“What we have said is that we don’t believe that Assad himself has the ability to lead the future Syria”, he said. He once again said it is up to the Syrian people to determine the future of their country and its current leader.
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The resolution itself does not touch on this vital issue.
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The summit will be attended by Italian foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni Yesterday, the U.S. diplomacy chief spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss a resolution of the Syrian conflict and today’s meeting.
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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said there was “some movement” in the talks on Syria, adding that one goal of the NY meetings was to clarify the timeline for peace talks between the government and opposition.
The black box recorded the last 40 minutes of the flight, but three of the eight chips from the flight recorder have been damaged and will need to be x-rayed, Andrei Semenov, head of Russian military’s information and analytic department, told reporters.
During a break in the talks, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said he had presented a document compiling the groups each country attending considered to be a “terrorist” organisation.
Other challenges for the Syria talks include agreeing on a lineup for an opposition delegation to negotiate with Assad’s government.
“Do not expect a breakthrough from this round of talks”. “Without peace talks, the cease-fire can not be sustained”.
The resolution makes no mention of whether or not Assad would be able to run for office in new elections, which the resolution says must be held in the next 18 months.
Hijab, elected on Thursday by an opposition physique arrange in Saudi Arabia final week, stated Security Council resolutions and the Geneva 1 2012 roadmap offered for a transition without the president and a transitional governing council with full government powers.
The two countries are heavily involved in Syria but take radically different positions despite both being ostensibly opposed to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. “There are still countries that think Assad is the solution to fighting Daesh (Islamic State), which is the complete opposite of our view”.
Friday’s NY talks were the first by the ISSG since Saudi Arabia gathered a coalition of Syria rebel groups to form an opposition negotiating team. Trump also said mutual respect can result to trade and many other benefits.
They agreed to a programme of six months of negotiations followed by the formation of a transitional body from which President Assad and his aides would be excluded.
Divisions inside the Syrian opposition have hampered efforts to resolve the battle.
Assad turned sarcastic when asked whether he was comforted that Washington’s stance on his departure had seemingly softened.
Others around the table included key European nations, Saudi Arabia and top Syria allies Russian Federation and Iran.
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“I was packing my luggage, I had to leave, but now I can stay”, he said sardonically.
