Syria's President Denies Egyptian, Tunisian Scenario Possibility

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has denied a possible Tunisian-Egyptian scenario happening in his country.

"If you want to talk about Tunisia and Egypt, we are outside of this; at the end we are not Tunisians and we are not Egyptians," the Syrian President said in an interview for the Wall Street Journal, published on Monday.

"We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people" Al-Assad explained.

Al-Assad said he will push for more political reforms in his country, emphasizing that the most important reform is the one concerning the society's mentality.

"The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it," the Syrian President pointed out.

After Tunisia and Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, and Yemen have also seen growing civil unrest and anti-government protests.

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