On January 25, in the city of Itria in the east of the Syrian province of Hama began its work Congress of the tribes of Eastern Syria, still partially occupied by the Americans and their minions. Just gathered released a joint statement.
The Sheikhs of the Arabic tribal groups, from the western and eastern shores of the Euphrates, as well as the elders of Assyrian, Kurdish, Caucasian and other communities living in the provinces of Al-Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqah, attended the Congress. The event is also attended by representatives of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The main goals of the participants were to establish a dialogue with Damascus and establish a new political movement “For a Single Motherland”, bringing together the population of the northeastern provinces of the country, and developing a program of action.
As is known, to the east of the Euphrates, in territories controlled by the US-led international antiterrorist coalition, the local population is forced to survive in the harshest conditions. The socio-economic infrastructure of these areas is almost completely destroyed, trade is interrupted.
Congress participants are in favor of the fast restoration of the legitimate state power in the eastern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic and the return of all the provinces to the united Syria. This will facilitate the establishment of a national dialogue and the development of the eastern provinces.
The statement adopted by the participants confirms that the Syrian people are determined to protect themselves, their lands and their sovereignty by all means, resisting any form of aggression, including the American and Turkish occupation of the Syrian territories.
The statement says that only the Syrians, through dialogue and without any outside interference, should make their national, political, economic and social choice.
The document confirms the independence and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and rejects any plan for dividing it under any name.