Assad: West attacks us politically, deals with us secretly

President Bashar al-Assad says Western countries follow a policy of double standards toward Syria, dealing secretly with his government while aiding terrorists to topple him at the same time.

“They attack us politically and then they send officials to deal with us under the table, especially the security, including your (the Australian) government,” Assad told Australia’s SBS News in an interview to be aired on Friday.

Western countries follow what the US is telling them to do, the president said in remarks that were carried by Syrian state media.

“They don't want to upset the United States. Actually most of the western officials they only repeat what the United States want them to say. This is the reality,” President Assad said.

Western powers have supported terrorists fighting to overthrow Assad in a war now in its sixth year, which has claimed more than 400,000 Syrian lives, according to the UN special envoy to Syria.

The government is fighting terrorists coming from scores of countries, including Europe, the US and Australia, and has vowed to battle on until Damascus regains control of all of Syria.

The West and its regional allies, most notably Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, have been funneling monetary and battleground means to the terrorists who have been fighting the Syrian government since 2011.

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