Mrs. Asma al-Assad: Syrian woman has fought, resisted and produced alongside the man

Damascus, SANA-Mrs. Asma al-Assad visited on Tuesday the “Syrian women producers” market, which is hosted by the historical Hejaz Station in Damascus. The event is held on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Mrs. Asma toured sections of the market and talked to the women participating in this event about their products and their small projects, the way of how they started and developed them, the methods they use to market the products, and the obstacles they encounter in their work.

Mrs. Asma said: “I am proud to be among you today, We are going through difficult and hard conditions for us and for the whole world, these  conditions affected every aspect of our human life, all sectors and all fields.

She stressed that “if we need a high will and resilience in order to be able to overcome all those difficult challenges that affect all sectors and all fields, then certainly in the production sector in particular, we need this will and steadfastness more, not only because of the sensitivity of this sector , but production is the only means for many countries so that they can develop themselves in natural conditions and so that they can maintain the necessary and natural minimum in exceptional circumstances.”

“When we want to see something tangible, we have to take advantage and learn about the experiences of other countries that were affected by wars and in which there was much bigger  destruction than the destruction that took place in Syria, and despite this, these countries were able to return and build themselves and develop their society, there are experiences of countries that have suffered a complete economic collapse and also they were able to rerun  the factories and produce national industries,” Mrs. Asma said.

She added that certainly, the question now is how can we produce under embargo, and the obvious answer is that how will we be able to break the embargo if we do not produce.

“The state’s policy is clear, mainly to support and encourage micro and medium enterprises, not because of the war and the embargo, but because these projects are considered an economic power for the majority of countries…whether these countries are strong and large or small, rich or poor, these projects constitute the general basic pillar of the economy and create opportunities for jobs, Mrs. Asma said.

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