Salem Al-Meslet, the President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), recently met with several students in northern rural Aleppo to hear about the challenges they face in their education and how it affects the development of education in liberated areas.
During the meeting, Al-Meslet highlighted the significance of students as Syria’s future and an essential asset to the country. He also emphasized the SOC’s commitment to youth and the education sector in liberated areas.
Al-Meslet updated the students on the latest developments in the political process and reaffirmed the SOC’s dedication to achieving the Syrian people’s aspirations for freedom, dignity, and democracy, based on the UN resolutions concerning Syria, particularly the Geneva Communique of 2012 and UN Resolutions 2118 and 2254.
Al-Meslet attentively listened to the students’ demands, which included the construction of a branch of Free Aleppo University in the town of Bazaa, a university hospital, and an institute for the preparation of teachers.
The students also requested transportation to university branches in the region, reduced tuition fees for private universities, and cooperation with major universities in other countries. (Source: SOC’s Media Department)
