DOHA (AA) - Former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab, who defected from the Bashar al-Assad's regime in August 2012 and joined the opponents, defined the revolution in his country as an orphan one.
Speaking to AA on Tuesday, Hijab said that the interim government needed an expert help in order to operate effectively.
Noting that financial aid issue was an obstacle before the interim government, Hijab said that the government would need financial support from the countries which backed up Syrian revolution.
Hijab said that he, together with the other experienced politicians who defected from Assad regime, supported the new government, adding that they were on the side of Syrian National Coalition for Opposition & Revolutionary Forces (SMDK).
On how he defected from the regime, Hijab said, "when the revolution started, I was the governor of Latakia. The situation was getting more complicated each day, and we were trying to produce solutions. The real target of the revolution was to make political, economic and social reforms. Demands of people were very simple and basic, but unfortunately those demands were not understood well. The response to the demands became violence and cruelty."
Noting that he warned Assad many times, Hijab said that unfortunately Assad did not listen the warnings and chose the way of cruelty.
Hijab defined the stance of international community about Syrian revolution as a 'complete disappointment', and said the revolution was an orphan one, adding that Syrian people never thought they would have been ignored so much.
Hijab praised the assistance of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Jordan and especially Turkey, and said that the biggest support was given by Turkey which opened its doors to Syrian people.
Turkey assumed a consistent stance since the beginning of the revolution in Syria, said Hijab, adding that Turkey exerted efforts to solve the crisis by peaceful ways, however, Assad chose the wrong path.
Hijab defected from the regime on August 6, 2012 and took shelter in Jordan.
