Al-Assad Meets Brahimi: Your Success Depends on Ending Support of Terrorists
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International envoy al-Akhdar Ibriahimi met Saturday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, hoping to breathe life into stalled peace efforts, 18 months into Syria's conflict.
After the meeting, Ibrahimi warned that "the worsening conflict in Syria poses a threat to the region and the world at large."
"The crisis is dangerous and getting worse, and it is a threat to the Syrian people, the region and the world," said the newly-appointed envoy.
"We will make a great effort to make progress, and do our best ... to help the Syrian people," he said.
"The Syrian government has promised to help the envoy's office in Damascus to do its work well," said Ibrahimi, referring to a political office headed by diplomat Mokhtar Lamani.
For its part, Syrian state TV reported that al-Assad called for dialogue between Syrians during the meeting.
"The real problem in Syria is that of combining politics with the work being done on the ground," said AL-Assad. "The political work continues, in particular by calling for dialogue between Syrians based on the aspirations of all Syrians.
"The success of political action is dependent on putting pressure on the countries that finance and train the terrorists, and which bring weapons into Syria, until they stop doing so," he added.
Al-Assad said his government would "cooperate with all sincere efforts to solve the crisis, so long as the efforts are neutral and independent."
Also present at his meeting with Ibrahimi were Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
International envoy al-Akhdar Ibriahimi met Saturday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, hoping to breathe life into stalled peace efforts, 18 months into Syria's conflict.
After the meeting, Ibrahimi warned that "the worsening conflict in Syria poses a threat to the region and the world at large."
"The crisis is dangerous and getting worse, and it is a threat to the Syrian people, the region and the world," said the newly-appointed envoy.
"We will make a great effort to make progress, and do our best ... to help the Syrian people," he said.
"The Syrian government has promised to help the envoy's office in Damascus to do its work well," said Ibrahimi, referring to a political office headed by diplomat Mokhtar Lamani.
For its part, Syrian state TV reported that al-Assad called for dialogue between Syrians during the meeting.
"The real problem in Syria is that of combining politics with the work being done on the ground," said AL-Assad. "The political work continues, in particular by calling for dialogue between Syrians based on the aspirations of all Syrians.
"The success of political action is dependent on putting pressure on the countries that finance and train the terrorists, and which bring weapons into Syria, until they stop doing so," he added.
Al-Assad said his government would "cooperate with all sincere efforts to solve the crisis, so long as the efforts are neutral and independent."
Also present at his meeting with Ibrahimi were Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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