He added: “There are dictatorial regimes that control people’s lives and destinies, and one of these areas is Syria, where it is controlled by a regime that deprives Syrians of their civil rights guaranteed by the United Nations Charter, first and foremost, their right to practice democracy and enjoy freedom, due to its dictatorial nature and the practice of all types of repression, including This includes imprisonment, torture, and deprivation of civil rights.”
He compared the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to that of Zimbabwe “and other totalitarian regimes,” referring to the rule of Robert Mugabe, whom the West considers a “dictator.” He added, “The Syrians have great hope that your administration will focus on issues of democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights in the eastern region, because the peace that you announced you are working to achieve is not achieved by totalitarian regimes that do not establish peace with their people, so how can they establish it with their enemies?”
