Prime Minister of the Syrian Opposition's Interim government Dr Jawad Abu Hatab yesterday praised the Qatari role in supporting the Syrian revolution since it began in 2011.
Abu Hatab also praised Qatar's influential role in providing all kinds of aid to the Syrian people, particularly in health, education and food.
Speaking at a press conference held in the Syrian embassy in Doha, Abu Hatab reviewed his government's achievements. He said that his administration was in contact with Qatari charity bodies to organise the aid works inside Syria and move the work from the stage of relief to different development projects financing small enterprises owned by Syrian families.
The Prime Minister said he was part of the delegation that met with the Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, along with General Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee Dr Riad Hijab and President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Anas Al Abdah.
The Prime Minister of the Syrian Opposition's Interim government, Dr Jawad Abu Hatab, also highlighted that there are more than 1,700 organisations operating in Syria. He, however, noted that there was a huge waste of resources and efforts because of lack of coordination between these organisations which are not working under a unified vision. Some areas lack aid, he added, pointing out that his government is currently working on that aspect to help those organisations become more efficient and effective.
He highlighted his government's strong ties with Jordan and Turkey and expressed hope that relation with these countries would help his government gain control over the Syrian borders.
Abu Jawad said that his government's work on the ground has gathered the support of 80 per cent of the Syrian military factions.
He added that one of the reasons for the government's popularity is that all its work is self-funded and provides services to the people through local councils and civil society organisations.
The Prime Minister then discussed the efforts of his government since he took office five months ago.
He said that they succeeded in protecting the people from collapse as a result of the shelling and the Syrian regime's persistence in killing people who demand freedom and dignity.
He added that schools that haven't been hit are still working thanks to the efforts of the opposition government.
Abu Hatab added that they have established a medical school in Aleppo to provide the area with its needs of medical cadres.
He highlighted that there were 100,000 college students that need to complete their education and 50,000 more who have graduated from high school but don't have access to higher education.
