02:52agree with, I mean, of the realities that we lived Zakaria, I also thank you for as Syrians with the regime,
00:02:54they should at least move but we also
00:02:56feel that many of
00:03:00these
00:03:01I mean, Syrians struggled manifestations have not deviated from the context
00:03:04that the Syrian citizen lives
00:03:06the latest of which was what happened in their daily life. I mean, in the end, can we
00:03:10say that these results reflect an economic
00:03:12and also a desire from crisis inherited from the previous regime, four
00:03:16or 14 years of war, or a gap between
00:03:20and the remaining the expectations of Syrians, as you mentioned earlier, and the reality
00:03:22of the transitional phase, a reality imposed by the transitional phase in one way
00:03:26or another? You asked a little while ago
00:03:30the government's policies in about whether political decisions
00:03:32dealing with this have an impact on the economic situation. I say
00:03:35yes, because there is an experience called the Idlib
00:03:38experience, which is now present in
00:03:41all of Syria. Therefore, we are talking about the disadvantages
00:03:44of the regime's experience and imposing an experience or
00:03:48extending or expanding the framework of an experience that was also
00:03:52not this angelic experience
00:03:55stages that that even if some people talk about it, it is very clear that there is
00:03:58a box of names that can
00:04:02be chosen to address economic
00:04:04files. Also, this box includes
00:04:08certain ideas and methodologies. This box,
00:04:11declarations I believe, is the main problem today that
00:04:14causes what the Syrian
00:04:16to reality. Where did citizen is experiencing. A sovereign fund of its relations with means no, no, no, I am not talking
00:04:22a decrease in this percentage, but about that, meaning there is a specific framework,
00:04:24a specific framework in which economic
00:04:26responsibilities are distributed in a way that suits them, or
00:04:31circumstances, whether at the regional it is certain that they will follow a specific methodology in
00:04:34dealing with economic
00:04:36not have many issues. Okay, okay, regarding
00:04:38tools corruption, the results actually, or the survey addressed the issue
00:04:42of corruption, and I would like to
00:04:44ask about that, Mr. Barita. How do we explain the continued
00:04:48belief in the spread of corruption among
00:04:5188% of Syrians in
00:04:53we criticize and praise institutions?
00:04:56Well, in this regard, the absence of transparency
00:05:00is very high, and the reality might say that this
00:05:03Turkey, with Gulf countries, with percentage is due to the absence of transparency.
00:05:07It was a source of problems. Today, It is the cause of all rumors, the main cause of rumors and ambiguity.
00:05:10The absence of transparency on the part
00:05:14of the government, the gap that exists between employees themselves,
00:05:17as we mentioned many times, there is a gap. I mean, the same employee
00:05:21in the same position, this one gets a salary, the second one gets
00:05:24a salary, and the third one gets a salary according to where he was
00:05:27before, and all these places have not yet been resolved.
00:05:31The societal gap, the gap that exists
00:05:36the previously liberated areas and moved to the areas that
00:05:39were liberated by the regime. All of this
00:05:51reinforces the existence of corruption. I mean, I say everything is
00:05:54corrupt if no evidence,
00:05:58proofs, and financial reports are presented to me. The absence of financial reports,
00:06:01we know
00:06:04the budget. We mentioned previously that the budget figures are unconvincing,
00:06:08they are aggregate figures, there are no details. We mentioned
00:06:11repeatedly the issue of the sovereign fund and the lack of transparency about it. I mean, 50
00:06:15billion dollars that we get from
00:06:17foreign magazines, foreign newspapers, and foreign websites,
00:06:21and the Syrian government has not announced anything about it at all. This tells
00:06:25you that there is corruption. Even
00:06:29the issue of work in various fields
00:06:33says that there is corruption, and corruption has even been reinforced. I mean, the popular
00:06:36view that we hear, unfortunately, I regret to say this,
00:06:40is that we used to pay in Syrian pounds, now we pay
00:06:44in dollars. This societal view exists
00:06:47in all Syrian cities, and therefore, it isolates this percentage.
