Participants in intra-Syrian talks must not step over read line - Syrian diplomat

DAMASCUS, March 26. /TASS/. The participants in intra-Syrian talks must not step over the red line, because the main issue at stake is the future of Syria and its people, and also struggle with terrorism, Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told Russian media on Thursday. "Several days ago we welcomed a Russian delegation under special Foreign Ministry envoy Asamat Kulmukhametov," he said. "The Russian delegation voiced some proposals that can be considered as a plan for forthcoming consultations in Moscow." "These proposals have not been approved yet (by the Syrian leadership - TASS), and the consultations are proceeding, Mekdad said. "We would like to put an end to this crisis as soon as possible. We hope that a political solution will bring us all to security and stability." "Everybody who may be taking part in these consultations should remember that the chief idea of the talks concerns the future of Syrian land and people, and also the struggle against terrorism," the senior diplomat said. "It is essential nobody should step over the red line at any future negotiations." He said when the Syrians agreed on an intra-national dialogue without outside intervention, it would be easy to achieve agreement. "On the other hand, when the international obligations, in particular, the recent UN Security Council resolutions on struggle against terrorism, begin to be complied with we will be able to stop terrorist attacks against Syria and the world in general," Mekdad said. "We are concerned about the UN Security Council’s failure to enforce these resolutions and keeps quiet about the states that support and sponsor terrorists - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and other countries of the region, as well as some Western states, for instance, France, Britain and the United States. Read more