The White House explained the words of Biden’s “military solution” to the conflict in Syria – RBC

Vice President Joe Biden

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The White House explained the statement of US Vice President Joe Biden’s readiness to voennome decision. the conflict in Syria. As told Reuters the representative of the US administration, Biden was referring to the use of military force against the militants “Islamic state” (an organization banned in Russia), but not in Syria as a whole.

These are the words of Biden said it in Saturday at a press conference after a meeting with Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Dovutoglu. US Vice President said that, ideally, is counting on a political solution to the situation in Syria. “But we are ready, if it is not possible [to reach a political settlement], go for a military solution to this operation to destroy the LIH,” – he said.

With the official explanation of the words and Biden made his office. A copy of the statement published in his Twitter to orrespondent Turkish edition of Daily Sabah citing a journalistic pool of the White House.

«Vice President had in mind that as we are looking for a political decision [end] of the civil war in Syria, we are also implementing a military solution against the IG. No change in US policy is not “- said in a statement, Biden’s office.

, Bloomberg reported on Saturday that the United States and Russia are close to a compromise to start next week, the negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Syria. With reference to its sources in the UN agency notes that Russia has agreed to participate in the summit of “Army of Islam” – the delegation of opposition groups, supported by Saudi Arabia. In turn, the Americans are willing to accept the arrival of the delegation in Geneva, the composition of which Moscow insisted. So now there is no reason to say that the negotiations will be derailed, said the source agency.

December 21 minushego the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Syria. The document refers to the need for negotiations between the Syrian authorities and the opposition. Rana informed that they could begin in January.