00:06:50I mean, this exists and strongly, and the main reason is
00:06:54the lack of transparency and the lack of a regulating law, and transparency is
00:06:58a chain that follows accountability,
00:07:00and the current authority has not
00:07:03followed these matters. There is evidence, Abu Ibrahim, for example, in the foreseeable
00:07:07future, a short while ago, Qablawi, for example, was not
00:07:10dismissed. He was dismissed. He was not prosecuted, and we know nothing about him, and many like him.
00:07:14I mean, it's not enough to dismiss an employee after
00:07:18he steals, it's not enough to let him escape and call him corrupt. He must be held
00:07:22accountable fairly. I mean, there must be a law.
00:07:26We cannot talk about a principle from the principles of governance alone without
00:07:29talking about a complete systematic chain related to participation,
00:07:32accountability, transparency, and following up on these
00:07:36procedures according to an independent judiciary and regulating laws
00:07:39that apply to everyone. This is the Syria we dream of, justice and equal citizenship.
00:07:44whole thing is related to corruption, it reinforces corruption.
00:07:48Dr. Zakaria, or rather,
00:07:50Mr. Mohammed Suleiman, how can we interpret the support of 66%
00:07:54for Syrian foreign policy? Does that reflect reality? Does that
00:07:58also reflect, I mean, the crises that Syria has gone through since the fall
00:08:02of the regime until now? I mean, despite the honest
00:08:06attempt by Syrian diplomacy to
00:08:09project the issue of zero problems with everyone,
00:08:12but, I mean, there have been events
00:08:16that Syria has gone through,
00:08:19with Jordan. Does all of that support this percentage
00:08:23of about 66% approval for Syrian foreign policy?
00:08:25I mean, undoubtedly, Syrians
00:08:29today see that
00:08:32there are political files
00:08:36on the foreign front that were
00:08:39not present during the previous regime's era. I mean, today, Syria is
00:08:42part of international organizations, it is part of the international coalition
00:08:46to combat terrorism. Its relations have become
00:08:49good with neighboring countries, especially the countries that the defunct
00:08:53regime fought. I mean, the defunct regime was a rogue state that interacted
00:08:57and dealt with several countries and was isolated from the rest
00:08:59of the world. Today, no, the situation is different.
00:09:02Therefore, I believe
00:09:06that the percentage could have been higher
00:09:09if it weren't for the recent events that occurred, and
00:09:13as a result of varying statements and declarations, the percentage
00:09:17would have been higher, I believe. But what
00:09:20happened as a result of varying
00:09:24in recent days between Syria and Jordan,
00:09:27this, yes, yes, it
00:09:31caused
00:09:34Syrians still look at foreign policy
00:09:37as being the best it can
00:09:41be under the current
00:09:44level or at the international level. I mean, today, Syria also does
00:09:50to form partnerships,
00:09:53to have a significant weight at the international
00:09:57level. It is a country
00:10:00that has, I mean, emerged from, from, after
00:10:03the Syrian revolution, from a 14-year conflict that the regime
00:10:07destroyed at the social level and at the political
00:10:10level. I mean, it ended
00:10:13relations with all countries, with
00:10:16Jordan and others.
00:10:20Syrians do not see that foreign policy has succeeded in restoring
00:10:23and improving Syria's image in front
00:10:26of the international community. It has succeeded in neutralizing many
00:10:29dangers from Syria, especially
00:10:33the two dangers that were present during
00:10:35the years of the revolution: the Iranian danger and the Russian danger. I mean,
00:10:38today, there are somewhat balanced and disciplined
00:10:42relations with the Russians, and somewhat
00:10:45good relations with other parties. Therefore,
00:10:49Syrians believe that this policy may
00:10:52contribute during the coming period or during the next phase
00:10:55to improving conditions, provided that
00:10:59the Israeli conundrum in the country
00:11:02is resolved or a solution is reached, and the intervention
00:11:06is curbed.
00:11:08Mr. Mohammed,
00:11:12Syrians believe that Israel poses
00:11:16a threat to Syria's security and stability.
00:11:19And Dr. Zakaria, here is my question:
00:11:22how should the government
00:11:27to dealing with the Israeli
00:11:31of this popular belief that 96% of Syrians
00:11:34believe that Israel is the greatest threat to the country's
00:11:37security?
