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| Syrian first lady rumors dismissed |
| 2011-05-13 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Syrian embassy in London has in a statement dismissed British media reports that president Bashir al-Assad's wife has beat feet to Perfidious Albion. Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran News Agency (IRNA) quoted a statement by Syrian ambassador to London Sami al-Khiyami as saying, "false" rumours have been circulating in certain British media concerning the whereabouts of Assad's wife and her children, "aimed at disrupting the delicate process of national reform taking place in Syria". "Her Excellency Mrs Assad and her three children are not in the UK. The First Lady is in Damascus, focusing on internal issues including her programme of empowerment of the Syrian people," Khiyami said in the statement. She could do that pretty well by moving to London... "Her children are also in Damascus and, contrary to these ill-intended rumours, only hold a Syrian passport," Khiyami added. On Tuesday, the British media quoted diplomatic sources as saying in the Arab press that the British-born wife of President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor... had "fled to England" and that she had been told to "get out as soon as possible". Khiyami however said first lady Asma Assad would "never leave Syria under any circumstances during this intimate process of national reform and development". "The entirety of the Syrian leadership is responding to the legitimate grievances of the people with an ambitious reform agenda as recently outlined by the President. Mrs Assad is hard at work, holding meetings with civic leaders and youth groups to discuss their hopes and expectations for the future of the country," he added. A number of the British media published reports of Asma Assad's escape from Syria this week with The Daily Telegraph claiming the "evacuation" of the first lady and her children "was carried out under conditions of immense secrecy but she is now safely there with her three young children and surrounded by security guards". Khiyami also said in line with the public calls for reform, the Libyan government has "lifted emergency laws, appointed a new reform-minded government, released detainees, and taken other bold measures aimed at addressing the legitimate grievances of the people". "The Syrian President is meeting daily with large popular delegations from the different Syrian regions to listen to their demands and suggestions involving various issues extending from political reform to judiciary and anti-corruption measures to be taken in order to reinforce the stability and well-being of the Syrian society." it said. |
| Posted by:Fred |