Blood Pressure Drop Interrupts Syrian President's Speech To Parliament - Press Office

Blood Pressure Drop Interrupts Syrian President's Speech to Parliament - Press Office

Syrian President Bashar Assad's address to the newly elected parliament on Wednesday was interrupted for a few minutes and the press office of the presidency said the interruption was caused by a drop in blood pressure

BEIRUT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th August, 2020) Syrian President Bashar Assad's address to the newly elected parliament on Wednesday was interrupted for a few minutes and the press office of the presidency said the interruption was caused by a drop in blood pressure.

"Follow Mr. President Bashar al-Assad's speech before the members of the People's Council of Syria, which was interrupted for a few minutes due to a slight pressure drop that afflicted the President before he returned to resume the speech normally," a message published on Twitter read.

Assad delivered the speech at the swearing-in of the new convocation of the Syrian People's Council, voted for in July.