Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, Hamad Ben Issa Al-Khalifa

President Bashar al-Assad’s speech: FULL STREAMING VIDEO

Mubarak and Al-Khalifa Hail President Assad’s Speech Damascus, March 6 (SANA)

President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Sunday expressed appreciation over stances included in President Bashar al-Assad’s speech at the People’s Assembly yesterday.

This came during a telephone call to President Assad from Mubarak.

Late Saturday, King Hamad Ben Issa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain telephoned President Assad and praised the speech, expressing that it will be positively reflected on the situation in the region.

Mazen.

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President Bashar al-Assad’s speech: FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the people’s Assembly; My Syrian sisters and brothers,

I address you at this critical stage of the history of Syria and the region, with the events that you have experienced with your feelings and ardor for your homeland. You prove time and time again your faithfulness, loyalty and concern for the protection of its pride and dignity.

I wanted to meet you today, under these conditions, in order to give you a review of recent developments and your country’s position towards them, and in order to provide answers to the many questions you have in mind as part of the close and transparent relationship between us. I mean to stress a basic fact: that everything we do, and all the positions we take are inspired by you. President Bashar al-Assad’s speech FULL TEXT