Syria's Foreign Ministry spokesman Blurred, UN and EU Pull Staff

VIVAnews - A spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Ministry has reportedly fled the country, the raging political conflict and civil wars in the last 20 months. The United Nations and the European Union had earlier this week began pulling its staff from Syria.
According to Reuters, an anonymous source from diplomatic circles in the Middle East on Monday revealed that Jihad al-Makdissi has left the country. "He had defected. I can only say he was out of Syria," the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

As a spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Ministry, Jihad far more likely to appear in public and the media to explain the policy of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, including the brutal eradication of the opposition that provoked an international outcry.

Even so spokesman, 40s year-old diplomat was deemed not play a major role in policy making Baath regime of Assad. However, if certain vague, the opposition saw the departure of Jihad will be a great loss to the government.
Jihad has been working at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for ten years and spoke fluent English. He had served in the Syrian Embassy in London before returning to Damascus last year to become the Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Since the recent weeks, Jihad rarely seen in the media Syria. His cell phone off more often and there has been no official response from the government media about the departure of Jihad.
However, the news station Al Arabiya said that Jihad had gone to Beirut, Lebanon, and is now on his way to London, England. "We got word that he had defected and maybe going to England. We are seeking clarification," Foreign Ministry spokesman said a woman.
The security situation in Syria getting worse since the domestic conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people. That is why the foreigners there repatriated.
The UN on Monday revealed its international staff has returned "non core" of Syria due to deteriorating security. The European Union also attract international staff out of the capital Damascus for the same reason. EU Ambassador to Syria had been laden. (Eh)


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