Tuesday 14 May 2013

Arabs, Turkey See no Role for Assad in Future Syria

Arabs, Turkey See no Role for Assad in Future Syria
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ArabsFive Arab countries and Turkey reiterated on Monday their support to the Syrian opposition, considering that Syrian President “Bashar Al-Assad should have no role in the future of Syria.”

Foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as that of Turkey expressed their stand at a meeting late Monday in Abu Dhabi.

The ministers repeated their support for a political solution to end the bloodshed in Syria, claiming that the “Syrian regime is the one preventing that."

In this context, acting head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, George Sabra, said on Monday that the group will consult with its backers Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey before it decides whether to take part in a peace conference proposed by Russia and the US.
Source: AFP
14-05-2013 - 15:05 Last updated 14-05-2013 - 15:05

US, Britain Up Pressure on Russia over Syria
 
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US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron upped pressure on Moscow during a joint press conference at the White House Monday.

Obama and CameronObama said Russia had an "interest as well as an obligation" to help end the violence, saying he had delivered a similar message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's Moscow visit last week.
He stated that “a leader on the world stage, Russia has an interest, as well as an obligation, to try to resolve this issue in a way that can lead to the kind of outcome that we'd all like to see over the long term.”

For his part, Cameron considered that “Syria's history is being written in the blood of its people, and it is happening on our watch.”

“The world urgently needs to come together to bring the killing to an end,” he added.

Cameron, who just returned from a visit to Russia, said he believed Washington, London and Moscow had found "common ground" on the crisis.
Source: AFP
14-05-2013 - 11:23 Last updated 14-05-2013 - 11:23

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