Damascus: Syria’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Qadri Jamil, Tuesday said that the Syria was ready to discuss the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a negotiated settlement to 17 months of bloodshed.
According to media reports, Jamil said that the option of negotiation was on the table but he rejected the idea of making Assad’s resignation the condition for any future negotiations –a demand made not only by the armed opposition but also Washington and several big European states.
“As far as his resignation goes –making the resignation itself a condition for holding dialogue means that you will never be able to reach this dialogue. But any problems can be discussed during negotiations. We are even ready to discuss this issue,” Jamil said in comments translated into Russian.
But he said the president’s departure could be a topic of discussion. “As far as his resignation goes – making the resignation itself a condition for holding dialogue means that you will never be able to reach this dialogue,” said Jamil.
But the minister added in remarks translated into Russian: “Any problems can be discussed during negotiations. We are even ready to discuss this issue.”
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