Damascus, Dec.8 (SANA) President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmad al-Sharaa, congratulated on Monday the Syrian folks on the primary anniversary of the liberation of the nation, pointing to the event of a transparent imaginative and prescient for the brand new Syria, a robust State that belongs to its wonderful previous which appears to be like ahead to its promising future and restores its pure place inside its Arab, regional and worldwide setting.
President al-Sharaa mentioned that the period of the deposed regime was a darkish web page within the historical past of our nation, by which the tyrant held energy for a time, however he quickly fell, in order that the lights of perception, good dialogue, and bridges of affection and brotherhood might shine once more.
“Damascus grew to become the main target of hearts and the steadiness of pursuits, and folks’s tales about Syria and its folks modified from pity to admiration and satisfaction, all of that in a single 12 months, reward be to God,” President Ahmad al-Sharaa mentioned in a speech on the Liberation Day celebration held on the Conferences’ Palace in Damascus.
“To the heroes who gave their lives to liberate the nation, to the moms who endured loss but by no means misplaced hope, to the youngsters who confronted orphanhood and the darkness of loss earlier than understanding life’s which means, and to the good Syrian individuals who stood robust by means of years of oppression at residence and overseas… You might be current on the coronary heart of historical past, characterize heroism and the story of an incredible victory. We congratulate you on the anniversary of Syria’s liberation from tyranny and oppression, and on the return of the homeland to its folks, proud, free, and dignified because it has at all times been,” President al-Sharaa mentioned.
He added that the Syrians have misplaced Damascus, the jewel of the East, for greater than 5 a long time.
“They tried to strip it of its identification, civilization, and historic depth, and so they tried in useless to bury it time and time once more. However how can the moons disguise their faces, and the way can the solar obscure its gentle,” the President questioned.
He went on to say that “right here is Damascus. From this metropolis, humanity as soon as superior, and from right here, it shall rise once more. From this sacred land, the breezes of religion have touched human hearts. Right here, folks have come to grasp the true which means of compassion, loyalty, justice, and knowledge—values handed down from technology to technology.”
“What I like about you, O Sham, is that you just possess goodness, good firm, kindest hearts, most astute minds, and most sensible intellects. Your folks have been probably the most brave when rights have been taken away and dignity was insulted, and so they realized early on these rights are seized, not given, that freedom has a worth that should be paid, that victory comes with endurance, and that with hardship comes ease. And for all of that, there was a ravishing reward,” the President mentioned .
He pressured that the previous regime sought to sow division amongst our folks and instill worry, turning citizenship right into a software of loyalty and servitude, weakening the nation, and dragging the nation to the bottom ranks in all fields.
“It constructed a system of lawlessness and corruption, holding the folks poor and ignorant, denying their rights, and making free speech against the law, creativity a shame, and patriotism a legal responsibility,” President al-Sharaa mentioned.
He added that right now, with the daybreak of freedom, we announce a historic break with that legacy, a whole elimination of the phantasm of falsehood, and a everlasting departure from the period of despotism and tyranny in the direction of a brand new daybreak based mostly on justice, benevolence, citizenship, coexistence, creativity, and brilliance in constructing the nation.
The President mentioned that the top of our battle with the previous regime was however the starting of a brand new battle within the fields of labor and diligence, a battle to match phrases with deeds, guarantees with success and values with adherence.
“The folks have entrusted us with their confidence after years of oppression and injustice, and have positioned in us the accountability of management. Let our motto be honesty and our pledge be constructing a greater future,” the President mentioned.
He added that from the primary second of liberation, we traveled throughout the governorates, listening to the folks’s issues and calls for, and developed a transparent imaginative and prescient for a robust Syria—rooted in its historical past, trying to the longer term, and reclaiming its rightful place regionally and internationally.
“We introduced this imaginative and prescient to the world, welcoming delegations and visiting different nations. Syrian diplomacy has reshaped Syria’s picture overseas, establishing it as a trusted accomplice within the area and past,” President al-Sharaa affirmed.
On the financial and funding degree, President al-Sharaa mentioned that “we now have established strategic partnerships with pleasant nations in very important sectors together with power, ports, airports, actual property and communications. These partnerships have contributed to strengthening financial restoration, opening funding alternatives, creating job alternatives and enhancing the construction of the nationwide financial system.”
On the degree of life and residing, President al-Sharaa added “we have been eager on rationalize the financial coverage in order that it could be mirrored instantly on the residents, so we steadily raised the extent of earnings, alleviated struggling and established a extra secure and simply setting.”
“Now we have united the varied navy forces into knowledgeable nationwide military loyal to the homeland, strengthening safety and stability,” the President affirmed.
“As we construct a brand new Syria, we reaffirm our dedication to transitional justice, holding perpetrators accountable whereas defending victims’ rights and guaranteeing justice,” the President added.
He added that the folks’s proper to know and to query, adopted by accountability or reconciliation, is the muse of the state’s stability and a assure in opposition to the recurrence of violations. It’s the cornerstone for constructing belief between the citizen and the state.
“We’ll always remember the lacking individuals and their households, who characterize a humanitarian problem of prior significance, one on which there may be no compromise. We’re dedicated to relentlessly pursuing the reality,” President al-Sharaa mentioned.
“Expensive Syrian folks, you could have proven the world that victory is just the start. Allow us to proceed the story of a resilient folks, making victory a accountability by means of diligence, motion, justice, and compassion, and elevating our beloved homeland to the ranks of superior nations,” the President mentioned.
To those that paved the best way with their blood, struggling, and sacrifices—fighters, prisoners, martyrs, the wounded, and their households—we lengthen our deepest respect and peace, President al-Sharaa concluded.
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