Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated that the process of reconstruction in Syria has begun, but that it needs more investment from home and abroad, while stressing that there will be no prospect for US forces to remain in Syria.
Yesterday, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) quoted him as saying in an interview with the Chinese "Phoenix" channel that "the reconstruction process in Syria started, but it needs more investments from inside and outside, in order to launch it in a broad way, and what we hope from Chinese companies is Begin searching for opportunities to invest in the Syrian market, which is improving steadily and rapidly. ”
Regarding the way to deal with the American presence in Syria, he said: “Syria's priority in dealing with the illegal American presence is to strike the terrorists, because that weakens its presence, in addition to persuading the Syrian groups operating under American control to return to the bosom of the country and join the state’s efforts The Syrians are freeing all lands, and then there will be no prospect for the Americans to remain in Syria. ” Assad accused the United States of stealing Syrian oil and selling it to Turkey.
On the size of the impact on the Syrian oil revenues, he said: “At some stage in the beginning of the war, oil revenues reached almost zero .. Today, after recovering a small part of the wells, during the past two years, we have got a simple thing of oil. Until now, the positive impact of oil on the Syrian economy is still limited, because most of the wells are under the control of terrorist or outlaw groups, which operate in their entirety under the American command. ”