Gen. al-Sha’ar and Parties’ Affairs Committee stress importance of parties’ role

10/08/2014

Damascus, SANA – The Committee of Parties’ Affairs held a meeting on Sunday, headed by Interior Minister at the caretaker government Lt. Gen. Mohammad Ibrahim al-Sha’ar, to discuss parties’ related issues.

Gen. al-Sha’ar said that the oath speech of President Bashar al-Assad was a strategic one that drew the future of Syria and the region, with detailed analysis to the local, Arab and international situation and means to overcome the crisis in Syria.

He stressed the importance of the role of parties in countering corruption and contributing to national reconciliation initiatives and reconstruction stage.

The number of licensed parties in Syria, according to the Parties law, are 10 in addition to the parties of the National Progressive Front (NPF).

M. Nassr