Friday, September 25, 2015

Hammond: Assad Must Go But Might Need to Talk to Him

 
 British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond


Reuters, 25/09 15:27 CET

PARIS (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad must go but it might be necessary to talk with him as part of a deal on a transition of power, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in an interview published by French daily Le Monde on Friday.

Departing from a strict U.S. and Western policy of not talking with Assad, Hammond expressed concerns over Russia’s role in the country, which has been torn apart by four years of civil war.

“Assad must go, he can’t be part of Syria’s future,” Hammond said, according to Le Monde’s French translation of the interview.

He added: “If we reach a deal on a transition authority and Assad is part of it, then it will be necessary to talk with him in his capacity as an actor in this process.”

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Source: Euronews

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