On Friday US President-elect Donald Trump signaled that he looking forward to establishing much-discussed "safe zones" in Syria. "We are going to build safe zones in Syria and we are going to get the Gulf states to pay for the safe zones," Trump told a thank you rally in Orlando, Florida.
"Our foreign policy needs a new direction… For too long we have been moving from one reckless foreign intervention [to another]… Instead of rebuilding foreign nations, it is time to rebuild our nation," he underscored.
Following Trump's win this November Syrian President Bashar al-Assad suggested in his interview with Portuguese television broadcaster RTP that if the US President-elect joins the fight against terrorists being waged by Russia, Damascus and Iran he may become Syria's "natural ally." "So, we cannot tell anything about what he's [Trump] going to do, but if, let's say if he is going to fight the terrorists, of course, he will become an ally, natural ally in that regard with Russia, Iran and many other countries which seek to defeat the terrorists," Assad said.
Commenting on the matter, Russian analyst and former diplomat Vyacheslav Matuzov told Radio Sputnik that actually the US President-elect has raised an important issue.
"Syria lies in ruins and those who destroyed it should take part in its reconstruction. Donald Trump's statement shows that we can reach common ground [with the US] while dealing with the Syrian humanitarian catastrophe caused by criminal policies of the Obama administration and some Arab countries***," Matuzov pointed out.
[sputniknews.com]
17/12/16
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