MOSCOW, September 16 – RIA Novosti. Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said that the question of the legitimacy in power of President Bashar al-Assad should solve the Syrian people, and not the United States.
“I agree (question the legitimacy of Assad – ed.) should be decided in free and fair elections,” – wrote McFaul on his page on the social network Twitter, responding to a question from a Member, whether it seems to him that “the question legitimacy of Assad Syrian people to decide, not the United States “.
In Syria since March 2011. The ongoing armed conflict, in which, according to the UN, has killed more than 220 thousand people. Government troops to confront militias belonging to various armed groups. The most active are the fighters and the IG “Dzhebhat en Nusra”.
US wants the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad and therefore oppose the provision of any assistance to him. For its part, Moscow has repeatedly urged the “international coalition” to cooperate with the Syrian authorities under the auspices of the UN Security Council to deal with the IG.
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