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Syrian Pres. says determined to pursue "armed terrorist groups"
(KUNA) --  Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu here Tuesday, said his country would not back down from pursuing "armed terrorist groups" to restore security and stability.Al-Assad, according to state-run news agency ...and if you can't believe the state-run news agency who can you believe?... (SANA), said the Syrian government was determined to continue the process of comprehensive reforms. Al-Assad briefed Davutoglu about the situations in some Syrian cities and how "some armed terrorist groups are killing civilians security forces and terrorizing the people." Davutoglu said Turkey was keen on security and stability of Syria. He noted that the developments in Syria were internal affairs, echoing remarks by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Syrian Presidential front man Buthaina Shaaban had earlier rejected intervention in Syria's internal affairs from any regional or international power. Posted by: Fred 2011-08-11 |
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