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| Category | Interview |
| Media | Magazine - Spiegel International |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 31, 2005 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Syrian President Bashar Assad discusses initial stabs at democracy in his country, the outlook for peace in the Middle East and Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. And in an answer aimed at Washington, he says neither Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo nor Iraq are models for democracy.
SPIEGEL: Mr. President, there are tentative movements toward democracy here and there in the Arab world. But there is little evidence of that in Syria. Why not?
Assad: Well, it just happens that the Arab states develop at different rates and under different historical conditions. Egypt, for example, has not experienced as many coups as Syria. Besides, Cairo signed a peace treaty with Israel, whereas we remain in neither a state of war nor a state of peace with Israel. Incidentally, our development only began a few years ago, so of course expectations will vary widely. But the main issue is that we in Syria have at least opened up a dialogue about it. |
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