Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam affirmed that “the support of the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad, constitutes a moral incentive for the Syrian people,” praising “Kuwait’s hosting of the conference of donor countries for the Syrian people for the second time.” In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Seyassah, Khaddam called on the Arab countries to “keep pace with advanced Kuwaiti steps in alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people,” noting that “the amount of current aid is not sufficient.”
Regarding the Syrian opposition’s acceptance to attend the “Geneva 2” conference, Khaddam stressed that “there is a group in the Syrian opposition that accepts participation, but when the principles of the Geneva conference become clear, I believe that it will not accept attendance given that the sponsors of the conference are Russia, which supports the regime and will not abandon it under any circumstances, and the United States, which calls for To change Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, not the regime.” Khaddam stressed that “the Syrian people have questions about the seriousness of the United States in helping the Syrian people,” calling on the opposition coalition to “ensure that there are decisive decisions in favor of the Syrian people at the “Geneva 2” conference.”
