Former British ambassador to Damascus: Syria may oppose the reopening of the British embassy on its territory
Britain’s former ambassador to Damascus, Peter Ford, has admitted that the West’s hostile and war-mongering policies in Syria have failed.
He added that Britain and its partners would have no role in Syria’s future, expecting the Syrian government to refuse to reopen their embassies in Damascus.
In a statement to the Iranian news agency IRNA, Ford presented his vision of developments in Syria and the decision of the United States to withdraw its troops from them, expressing his belief that this American decision has many doubts.
He added that the security advisers to US President Donald Trump exerted great pressure on him to withdraw US troops from Syria gradually, and a large part of these pressures due to the presence of thousands of armed supporters in Syria and continued occupation of some Syrian villages.
In addition, Trump’s advisers claim that the withdrawal of US forces from Syria could open the way for Turkey to commit massacres against the Kurds in Syria, and these advisers are also concerned about the consequences of Trump’s decision and its impact on the security of Israel as being of great importance to the White House, so they are working to persuade Trump to withdraw his decision on the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, while this effort is only a waste of time because America has to get out of Syria.
He stressed his rejection of military intervention in Syria, adding that the Syrian army was able to recover 75 percent of Syria’s territory and would be able to liberate its entire territory in the near future.
On the British position on Syria and the possibility of keeping it in line with Washington’s decision, the ambassador said that the British forces will also withdraw from Syria because they cannot continue their presence there, even though the British Foreign Minister is one of the people who continue to encourage Western military intervention in Syria.
He added that European countries will reopen their embassies in Syria and that Britain, which has passed away, cannot play a political role in putting an end to the crisis in Syria.
Ford described President Bashar Al Assad as a strong president elected by popular vote and widely supported by the local community.
While pointing to the great Iranian role in defeating the terrorists in Syria and standing by Damascus in the difficult circumstances that passed, he added that Iran will play a role in the final stage of the Syrian developments.
