President Assad: There Provocateurs in Syria

Syrian President, Bashar Assad, revealing demonstrations and unrest in his country was the work of agents provocateurs. However, he promised to meet the demands of the people with political reform and national dialogue.

In his speech, Monday, June 20, 2011, at the University of Damascus, Assad said he would meet the demands of the legitimate demands of the demonstrators who are responsible, namely the reform. As for the demand to overthrow him, was the work of the people who exploit the situation for the sake of class.

Reporting from the Associated Press page, Assad said people saboteurs are the germs that must be eradicated. On the third occurrence since the turmoil happening in Syria a few months ago, the Assad said the reform package has been prepared and will be held in September or at the end of this year.

"We want the people to support reform, but first we have to separate the genuine reformer with the vandals," he said.

He also said that the national dialogue to begin. His government has formed a committee to review the constitutional amendment. Including this amendment is the inclusion of political parties besides the ruling party, the Baath, the next election.

In the speech, Assad declared refused to fall. He warned that the situation will be more chaotic if he stepped down. If you've messed up, Syria's Assad threatened the economy will collapse.

"It is the most dangerous event that we will face in the decades to come," said Assad.

Assad delivered a speech which was greeted tilted by its opponents. In the middle of his speech, thousands of people marched in several cities of Syria, carrying banners that read 'we only want one thing: regime collapse'. Demonstrators also chanted the words "liar! Liar!"

"His speech did not provide a vision for a new period of commencement of the transfer of leadership from dictatorship to democracy with the national political pluralism," said one demonstrator, Hassan Abdul-Azim.

The United States said that the Syrians needed now is action, not promises. "Assad blamed the presence of provocateurs from outside rather than trying to understand why his people revolted against the rule of a corrupt, authoritarian and cruel," said Foreign Ministry spokesman U.S., Victoria Nuland.

According to the Syrian government opponents, since the demonstrations and riots in March, has more than 1,400 Syrians were killed and 10,000 demonstrators were arrested. Assad is said to reduce the armed forces and the army to storm the demonstrators.