Syria: Large gathering in Damascus

On Sunday a large demonstration of all different types of citizens in Damascus happened on the al-Hijaz Square. Again the participants of this demonstration in Damascus expressed the rejection of the decision by the Arab League (AL) to “temporarily exclude” Syria from this league – even if this decision is against the statutes and laws of the Arab League.

Also the thousands of citizens in Damascus expressed their support for the reforms and their programs by the Syrian government and the president Bashar al Assad. In response to a call by the so called Syrian Youth Group a huge amount of citizens from the Syrian capital meet on the al-Hijaz Square and celebrated the reforms, their government and Syria as their country.

It is understandable that these people of Damascus reject the illegal decision of the Arab League to exclude Syria and also support the plans by their foreign minister al Muallem who hold a press event as an answer to the last statements by the Arab League yesterday.  Again this demonstration of people in Syria didn`t look like a mass gathering where all the people were “bought or forced” to take part and celebrate their country and government. Maybe not all people on the al-Hijaz Square celebrated their government a lot yesterday but all the people rejected the decision of the Arab League and a foreign intervention in Syria.

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