Jordan reveals the escape of Syrian troops into its territory

Jordan reveals the escape of Syrian troops into its territory

Did not deny the official spokesman for the Jordanian government and the Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Rakan al-Majali, the presence of some of the smuggling of weapons between Jordan and Syria in the framework of the "commercial," and stressed that Jordan will not allow the smuggling of arms to Jordan.

Majali said in comments to CNN in Arabic on a Syrian crisis with Jordan, "The Jordanian government is fully aware of" in dealing with the Syrian file and its eagerness to refuse entry to any weapons into the country from abroad.

He attributed the Majali, the cases of smuggling of arms, without giving any details to the state of confusion in the political and security situation in Syria, he added: "There is a state of confusion in Syria and there is some smuggling of weapons and the incident Balrmtha recently witness to that."

Majali and revealed the presence of Syrian recruits fleeing to Jordan, Syria, saying that the Jordanian authorities allocated 550 people to enter illegally "through the border check" with northern Syria, including about 105 Syrian recruits or former military.

The Majali said, "There is no Syrian soldiers make up the case of a battalion or a split form
Military unit .. Rather they are a group of recruits individuals fled to Jordan
Individually and some of them left Jordan to other countries. "

In Todhah to the nature of those numbers, said Majali Tkvel to approximately half the previous number, pointing out also that some 120 of them asked to return to Syria.

He denied that his remarks about the absence of Syrian dissidents in Jordan's statements conflict with the Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, the existence of dozens of them, pointing out that the talk about "dissidents organized there is no" but individually.

And refused to Majali also talk about "the case for asylum" to Syrian Jordanian territory, considering that the numbers of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for the United Nations who are on Jordanian territory, not a refugee situation, the considerations regarding the changing of the numbers and movement and the movement of individuals between Jordan, Syria continuously.

And the reasons for secrecy Jordanian authorities about the presence of Syrian recruits on the land of Jordan, Majali said: "We are not interested in using these recruits do not want to be misunderstood to use .. We are keen on the relationship with Syria."

To this, stressed Al-Majali, the issue of the relationship with Syria is a sensitive issue, stressing that Jordan does not agree with the situation demands internationalization of the crisis in Syria, said: "We are not with any decision hurt the Syrian people, although there was pressure on the Syrian regime is understood .. I emphasize that we are not with any decision now to sanctions against Syria. "

In the event of an international consensus to impose sanctions on Syria for later, and the position of Jordan from the use of its territory in the event of his commitment to the position of rejection of interference, made do Majali said, "Please do not reach things to this point and we do not that at all if the recurring issue of Libya, and I ruled out the growing alliance international against Syria in this way. "

He also renewed Majali not take Jordan any decisions or actions towards the withdrawal of Jordanian Ambassador to Syria, with reference to it is not in the interest of Jordan that, but that interest focused on continuing to know what is going on Syrian soil in the presence of detainees Jordanian politicians, students, scholars, he says.