CWN - Syrian President Bashar Assad has met with the leaders of the Syriac Catholic Church, and announced that he plans a new constitution that will ensure the rights of religious minorities, the Fides news service reports.
Assad met with Syriac Patriarch Ignace Youssif III and six bishops, briefing them on his plans for the new constitution. He said that he intends to make it a thoroughly secular document, removing all references to religion. He also mentioned his determination to resist aggression by the Islamic State, and said that all players in the Middle East should oppose the jihadist ideology.
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