French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that he no longer believes that President Bashar al-Assad's departure is necessary before any political transition in Syria, in an interview published Saturday
In an interview with French regional newspaper Le Progres which was published on Saturday French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that the departure of President Bashar al Assad is not necessary before political transition in Syria.
"The fight against Daesh is crucial, but it will only be totally effective if all the Syrian and regional forces are united," he told the French regional newspaper Le Progres.
"A united Syria implies a political transition. That does not mean that President Bashar al-Assad must leave even before the transition, but there must be assurances for the future".
But there had been signs Paris might moderate its position as its priority shifted to tackling the ISIS group which carried out the Paris attacks last month.
M/M
string(1125) "[{"id":"1765901","sort":"3453849","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/03/alalam_635847514832536874_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Britain Bombs Syria Oil Field after MPs Vote for Airstrikes"} ,{"id":"1765904","sort":"3453850","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/03/alalam_635847519122216874_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Iran Deputy FM Warns against Syria Talks Violating Vienna Deal"} ,{"id":"1766133","sort":"3453851","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/04/alalam_635848240834841023_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"German Parliament to Decide on Syria anti-ISIS Mission"} ,{"id":"1766165","sort":"3453852","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/04/alalam_635848307069917544_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"ISIS Spreading ‘Flesh-Eating’ Disease in Syria as a Biologic Weapon"} ,{"id":"1766196","sort":"3453853","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/04/alalam_635848378276078218_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"By Parliament OK, Germany Will Launch Military Operation in Syria"} ,{"id":"1766415","sort":"3453854","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2015/12/05/alalam_635849125836607165_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"By Video, Russia Hit 1,458 Terrorist Targets in Syria Last Week"} ]"