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PARIS: Russia on Wednesday warned that the bloodbath in Syria would continue if the West stuck to its demand for President Bashar Al Assads ouster.
If the position of our partners remains the departure of this leader who they do not like, the bloodbath will continue, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius.
The nearly 20-month conflict in Syria has killed 36,000 people according to activists.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said the situation in Syria had reached a crucial stage but a political solution was the only way to end the bloodshed. Yang was speaking during talks with UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who expressed hope China would play an active role in efforts to end the crisis.
A political resolution is the only pragmatic option in Syria, Yang was quoted by the state Xinhua news agency as saying.
Fabius also said France and Russia failed to bridge their differences over Assads role in any future transition government.
Yes, there is a difference of assessment on the presence of Bashar Al Assad in a transition government, he said after a meeting of the French and Russian foreign and defence ministers.
gulftoday.ae | More bloodshed if Assad goes, warns Russia
If the position of our partners remains the departure of this leader who they do not like, the bloodbath will continue, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius.
The nearly 20-month conflict in Syria has killed 36,000 people according to activists.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said the situation in Syria had reached a crucial stage but a political solution was the only way to end the bloodshed. Yang was speaking during talks with UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who expressed hope China would play an active role in efforts to end the crisis.
A political resolution is the only pragmatic option in Syria, Yang was quoted by the state Xinhua news agency as saying.
Fabius also said France and Russia failed to bridge their differences over Assads role in any future transition government.
Yes, there is a difference of assessment on the presence of Bashar Al Assad in a transition government, he said after a meeting of the French and Russian foreign and defence ministers.
gulftoday.ae | More bloodshed if Assad goes, warns Russia
