On air at 1100GMT: Reaction to President Assad's address
| 09:53 UK time, Monday, 20 June 2011
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He has sent out a strong message that he blames the current problems in Syria on saboteurs and says they trying to exploit legitimate demands for reform in the country.
He went on that we should solve Syrian problems ourselves and that there are some countries whose regimes are in the dark ages, we are not one of them.
He claimed conspiracy is blooming in Syria and that 64,000 people were wanted by authorities, some have handed themselves in
President Bashar al-Assad said that Syria was at a "turning point" after "difficult days," and promised it would emerge stronger in the face of the "plotting" against it.
After three months of demonstrations against the regime in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is to address the nation for the first time as his security forces continue operations against protesters. He's expected to speak at around 0900 GMT. We're bringing together a number of Syrians to discuss what he says.
