Following the current civil war going on in
Syria, secretary of state to the United States of America, John Kerry
has said in London Today, September 19 that the president, Bashar
al-Assad has to leave the office as the country’s president.
The Punch reports that although Kerry said the al-Assad must go but
the timing of his departure should be decided through negotiations
calling on Russia and Iran to use their influence over the Syrian
president to convince him to negotiate a political transition.
According to the US secretary of state, a worsening refugee crisis underscored the need to find a compromise that could also lead to political change in the country; hence the US welcomed Russia’s involvement in tackling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria.
He said: “We need to get to the negotiation. That is what we’re looking for and we hope Russia and Iran, and any other countries with influence, will help to bring about that, because that’s what is preventing this crisis from ending.”
He asked that if the United States is ready to negotiate, would the Russians be able to bring Assad to the terms. Even when they are able to, he furthered asked if Assad was prepared to really negotiate.
Furthermore, the pentagon said that in line with the US agreement to work with Russia to bring the Syrian president to the negotiation table, Ash Carter, the US defense secretary, and Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister made the first call since August 2014, Aljazeera reports.
The US defense headquarters noted that the Russian defense minister agreed to further discuss mechanisms for de-confliction in Syria and the counter ISIL campaign.
US officials said that heavy Russian equipment, including tanks, helicopters and naval infantry forces, have been moved to Syria’s Latakia.
They said that Russia’s build-up at Latakia airbase has raised the possibility of air combat missions in the Syrian airspace.
Contrary to that, a Russian online media Gazeta in its reports claimed on Friday, September 18, that some Russian military contractors are being sent to Syria without their consent.
The report says that 20 troops, including officers and contracted soldiers, were selected from a military unit of Russia’s Eastern military district command and sent on a mission without being told about the final destination.
European countries try to cope with the migrant crisis, however, the numbers of migrants from Nigeria and other countries are growing every day with hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants risking their lives to get to Europe.
al-Assad
According to the US secretary of state, a worsening refugee crisis underscored the need to find a compromise that could also lead to political change in the country; hence the US welcomed Russia’s involvement in tackling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria.
He said: “We need to get to the negotiation. That is what we’re looking for and we hope Russia and Iran, and any other countries with influence, will help to bring about that, because that’s what is preventing this crisis from ending.”
He asked that if the United States is ready to negotiate, would the Russians be able to bring Assad to the terms. Even when they are able to, he furthered asked if Assad was prepared to really negotiate.
Furthermore, the pentagon said that in line with the US agreement to work with Russia to bring the Syrian president to the negotiation table, Ash Carter, the US defense secretary, and Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister made the first call since August 2014, Aljazeera reports.
The US defense headquarters noted that the Russian defense minister agreed to further discuss mechanisms for de-confliction in Syria and the counter ISIL campaign.
US officials said that heavy Russian equipment, including tanks, helicopters and naval infantry forces, have been moved to Syria’s Latakia.
They said that Russia’s build-up at Latakia airbase has raised the possibility of air combat missions in the Syrian airspace.
Contrary to that, a Russian online media Gazeta in its reports claimed on Friday, September 18, that some Russian military contractors are being sent to Syria without their consent.
The report says that 20 troops, including officers and contracted soldiers, were selected from a military unit of Russia’s Eastern military district command and sent on a mission without being told about the final destination.
European countries try to cope with the migrant crisis, however, the numbers of migrants from Nigeria and other countries are growing every day with hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants risking their lives to get to Europe.
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