Damascus-Sana
The Prime Minister, Eng. Imad Khamis, stressed that after the major victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in its war on terrorism, the forces of aggression intent on tightening the economic blockade of Syria with the aim of fighting the citizen in his livelihood and turning him into his state, stressing that the state’s institutions and its various organs work to alleviate the suffering of citizens Due to the increase in prices according to several steps and ensuring that they get their needs at reasonable prices.
Engineer Khamis said in a dialogue with the Syrian channel tonight that terrorist organizations, with the support of the conspirators of Syria, have targeted during all the years of the crisis all the components of the state and the components of the economy where infrastructure, energy resources, factories, installations, farms and all components of production have been targeted, which directly affected the life of the Syrian citizen And imposed great challenges on his livelihood and daily necessities and also imposed challenges on the Syrian state with additional burdens besides the burdens required to confront the terrorist war.
Engineer Khamis indicated that before the beginning of the terrorist war, Syria had nine thousand megabytes of electricity sufficient for its needs and it decreased to 1,200 megabytes and had 385,000 barrels of oil per day decreased to zero and 26 million cubic meters per day decreased to 5 million cubic meters and when the terrorist war on Syria began The forces of aggression used the military, political, and economic war to topple the Syrian state, but the people of the homeland stood by their army, and the realization of what they planned for their homeland failed the plans of the enemies.
Engineer Khamis indicated that the state has secured stability for more than four million displaced people in light of unjust and coercive economic measures unilaterally and this represents a message to the world that the Syrian state is keen to provide for the requirements of its citizens, no matter how severe the war, pointing out that what the state implemented during previous years of production, development and service projects In all governorates, he contributed greatly to reducing the volume of economic pressure on our country.
Engineer Khamis stated that following the liberation of the Syrian Arab Army, large forces of aggression escalated its war on Syria by moving several fronts, most notably the Turkish occupation of areas in northern Syria and the tightening of the economic blockade on Syria in conjunction with the theft of American Syrian oil, which caused economic repercussions, most notably the low price Lira exchange and the difficulty of securing imported goods and materials, especially oil derivatives and foodstuffs, which increased the volume of living pressures on citizens and impeded the implementation of some economic plans and programs.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the state’s institutions and its various agencies are currently working to alleviate the suffering of citizens as a result of increasing prices according to several steps and ensuring that they get their needs at reasonable prices, noting that one of the most important of these measures is to expand the movement area for positive intervention institutions and start distributing some basic food commodities supported using the card Smart to add to
The continuous efforts of direct intervention in the market to control prices and provide goods and materials in suitable quantities without any monopoly or exploitation.
Engineer Khamis indicated that during the past years, thousands of factories were restarted and dozens of companies reopened, and there was significant economic activity and a real development plan was drawn up with all indicators and components of the economy, but what happened was that it did not satisfy our enemies that Syria emerges recovering after eight years of the terrorist war and they started a new scenario One of the tools of war is economic war through aggravation
The economic blockade and they became involved in daily life, such as an oil tanker, a gasoline tanker or a gas tanker, which confirms the extent of their hatred and the reality of their conspiracy against Syria.
The Prime Minister indicated that the economic challenges and pressures imposed by the war imposed himself on government performance, given that these challenges and problems are linked to the lives and basic needs of citizens, pointing out that the bulk of government work has gone towards implementing strategies for rebuilding
The national economy, as the government has focused its attention in the past period on many topics, all of which fall within the circle of developing national resources and investing local capabilities and capacities in the best possible way, besides rationalizing expenditures and fighting waste.
Regarding the Syrian pound, Eng. Khamis clarified that when the government started establishing many medium and small projects, the economic war escalated and they resorted to a media war and speculation, which negatively affected the price of the lira after a period of stability that lasted for more than two and a half years, stressing that the policies followed by the Central Bank of Syria It is based on the variables imposed by the war and aims primarily to support the production process in all its developmental joints.
Engineer Khamis stressed that the fight against corruption has started and it is the most important file on the government table where work is done on two fronts .. the Legislative Development Front in which a qualitative distance has been covered and transparency in executive decisions .. He said any file that is subject to any Syrian pound is at the table of the concerned authorities, we are state institutions There are specialized guardianship authorities that will recover all the pounds stolen from the weak of souls.
Regarding the requirements of the families of the martyrs and the wounded of our armed forces, Eng. Khamis pointed out that it is a priority that the government is working to achieve, and today we have development priorities that require us to direct our resources to support the production process in parallel with compensation for those whose regions have been affected by terrorism and to proceed with the program of support for the demobilized who has so far been able to secure job opportunities for what Close to 38,000 targets, and we are continuing.
The Prime Minister indicated that the Syrian state, despite the terrorist war against it, has withstood its economic steps in the right direction through a transparent and clear institutional system, and has daily and other strategic plans, and the most important and most important thing in it is that it bear all its responsibility .. that is, those involved in the governmental sector, executive institutions, and the private sector And segments of society when each one bears
Among those whose responsibility is, we will not be afraid of the Syrian economy, nor of the burden of the Syrian citizen, indicating that the responsibility the government bears towards the citizen who has survived nine years in confronting terrorism is great, but the biggest challenge today is to expel the remaining terrorists, whether in Idlib or in Aleppo or in the eastern region, and this will be achieved Thanks to the championships of the Syrian Arab Army.