DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Vice-President Farouk al-Shara has never at any moment thought of leaving the homeland to whatever direction, the Office of the Vice-President said in a press statement on Saturday.

The press release, which SANA got a copy of, said al-Shara has been working, since the start of the crisis in Syria, particularly since the convening of the consultative meeting which was held in Damascus on July 10, 2011 according to a presidential decree, with all different parties to end the bloodshed with the view of launching a political process in the framework of a comprehensive dialogue to achieve a national reconciliation that maintains the country's territorial integrity, regional safety and national independence far from any foreign military intervention.

The release stressed al-Shara's welcome of the appointment of Lakhadar Brahimi as the UN new envoy to Syria and support for his commitment to obtaining a unified stance by the Security Council to carry out his difficult mission without obstacles.

H. Zain/ Mazen/H. Said