Newly Coalition secretary general says 'opposition realignment is a priority'

(Translation by Dani Murad)

The Secretary-General of the Syrian National Coalition, Nasr al-Hariri, has announced the work program for the Secretariat of the Coalition, stressing that rebels’ demands must be implemented, demanding FSA factions to unify their rows under one goal, and urging the reconsideration of how weapons are used on the fronts and against who, because revolution’s first priority is to topple the regime.

In an exclusive interview with Zaman Alwasl, al-Hariri emphasized that all efforts must be exerted to unit all opinions, and to stop those who corrupt and sabotage the Syrian revolution, refusing to discuss further the decision of dissolving the interim Syrian government, saying that it was an unanimous resolution made by the coalition’s general committee in its last meeting after listening to the Ministers’ reports.

Moreover, he pointed out that it will be his priority to implement the Secretariat’s plan while taking into consideration the time factor, because it very necessary to direct the compass toward home and work on restoring the connection between the coalition and the Syrian people, by enhancing communication and achieving Syrians’ aspirations, who have suffered for a long time.

Furthermore, al-Hariri added that he will enhance the revolutionary work as planned since the first day he took charge of the Secretariat, especially after studying work mechanisms to monitor the needs inside Syria and utilize the available capacities to address those needs, in addition to adopting the principle of transparency with the Syrian people, both in terms of political decisions from the Coalition, and in explaining the reasons behind those decisions, by conducting opinion polls and persuasive arguments so that Syrians don’t feel excluded from decision-making that affect them primarily.

Al-Hariri revealed that the coalition’s next steps include: activating its headquarters at home to serve the Syrians, facilitating frequent field trips to the coalition’s members to experience what is happening on the ground and to issue statements from there that express Syrians’ suffering and aspirations, and finally, implementing tangible projects in coordination with the local councils and the interim government, which is supposed to have offices inside Syria.

Lastly, he mentioned that the first priority is to regulate the relationship between the coalition, the interim government and local councils, in coordination with the Chief of Staff and battalion active on the ground.