"We are in a phase of extreme suffering. We hope that Western countries assume a right position before this tremendous crisis in Syria. The "right" position is to reject all forms of violence, stop the weapons, not to put one against the other, defending and protecting human rights."
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Appeal from Deir Mar Musa: "No to military intervention and all forms of violence" (28 August 2013) Fides News Agency
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