GROZNY (Sputnik) – Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with the Syrian army and other government forces fighting against numerous opposition factions and Islamist extremist groups.
“Opposition members who are sitting in Qatar, Turkey or the United States must say the truth if they are patriots. Opposition should not fear the United States or Europe. They must unite around the incumbent President to return their own people which is dying of starvation,” Kadyrov told journalists during the tourist exhibition “Visit Chechnya” in the village of Benoy.
Kadyrov pointed out that the Syrians should not follow the scenario proposed by the West but build their lives themselves. The Chechen leader noted that the bloodshed in Afghanistan is still going on despite the extended western military presence.
“If we want to establish order [in Syria] we must unite around the idea of President Putin. [We must] give the people an opportunity to build their state, not disturb them.”
The Chechen President also expressed readiness to participate in the reconstruction of Syria when the bloodshed ends.
“Today there is a good outlook. If the West and primarily the Arab world say – stop killing the Muslims, we are ready to invest, to build and to reconstruct the Syrian state.”