00:11:40Yes, this is an important question, and I believe the percentage
00:11:44of 97 is a large number, one of the highest
00:11:47figures, actually, that there is Syrian awareness
00:11:51of the extent of the danger of Israeli aggression
00:11:54on what is happening. Let me tell you
00:11:58frankly, if we look
00:12:02this feeling is embodied or represented in
00:12:05the authority's discourse, the media discourse, statements, positions, etc.,
00:12:09there was there was, I mean, perhaps there
00:12:13was a speech at the United Nations delivered by Mr. Al-Shara,
00:12:16perhaps it was clear, strong, but other than that, there
00:12:20was weakness, and sometimes ambiguity,
00:12:23and long silence.
00:12:26And, I mean, statements of condemnation and so on,
00:12:29knowing that the danger, the danger is great, and there is an acknowledgment that there have been more
00:12:33than 1 Israeli targeting. There have been incursions that have increased significantly
00:12:37in recent days. The security
00:12:39area
00:12:41covered by Israel, which it occupied, let's consider it between
00:12:45the buffer zone and the areas in the Quneitra countryside, Daraa countryside,
00:12:49and Damascus countryside, is about 800 square kilometers.
00:12:52The summit of Mount Hermon, 2814 meters above sea
00:12:56level, overlooks three countries. It is a strategic
00:13:00summit. And there have been visits
00:13:03by Netanyahu and Katz, the Chief of Staff, in military
00:13:07uniform in Syrian territory. And even Israeli ballot boxes for the first time
00:13:10in history have been placed in Syrian territory because
00:13:14the soldiers and the workers want to go and
00:13:18vote, actually. So, there is a feeling among
00:13:20Syrians that there is a real danger from this Israeli
00:13:23aggression. But where, in parallel, do you think
00:13:27that this feeling of threat and danger from
00:13:30Israel has increased in intensity in recent days, especially
00:13:34since in the early days of the fall of the regime, after the fall of the regime, there
00:13:38was still a popular discourse talking about a danger related
00:13:42to or centered on Hezbollah
00:13:45Iranian militias in Syria? Today, what does this percentage say
00:13:49about this issue and about,
00:13:52as you mentioned,
00:13:57danger?
00:14:00Look, let's be frank today, and this is even
00:14:04in the opinion poll among Syrians, and it was clear,
00:14:07and it is clear that there is real
00:14:09awareness today. The biggest
00:14:12and most prominent threat, and it is almost,
00:14:15almost, and this is my opinion, the only one, is the Israeli aggression, it is the Israeli
00:14:19danger, actually, because it is the one that is
00:14:22threatening today, it is the one that is violating Syrian airspace,
00:14:25it is the one that is entering with vehicles in
00:14:29the village of Joumla, where the person who was killed
00:14:32and martyred was a person with special needs and an orphan,
00:14:36I mean, and, I mean, humanely, all
00:14:40Syrians, I mean, truly. And before him, there were
00:14:43martyrs also in Daraa, in Nawa, in other
00:14:47areas. So, I mean, there is a real and
00:14:50imminent danger. But, actually, regardless, we hear
00:14:54some personalities, whether with official
00:14:58designation in authority or close to it, I mean, I personally
00:15:02hear strangely, I mean, that "Netanyahu forced us to come
00:15:05here," I don't know what, I mean, there is
00:15:08a danger, and the discourse should be clear. I mean, I
00:15:11personally, through follow-up, the discourse of Mr. Al-Shara in the statement
00:15:15you are referring to, I think you are referring to Mohammed
00:15:18Al-Alabi's statement, he was with us on Syria
00:15:21TV. I mean,
00:15:25for Mr. Al-Alabi, but it is very unfortunate, I mean, that it is a statement, and similar
00:15:29statements should not, in fact, today, I mean,
00:15:33politicians and media figures should have a discourse
00:15:37whose language public
00:15:41opinion and consistent with the magnitude of the danger. Without
00:15:45a doubt, we understand that Syria is in a very sensitive situation, but
00:15:49if Syria risks a danger and remains silent
00:15:52about a danger, we must know this very
00:15:56well. But remaining silent about a danger,
00:15:59Dr. Zakaria, there is a percentage that I must
00:16:02also stop at. There is a rejection by
00:16:05almost 74% of Syrians of any
00:16:09agreement with Israel without the return of the Golan.
