Syria's Assad is ready for truce

Feb 22, 2016, 07:18

Russia, meanwhile, has said it will continue its bombing campaign, which it says is created to help Damascus fight "terrorist" groups.

Singling out Turkey, he said the countries supporting the rebels would have to suspend support in order to allow the truce.

He spoke Saturday in comments carried by the Syrian news agency SANA.

The Nusra Front is considered a terrorist organisation by the United Nations. It was turned down by France.

Residents look for survivors at a site hit by what activists said were three consecutive air strikes carried out by the Russian air force, the last which hit an ambulance, in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria January 12, 2016.

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The statement followed a meeting between opposition groups held in Riyadh Saturday, after a deadline set by world powers for a temporary pause in fighting passed.

"Russia must understand that its unconditional support to Bashar al-Assad is a dead-end and a dead-end that could be extremely unsafe", French Ambassador Francois Delattre said.

On Saturday in London, Kerry said in a statement that a lot of work remained to be done before reaching a truce in Syria.

"A document on the cessation of hostile actions [by each conflicting party] is ready, Russian Federation and the U.S. have agreed [upon it]", a source in the delegation of the Syria opposition groups that previously met in Moscow and Cairo told RIA Novosti, adding that the document should now be approved "at the high level".

Abdel al-Jubeir said the move would be carefully monitored "because you don't want such weapons to fall into the wrong hands", which is exactly why the United States has long-opposed equipping rebels with such weapons. "You definitely need worldwide support", Assad said. "This is not Saudi Arabia's decision".

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov conferred on the crisis in Syria by telephone Saturday, but there was no indication they made any significant progress on the truce issue. The next round was slated for February 25; however, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Friday that the resumption of the talks on the planned date is not realistic.

The Russian draft presented at an emergency security council meeting on Friday sought to "cease any actions that undermine Syria's sovereignty".

Turkey's presidency said US President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies over the role of Kurdish fighters.

Diplomats said at least six of the 15 council members rejected the resolution outright when it was presented, and only one member - Venezuela - expressed support. "Russia considers such cross-border shelling that Turkey is carrying out as unacceptable".

The main Kurdish group in Syria has denied firing at Turkey from Syria.

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