Only Syrian people can decide on Assad’s future - Kremlin

MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Only Syrian people can decide on President Bashar Assad’s political future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. "Only Syrians can determine the political future of Bashar Assad," Peskov said adding that today’s talks in Vienna will focus not "on Assad’s fate but on the Syrian settlement." He added that "search for a political resolution of the Syrian conflict had no alternative." Speaking about the role of Kurds in the discussion of the conflict resolution, Peskov said that "all the interested sides were taking part [in the Vienna talks], mainly states, which can make a contribution into the settlement." Peskov said the Russian operation in Syria would depend "on the situation with the fight against terrorism and extremism." He reiterated Moscow’s position that "any political settlement [in Syria] was hardly possible without major strikes on terrorism and extremism." Read more