The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.

We don't discuss this issue [ chemical weapons ] in public because we never said that we have it, and we never said that we don't have it. It's a Syrian issue ; it's a military issue we never discuss in public with anyone.

Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.

We are fully free, not partially, fully free, in everything related to the future of Syria.

I don't believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.

We are very cautious in judging [Donald Trump], especially as he wasn't in a political position before.

The United States accused Syria, and because you accused you have to bring evidence [of chemical weapons], this first of all. We have to find evidences when we are there.