Sep 23, 2015, 2:29 PM

EU Official:

Syrian solution impossible without Assad

Syrian solution impossible without Assad

MOSCOW, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The Ambassador of the European Union in Russia stated that the participation of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a key element in the negotiations to find a solution to the conflict in that country.

Clearly, Assad's representatives must resume, as well as the opposition, the dialogue to find a political and diplomatic solution, stated Lithuanian Vygaudas Usackas in a statement to the radio station Moscow Talks.

Without referring to the support of the United States and its European allies in this conflict for terrorist groups like Al-Nusra, linked to Al-Qaeda, the EU spokesman regretted the death of over 200,000 people.

In relation to the figures of people affected, the EU ambassador tried to justify a foreign intervention in the country attacked since March 2011 with the support of the West and allied nations in the area.

According to the diplomat, more than 200,000 dead, 7,6 million people who have left the country and 12 million displaced difficult the achievement of a solution to the conflict "without participation from outside.

Troops loyal to the constitutional president of Syria are fighting since 2011 against several factions, including the ISIL and Nusra.

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