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Anti-terrorism fight should go hand in hand with Syria political process - Putin

VLADIVOSTOK, September 4. /TASS/. The fight against terrorism should come in parallel with the political process in Syria and President Bashar Assad is ready for certain steps in this direction, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. "We understand that political changes are needed. We carry out work and also with our partners in Syria itself," Putin told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia’s Vladivostok. "In general, there is understanding that combining efforts in the fight against terrorism should come in parallel with some political process in Syria itself," the president said. Syria’s president agrees with this "up to holding early parliamentary elections, establishing contacts with the so-called wise opposition and attracting them for governing," he said. "We are not imposing anything, but we are ready to contribute to this intra-Syrian dialogue," Putin said. Read more

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