I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.

Revolution should be Syrian, cannot be revolution imported from abroad.

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.

We have to wait and see when Donald J. Trump embarks his new mission, let's say, or position within this administration as President.

Personally, I do not support the concept of suicide bombings. This is not part of our [syrian] culture. But whether you condemn them or not, suicide bombings are a reality.

When you talk about humanitarian, it doesn't only mean to offer the people the help, the food, their necessary needs for their life. The first thing, if you ask the Syrian refugees, for example, the first thing they want is to go back to their country.

This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that's good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.