Haider: Continuous fortification of national reconciliations more important than achieving them

Damascus, SANA_ Tolerance and reconciliation are the essential headlines for the term “national reconciliation” which is a part of Syria’s strategy to emerge from the current crisis, State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs Ali Haider said.

In an interview given to the Syrian TV on Monday evening, Haider said that “national reconciliations that have been achieved are part of the comprehensive process that will lead to victory against terrorism and lay the foundations for a national dialogue that will determine the final image of the future Syria that the Syrians aspire to.”

He added that reconciliation does not mean only stopping military operations in a certain place, or handing over weapons, or settling the legal status of people and returning them to their homes; it means all of these things together.

Haidar stressed that the failure of reconciliation in a certain area does not mean that reconciliation is not a strategy or a priority for the state or that we must revise it, as reconciliation is a final strategy that is agreed upon and everyone should be convinced that it is an essential part of resolving the crisis.

He concluded by saying that the continuous fortification of such reconciliations through spreading the culture of tolerance and cohesion and collaborating to bridge gaps is more important than achieving the reconciliations themselves.

Ghossoun / Hazem Sabbagh