DAMASCUS-Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi affirmed on Thursday that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, France and UK have no desire to see the political settlement in Syria moving forward.
In an interview with the Russian Sputnik News Agency, al-Halaqi said that these countries are contributing to escalating terrorist activities, arming terrorists and attempting to blow up the agreements reached between Russia and the United States including the cessation of hostilities in Syria, SANA reproted.
He added that last week, thousands of terrorists crossed the border with Turkey into Aleppo and its countryside.
Premier al-Halaqi said that Syrian people, army and leadership, supported by Syria’s friends, are proceeding in combating terrorism and are working on restoring stability and security to all Syrian areas.
About the current round of intra-Syrian dialogue in Geneva, al-Halaqi said that this round is moving forward despite of the decision of “Riyadh opposition” delegation to suspend its participation in the talks.