Syria Committed to National Reconciliation, President Assad Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his administration is committed to a national reconciliation process to end the country's conflict.
The Syrian people are fully capable of finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, Assad said on Wednesday in a meeting with local community leaders from the Damascus countryside.
The Syrian president also stressed that any reconciliation process should be free from foreign interference.
He further hailed constructive efforts made by the dignitaries for reconciliation despite all the hardships they encounter.
During the meeting, the dignitaries vowed to continue supporting the reconciliation process in order to bring an end to the unrest, Press TV reported.
Syria will hold presidential election on June 3. Damascus has insisted that it would hold the vote despite the foreign-backed militancy that has plagued the country for more than three years.
A total of 24 hopefuls, including Bashar al-Assad, officially registered their candidacy for the upcoming election.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. The UN says more than 130,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the unrest in 2011. More than 2.2 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries while an estimated 4.25 million have been displaced internally.
