Fayssal Mekdad Quotations

What have they (the US and Britain) done on the other side of the border.

We did not hinder the investigation. The main objective for Syria was to uncover and give a full picture of how the crime happened.

If we don't all have the spirit of compromise, ... then we shall lose the momentum, we shall lose the spirit of coming out with a document that unites the United Nations and unites all of us.

Frankly speaking, we would prefer to have the original copy like everybody else,

It is not a credible report, ... too much politics and less concrete actions.

Our view is that bringing back our people to Lebanon is really sensitive, sensitive for our own people and for the Lebanese,

I would like to confirm once again that Syria believes, strongly believes, that it is innocent and the committee has to look somewhere else to find those who committed this heinous crime.

We'll continue cooperating, and full cooperation was pledged by the highest leadership in Syria.

We are determined to cooperate with the Iraqi government, ... We are determined to help whatever we can help so that the suffering of the Iraqi people, which is painful for us, could be stopped. And this is a major task that my government is undertaking all the time.

We did not receive any official confirmation from the Syrian capital on whether President Assad will head the Syrian delegation to the United Nations Summit that will open on Sept. 14,

We are ready to do whatever the commission requests us to do.

The fact that the U.S. delegation used its veto is something extremely regrettable.

expressed on more than one occasion that those who committed this crime, whether Syrians or not, are traitors and they have to be put to justice.

Every paragraph in this report deserves a comment to refute its contents.

The United Nations is in Iraq on a mission of peace, and for the reconstruction of the country and to support the Iraqi people. Therefore it is all the more shocking that this attack occurred,

Isn't this real political will? ... Syria is doing all it can do, but the problem is on the other side. They like to make accusations, not action. On the other side, there is no efforts whatsoever to stop these people.

Some quarters either on the basis of a suspect premeditated scheme or out of bad faith have used this crime in a despicable manner in order to fan the flames of hostility against Syria and increase accusations against it.

Although some did promise to assist us and provide technical equipment for border control, they have failed to come through on their promises.

Syria will not allow this, did not allow this. This is not in the interest of either Syria or Lebanon. Our position is not to allow any such activity.

Syria was showing great interest in this summit, the Syrian delegation in New York was following up political preparations for it,

Syria is not incapable of establishing a resistance and deterrent balance that would force Israel to reconsider its calculations,

Syria is innocent of this crime. Syria is ready and willing to put to trial any Syrian conclusively implicated in that crime.

I'm sure Russia and others will not accept such an agenda because this is a United States agenda,

This heinous crime runs counter to all the principles that Syria holds... and was against Syrian interests.