Assad says regime is not in danger

President Bashar Assad appeared Sunday in an interview on state-run TV. It was his fourth public appearance since the revolt against his family’s 40-year rule erupted in mid-March.
He repeated plans to introduce reforms to Syria, one of the most authoritarian states in the Middle East. He said a committee to study reforms would need at lest six months to work.
He said the situation in Syria “may seem dangerous ... but in fact we are able to deal with it.”