The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
Bashar al-AssadYou want me to believe American evidence and don't want me to believe the indications that we have. We live here, this is our reality.
Bashar al-AssadOur democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
Bashar al-AssadThe other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and at the same time for the humanitarian convoys and help to go through those gates inside that part of Aleppo, but the terrorists publicly refused any solution, so they wanted to keep the situation as it is.
Bashar al-Assad