Al Jazeera’s<\/a> Al Muqabala program, al-Sharaa said he hopes the deal with Israel could serve as a gateway to a comprehensive peace.<\/p>\nHe also assured that such an agreement would not compromise Syria’s right to the Golan Heights, which has been under Israeli control since 1973.<\/p>\n
Al-Sharaa also confirmed that Syria has no intention of launching any military intervention into neighboring Lebanon, despite repeated rumors on the issue.<\/p>\n
Any descent into chaos in Lebanon would have direct and immediate repercussions on Syria, and the potential expansion of the US-Israel war on Iran in the region would lead to a severe regional fall-out, he warned.<\/p>\n
On domestic and economic fronts, al-Sharaa argued that merely lifting the economic sanctions imposed on his country by the US and other countries would not be effective unless Syria was also removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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