00:16:16popular stance in any regulating framework for any relationship, for any
00:16:21occupation?
00:16:24Look, let me tell you something. A few
00:16:27weeks ago, some colleagues wanted to hold
00:16:31seminars about, and about condemning the Israeli aggression on Aleppo,
00:16:34and they spoke with some directorates. The director apologized.
00:16:38Then, when there was a martyr and so on, there was a
00:16:41desire for demonstrations to take place. Let's be frank, the opinion
00:16:44of Syrians is clear with these percentages,
00:16:47sensing the danger from the perspective of their attachment
00:16:50to their lands in the Golan, it is clear. There is
00:16:54no problem for it to happen, and it is also a conscious
00:16:57matter for you to negotiate a new
00:17:00security agreement with the Israelis. It is
00:17:04concessions. This is also a matter
00:17:13the civilian voice, the popular voice helps the authority a lot in
00:17:17its positions, in its negotiations, in its discourse, in mobilizing
00:17:23in its stance to deter what is happening from aggression. Do
00:17:26you think that there has been investment in these
00:17:29positions so far? Because we also saw a wave of demonstrations on
00:17:32the border in Syria
00:17:35specifically. I mean,
00:17:38quite frankly, and I have even mentioned incidents to you, it is still
00:17:42below, I mean, we do not want the popular stance to be ahead
00:17:45of the stance of the authority and politicians
00:17:49at least, be consistent,
00:17:52harmonious, especially since, I mean, the people
00:17:55are aware, understanding of meetings with Israelis
00:17:58and negotiations, but the people are holding onto their rights, and the people
00:18:02are aware of the danger. I mean, so the matter is rational
00:18:05and contains a clear right, I mean, it is
00:18:08not an emotional matter, I mean, or
00:18:11a popular reaction, no, but rather an understandable matter. There is occupied
00:18:15Syrian land, there is a danger,
00:18:18to this issue and have
00:18:22a stance that politicians and media figures
00:18:26should, in fact, at least
00:18:32alongside it, not behind it, or
00:18:35silently, or vaguely, or unclearly, no.
00:18:38and sacrificed a lot to liberate their lands and so
00:18:42on. And today they face an
00:18:45imminent danger, they have great fear. So,
00:18:48this is a very important matter. Uh-huh. Dr. Abdul Monem, can
00:18:52political stability be achieved in Syria in isolation from economic justice,
00:18:56in isolation from improving the living standards of Syrian citizens, despite
00:18:59the fact that you explained the reason for the delay
00:19:02in the Syrian citizen not yet feeling an improvement
00:19:05in their economic
00:19:08reality?
00:19:11I firmly believe that the problem has always been, over the past
00:19:14decades, a political problem,
00:19:16undoubtedly. Today, this political
00:19:20problem does not necessarily have
00:19:23to be solved by applying the democratic system
00:19:25with all its details, principles, values, and so
00:19:29on. There are, undoubtedly,
00:19:33need to be taken, and
00:19:36over the past months, one of the most important demands
00:19:39directed at the transitional authority was not the democratic
00:19:43system, not elections, and not anything
00:19:46else but widening political participation. Widening political
00:19:49participation outside the framework of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, outside the framework
00:19:54supporting
00:19:56countries and so on. Transitioning
00:19:59to identifying,
00:20:03I wouldn't say lists, but searching for national competencies
00:20:06truly connected to the Syrian citizen.
00:20:10Consequently, today, when we elevate these individuals to
00:20:13political decision-making, this person will undoubtedly be connected
00:20:17to the needs of their society and its interests,
00:20:21and will not represent the interest of the authority with a particular
00:20:24country, or represent the interest of the authority in
00:20:26a particular framework. This is very important.
