Information Minister: What Syria is Exposed to Is Part of a Plot Targeting the Whole Region

Minister of Information Dr. Adnan Mahmoud on Tuesday said the latest events in Syria are part of a plot against the whole region, adding that Syria has been targeted since 2001. The Minister comments came during a meeting with the Jordanian Popular Committee delegation which voiced support to Syria against targeting its pivotal role in the region. Minister Mahmoud added that conspiracy is becoming clearer after the Security Council adopted a statement on Syria, pointing out that the statement ignored the acts of the armed terrorist groups in some Syrian areas. The government managed, by virtue of the popular awakening, to stop all pretexts for foreign sides to interfere in Syria's internal affairs, the Minister said. He added that the Syrian people expressed support to President Bashar al-Assad's reform program and condemned the criminal acts of terrorists and foreign intervention. Minister Mahmoud said that Syria has been the target of an unprecedented media war for more than 4 months using all technologies of communications, virtual world and satellites, pointing out that some Arab and foreign satellite channels dedicated more than 80% of their broadcast to convey the statements of the opposition and armed terrorist groups. The Minister clarified that Syria has started implementing reforms announced by President al-Assad as the parties, elections and local administration laws were endorsed and soon the media law will be endorsed too, stressing that reform is going on with great momentum. For his part, member of the delegation Ibrahim Alloush said the crisis which is storming Syria is "a war to win the hearts and minds", adding that Syrian media has a big responsibility to develop its tools to win that war. Members of the delegation stressed the necessity of rebuilding a wide national front to face all challenges targeting the unity of the Syrian society.