📰 President al-Sharaa to CBS News: Reconstruction Could Cost Up to $900 Billion

leader Ahmad al-Sharaa stated that reconstructing internal-link">syria is a top priority for the state, estimating the cost to be between $600 and $900 billion, and emphasized the need for backing from the international community. In an interview with the program “60 Minutes” on the American network CBS News, leader Al-Sharaa stated: “The world watched this tragedy unfold for 14 years and couldn’t do anything to stop this massive crime. ” “So, the world today should provide backing to Syria,” he added. President al-Sharaa pointed out that’ ”international economic sanctions imposed on Syria are hindering reconstruction efforts and have to be lifted to give people hope for rebuilding and returning to their homes”. “Anyone who obstructs the lifting of sanctions on Syria is an accomplice to those who committed this crime,” the president stated.

He emphasized that Syria deserves living in peace and security, which will serve the region and the world. “Syria deserves to live in peace and security, and the world will benefit from Syria’s emerging circumstances,” President al-Sharaa said. “It is a great historical opportunity for the region,” he added. President al-Sharaa said that ”entire generations of syrians have suffered severe psychological trauma consequently of the war waged by the former regime, during which more than one million Syrians were killed, significant areas and infrastructure were destroyed, and millions were relocated”. The president clarified that ”the administration intends to use legal means to pursue justice against Bashar Assad, who is living in Moscow since fleeing Syria. ” Regarding the events in the coastal region and Sweida, the President said that “This is a syrian internal matter that should be resolved legally by Syrian authorities,” pledging that the state’s commitment to prosecuting those involved. “I believe that Syria is committed to prosecuting anyone who committed crimes against civilians, of any party or side,” he added.

Indeed, on the issue of repeated Israeli attacks on Syria, President Al-Sharaa stated that ”Syria doesn’t pose any threat to anyone describing the Israeli attacks on the presidential palace as “a declaration of war”. “To target the palace to convey a message, that’s not a message, that’s a declaration of war,” the president said. Adding that Syria “doesn’t want to engage in wars, and it doesn’t want to be a threat to Israel or anyone else,” calling on Israeli to withdraw from Syrian territories it occupied after December 8. President al-Sharaa clarified that ”the operations…