Assad: Government Ready to Grant Amnesty to Militants, Ready to Take Part in Astana Talks
Assad: Government Ready to Grant Amnesty to Militants, Ready to Take Part in Astana Talks
TEHRAN
(FNA)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with
French media that members of anti-government militant groups will have a
chance to take advantage of the amnesty offered by the Syrian
government.
"From
what we’ve been implementing during the last three years, because you
want genuinely to have peace in Syria, the government offered amnesty
for every militant who gives up his armaments, and it worked, and they
still have the same option if they want to go back to their normality
and to go back to their normal life," Assad said adding that "this is
the maximum that you can offer, amnesty", SANA reported.
He
also confirmed his readiness to send an official delegation to the
capital of Kazakhstan "when they set the time of that conference."
"We
are ready to negotiate everything. When you talk about negotiations
regarding whether to end the conflict in Syria or talking about the
future of Syria, it’s fully open, there’s no limit for that
negotiations," the Syrian president stated.
However, according to him, it is still unknown "who is going to be there from the other side."
"Is
it going to be real Syrian opposition - and when I say ‘real’ it means
it has grassroots in Syria, not Saudi one or French one or British one,
it should be Syrian opposition to discuss the Syrian issues," Bashar
al-Assad noted.
"So, the viability or, let’s say, the success of that conference will depend on that point," the Syrian president concluded.
- 09 January 2017
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