Syria's first lady: she rejected offers of asylum

Syria’s first lady, Asma el Assad has said that she rejected offers of asylum for her family, the Guardian reported.

In a rare interview, Syrian president’s wife said: ‘I’ve been here since the beginning and I never thought of being anywhere else.’

Asma el Assad, a former investment banker, told Russian television channel Russia 24 that “Yes, I was offered the opportunity to leave Syria or rather to run from Syria.” 

“These offers included guarantees of safety and protection for my children and even financial security. It doesn’t take a genius to know what these people were really after. It was a deliberate attempt to shatter people’s confidence in their president.”

Asma el Assad has rarely granted press interviews in recent years as the country descended into torment and civil war. 

Source: MENA