Voice of America: Russia Fails to Urge Syria's Assad to Step Down

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Russia Fails to Urge Syria's Assad to Step Down Jan 12th 2013, 17:02 Russia is calling for a political transition process in Syria, but has stopped short of saying President Bashar al-Assad should relinquish power as part of a deal to end the country's conflict. In a statement Saturday, Russia's Foreign Ministry reiterated Moscow's long-held position that only Syrians can decide their future without outside interference. The statement also called for the immediate end to the "violence and bloodshed" and for providing humanitarian aid to ... Media files: 4375C506-8D61-4F72-8CF2-E99A285E79CB_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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