Syrian President swears in the country’s new government

Syrian President Bashar Assad has sworn in the country’s new government at a ceremony in Damascus. PressTV news agency informed about this on Monday.

According to the source, at a ceremony held Sunday, Assad urged the ministers to “provide a new vision” and to avoid “the negatives of the previous stage,” adding that the success of the new government will depend on “earning the trust of citizens through transparency and credibility.”

The new Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi, includes 11 newly appointed ministers.
In June, Bashar Assad was reelected as Syrian president with 88.7 percent of the vote.