Solution to Syrian crisis still remote after 2012 dramas (7)

The longtime vice president made it clear that "we must be in the position of defending Syria's existence. We are not in a battle for the survival of an individual or a regime."

He said that Syria's problems "have multiplied and are complicated to an extent where ongoing military operations cannot be kept away from the normal life of citizens."

For his part, Fayez Ezz el-Deen, a political analyst, said the Syrian crisis would shape the new world system.

The Western countries do not contemplate a political solution to the Syrian crisis or want to see the Syrian people united under a united leadership, he said, stressing that the only way out of the crisis is to sit around the negotiation table and let the Syrian people decide the destiny of their own country.

Ezz el-Deen was however certain of the ability of the Syrian army to win, "but it's a matter of time." He also downplayed the capability of the opposition coalition to lead the next stage "as it represents only those gathering under its banner."

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