
MOSCOW,(ST) Russia has expressed hope that the ideas put forward by President Bashar al-Assad concerning international efforts to find ways to resolve the crisis in Syria, will be adopted .
A statement posted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday stated that : “The Russian side hopes effective international efforts will continue to resolve the crisis in Syria, based on the Geneva statement of June 2012 and relying on set of ideas contained in the speech of President Bashar Al-Assad January 6th of this year.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that the Syrian leadership confirmed, in particular, readiness to launch an inter- Syrian dialogue and maintain reforms in the country on the ground of Syria ‘s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and on the basis of non-interference in its internal affairs as enshrined in the UN Charter , in other international legislations and Geneva Statement.
“We believe the need to achieve a quick and decisive progress towards a political settlement in Syria through internal Syrian dialogue , according to the principles of the International Law,” the Russian Foreign Ministry statement said, expressing hope that on this ground, all sides concerned to stop acts of violence and be only guided by the supreme interests of the Syrian people and the tasks to achieve free and democratic development for Syria.”
T. Fateh