Obama: Cooperation with Russia if Putin promote the political transition in Syria
The US government is willing to cooperate with Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin can mediate and to achieve a political transition in Syria winning the consent of President Bashar al-Assad and Iran, he told a press conference, US President Barack Obama .
Obama and Putin had a -rare - bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New Yorkiti Monday. The two leaders referred to the crises in Syria and Ukraine.
In my discussion with President Putin did very clear that the only way to resolve the problem in Syria is to have a political transition to be comprehensive, which will retain its state structures in order, it will keep the army in order and the only way to achieve this is Mr. Assad to accept the transition, Obama added.
At the same time he said that if Russia and Iran seek to strengthen Assad and subjugate the population, will find themselves at a standstill and it will not have any effect.
Mr. Putin was forced to intervene in Syria, not because of his power, but because of its weakness, because his client, Mr. Assad was collapsing, and not enough now to send arms and money, considered the US president.
We will not let the Syrian conflict to turn into disguised US-Russia war
The US does not intend to leave the conflict in Syria to turn into a war through intermediaries with Russia, it would be wrong strategy on our part, said, President Obama.
At the same time he added that the war in Syria is now handled between Russia, Iran, and President Bashar al-Assad and the vast majority of the Syrian people.
Obama he said that the war in Syria is not "a game on the chessboard of the superpowers" and considered that the involvement of Russia in the war going to weaken.
The US government is willing to cooperate with Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin can mediate and to achieve a political transition in Syria winning the consent of President Bashar al-Assad and Iran, he told a press conference, US President Barack Obama .Obama and Putin had a -rare - bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New Yorkiti Monday. The two leaders referred to the crises in Syria and Ukraine.
In my discussion with President Putin did very clear that the only way to resolve the problem in Syria is to have a political transition to be comprehensive, which will retain its state structures in order, it will keep the army in order and the only way to achieve this is Mr. Assad to accept the transition, Obama added.
At the same time he said that if Russia and Iran seek to strengthen Assad and subjugate the population, will find themselves at a standstill and it will not have any effect.
Mr. Putin was forced to intervene in Syria, not because of his power, but because of its weakness, because his client, Mr. Assad was collapsing, and not enough now to send arms and money, considered the US president.
We will not let the Syrian conflict to turn into disguised US-Russia war
The US does not intend to leave the conflict in Syria to turn into a war through intermediaries with Russia, it would be wrong strategy on our part, said, President Obama.
At the same time he added that the war in Syria is now handled between Russia, Iran, and President Bashar al-Assad and the vast majority of the Syrian people.
Obama he said that the war in Syria is not "a game on the chessboard of the superpowers" and considered that the involvement of Russia in the war going to weaken.
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