Syrian president vows to push forward reform

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the course of action of reform inside the country wouldn't stop in spite of of delay, the neighborhood al-Watan every day reported Sunday.

He created the remarks in the course of a meeting with young activists on Saturday, saying that the reform needs to be accomplished gradually.

Al-Assad had initially responded to the country's unprecedented anti-government protests by offering some concessions, which includes lifting the state of emergency in spot seeing that 1963, releasing hundreds of political detainees and reshuffling the government.

His step, on the other hand, failed to quell the mounting pro-change protests which have been sweeping the nation given that mid-March. Damascus insists the unrest is as a result of "armed terrorist gangs" backed by foreign agitators.

Journalists operating for foreign media are banned from travelling within Syria, creating it hard to report on the occurrences and verify witness accounts.

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