Putin said that Assad’s willingness to involve the opposition in power in Syria – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the residence of the government of Tajikistan

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an enlarged meeting of the CSTO summit in Dushanbe, has devoted the bulk of his speech, the events in Syria. Speaking about the political situation in the country, the head of state said that President Bashar al-Assad is ready to bring to the management of the opposition, reports RBC.

Putin said that during the crisis, “it is necessary to think about the political reforms” in Syria. “We know about the readiness of President Assad to bring the healthy forces of the opposition”, – said the head of state. He stressed that Moscow will continue to continue to Damascus help.

On the eve of the representative of the US State Department, John Kirby said that during the meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, the United States and Saudi Arabia, the Russian side agreed with the possibility of a political change of power in Syria . This Kirby did not specify whether in this case the question of removal of Assad. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday denied Moscow’s participation in negotiations on the fate of Assad, stressing that Russia “is not engaged in regime change.” The reason for the discussion of this topic was the publication of Bloomberg, which asserted that the Kremlin at least from June talks on possible conditions of care Bashar al-Assad from power.

During his speech at the CSTO summit, the Russian leader called the situation in Syria “very serious.” “The so-called” Islamic State “controls considerable territory of Iraq and Syria”, – Putin said at the outset. According to him, the terrorists organization banned in Russia aimed at Mecca, Jerusalem, and the cities of Europe, Russia, Central and Southeast Asia. It said Putin, Russia is a concern.

«Russia has offered to form a broad coalition, it must bring together all who are ready to make a real contribution to the fight against terror. How do the armed forces of Syria. We support the Government of Syria, and we will offer to provide the necessary military aid and call to join us other countries “- said the president.

Putin noted that to resolve the crisis will fail without the active involvement of government forces. This position Moscow has repeatedly expressed in the past. The President also pointed out that without a broad coalition, which should include representatives of the official Damascus, the Kurdish militia and the moderate opposition, it is impossible to solve the refugee problem.

The Russian president said that the attempt to place the responsibility for the refugee crisis on Russia are groundless. According to him, without Moscow’s support, “the situation would be even worse than in Libya, and the flow of refugees would be even higher.” “People are fleeing from Syria primarily on the atrocities of terrorists”, – Putin said.

The head of state emphasized that the destabilization of the situation, the destruction of the state and the creation of a power vacuum was not concerned Russia. “Therefore no one will be able to pass, as we say, with the blame on others,” – he concluded.

In early September, the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of an influx of migrants to Europe. The head of state explained that the growth of violence in the Middle East resulted in the intervention of Moscow in the Syrian conflict.