00:20:30There are also other things related, as I said
00:20:34a little while ago, to the issue of accountability and oversight. Mr. Barita
00:20:38spoke very important words. Today, dismissing
00:20:42the corrupt is the last reward given
00:20:45to them. Where is accountability and oversight?
00:20:48Where are the transitional justice files related to the economic
00:20:51reality of the Syrian citizen? Today, transitional justice
00:20:55is undoubtedly important with regard to victims, detainees,
00:20:58arresting regime figures, and so on. But
00:21:02there are also very important headings with regard
00:21:05to transitional justice related to compensation,
00:21:09related to the return of those who left
00:21:12the regime, regardless of how they left,
00:21:15whether as a political
00:21:19stance. One should never
00:21:22limit all transitional
00:21:25justice only to the issue of victims. Of course, this is the priority,
00:21:28undoubtedly. There are also governmental responsibilities that this
00:21:32government must feel and address the enormous
00:21:35damage caused by the regime in many areas that are still
00:21:39celebrating today, after months
00:21:42or after two months, the second anniversary of liberation, but
00:21:46nothing has changed in their reality, actually. It pertains
00:21:50to their homes, their livelihoods, and also
00:21:54their return to their jobs that they left because of the revolution.
00:21:57Okay, Dr. Abdul Monem, if the index is re-measured after a year, what
00:22:01are the transformations that the decision-maker should
00:22:04monitor and work on improving,
00:22:06in your opinion?
00:22:10Well, I mean, this index
00:22:14should focus on more detailed
00:22:17matters, and of course,
00:22:20the political decision-maker undoubtedly monitors everything, actually.
00:22:24I mean, we sense this, and there are
00:22:27responses, even if they are sometimes delayed or carried out
00:22:31in a way that is not the way the Syrian citizen
00:22:35or observer or so on wishes.
00:22:38Today, we need to survey the basic
00:22:42needs of the Syrian citizen and prioritize their true
00:22:44priorities. And
00:22:47there are duties that the government
00:22:50is undoubtedly obligated to fulfill, and they are directly linked,
00:22:54and I have said this many times, to its political
00:22:59the Syrian citizen in basic services, to be involved
00:23:02in transitional justice files, not only in courts,
00:23:06but also to provide compensation and help
00:23:09and facilitate the return of Syrians and the restoration of the areas
00:23:12that were devastated to
00:23:15their populated state. Okay, Mr. Mohammed, I mean,
00:23:18in short, do you think there are contradictions between
00:23:22the results presented by the index and
00:23:25reality?
00:23:27Is there a contradiction in something you felt was not reflected
00:23:30in reality? No, no, there isn't.
00:23:33Please go ahead.
00:23:36Yes, yes, in most
00:23:40of the questionnaires that were presented, they are closer to reality.
00:23:43I mean, I mean, there
00:23:46were realistic figures, close.
00:23:50As a result of the awareness of the Syrian street today
00:23:53after the Syrian revolution, also
00:23:57as a result of its openness to the world more widely,
00:24:02the Syrian people not to have
00:24:05a repetition of the same previous
00:24:08tragedy. Consequently, there
00:24:10was some transparency, some
00:24:14opinions, in
00:24:17giving observations within this questionnaire.
00:24:20I mean, today, the economic reality, the questionnaire made it clear
00:24:23that the economic reality in Syria is bad, and this is a lived reality that everyone
00:24:27experiences today. Today, we see
00:24:31you believe that the results reflect reality. Good, Mr. Mohammed. Good, Mr.
00:24:34Mohammed. A question for Mr.
00:24:37Barita, too. What do these
00:24:40results say about the nature of the state that
00:24:43Syrians want it to be?
00:24:45Well, I'm going to answer.
00:24:48I'm going to allow myself to answer the same question you asked
00:24:51my colleague earlier. Well, the extent of the survey
00:24:55or the poll and its application to reality, I expect, I mean, there's a distance
00:24:58from reality, and I, as a Syrian person, hope
00:25:02with all my heart that the results of the survey are close
00:25:06you feel it was far from reality, for example? For example,
00:25:10in trust in the government. I mean, 55% in the Arab
00:25:14Index. I don't, I mean, today's government was appointed
00:25:18some time ago, I haven't seen any plans, I haven't seen
00:25:22any performance indicators, I haven't seen any impact on... You mean this percentage is
00:25:25exaggerated?
00:25:28Of course it's exaggerated. Of course, I believe that public awareness
00:25:31is not absolute support. Public awareness
00:25:35after 14 years of revolution and 50 years of oppression,
00:25:39injustice, tyranny, and killing says that
00:25:43the positives, and we continue to criticize
00:25:47until we overcome all existing negatives. And the negatives...
00:25:51Social media doesn't say what you say, Mr. Barita. On the contrary, it perhaps
00:25:54reflects even higher percentages than the percentages that
00:25:58the barrier of fear, the barrier of fear is still
00:26:02present among
00:26:05of the Syrian people after all that they have suffered and are suffering.
00:26:09We hope that the sacrifices that the Syrian people
00:26:12have made will not
00:26:16about things by their names, we will call them by their names from
00:26:19all sides. I mean, for example, the Syrian parameter,
00:26:22the same poll assesses the government by a satisfaction
00:26:26rate of 71%. On what basis is it 71%? On the high
00:26:29price of diesel by 85%?
00:26:32No, on the high price of food items
00:26:35by 200%. Where is this? On management
00:26:39and governance and corruption and investment files that are being granted
00:26:42without tenders, without announcement, and without any transparency? Where is
00:26:46this government? On the absence of the government's role? I mean, specifically,
00:26:49regarding the education rate, for example, it also caught my attention,
00:26:52with a rate of 62% that
00:26:56there is a decline in education, or 68%. Do
00:26:59you know that, I mean, if I go down to the street now and conduct
00:27:02a small survey, I can ask 500 people, and you'll find that
00:27:06there is no interest in public schools. Even the first question
00:27:10the public school principal asks the student is, "Do you want
00:27:13to attend or not?" Where is the percentage? Where is this 62%? Okay, this is your point
00:27:17of view. I will ask Dr. Zakaria about it. I am speaking from reality,
00:27:20from reality. I am not speaking from my own opinion. These are things we are
00:27:26So, in the end, finally, Dr. Zakaria's
00:27:29opinion on what you referred to, and do these results reflect the beginning
00:27:33of the formation of a new social contract in Syria? Dr. Zakaria, it's a big question, but briefly,
00:27:36please.
00:27:39Look, first of all, the survey
00:27:43covered 25
00:27:45and 26, and even the 26 survey,
00:27:49I mean, up until two months
00:27:51ago. And there is a change between 25
00:27:55and 26. So, the polls It changes, I mean what Mr.
00:27:58Berta or some young people or colleagues said, change
00:28:02exists, meaning people, for example, saw that there were crises that
00:28:06the government caused, so it retreated. I mean, in many standards, it was at
00:28:0925 with number 26, it turned into another number
00:28:12within a year. So polls change and this is the opinion of
00:28:16people changing. It's a natural state, but
00:28:19actually, let me say one thing and conclude with it.
00:28:23I see that there is awareness among Syrians, there is
00:28:25adherence to the main
00:28:28goals. Actually, this is an important issue. There is
00:28:31a sense of danger coming to Syria or threatening
00:28:35Syria, but in a survey I see as very
00:28:39dangerous and needs attention, which is the definition or
00:28:43sectarian belonging, and this is a real problem. This
00:28:46if time allows, Dr.
00:28:48يسعفني الوقت دكتور
00:28:51focusing on this point. Anyway, thank you
00:28:54very much to the academic and political researcher from Damascus, Dr.
00:28:58Zakaria Malahfaji. I also thank Mohamed Suleiman,
00:29:01researcher at Jisr Center for Studies from Damascus,
00:29:05and my thanks to Brietta Haj Hassan, expert in administrative governance from
00:29:08Aleppo, and thanks to Dr. Abdel Moneim Al-Halabi, academic
00:29:12and economic expert who was with us from Gaziantep.
00:29:15Short break and we will return
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00:30:43Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asaad Al-Shaibani, issued a decision to appoint
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