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Syrian opposition rejects Russian plan to end war
(MENAFN- Arab News) MOSCOW: Syrian opposition figures rejected on Wednesday a Russian draft proposal for a process aimed at solving the nearly five-year war saying Moscow's aim was to keep President Bashar Assad in power and marginalize dissenting voices.
A draft document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday showed Moscow would like the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months followed by early presidential elections.
Russia has denied any document is being prepared before international peace talks in Vienna this week
The text does not rule out Assad's participation in early presidential elections something his enemies say is impossible if there is to be peace.
"The Syrian people have never accepted the dictatorship of Assad and they will not accept that it is reintroduced or reformulated in another way" said Monzer Akbik member of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition.
"The Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva" he told Reuters referring to UN-led peace talks that collapsed in 2014.
Hadi Al-Bahra a member of the coalition's political committee said the main problem was Assad and any political process needed to tackle this with assurances and guarantees.
A draft document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday showed Moscow would like the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months followed by early presidential elections.
Russia has denied any document is being prepared before international peace talks in Vienna this week
The text does not rule out Assad's participation in early presidential elections something his enemies say is impossible if there is to be peace.
"The Syrian people have never accepted the dictatorship of Assad and they will not accept that it is reintroduced or reformulated in another way" said Monzer Akbik member of the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition.
"The Russians are now trying to play the game they have been playing since Geneva" he told Reuters referring to UN-led peace talks that collapsed in 2014.
Hadi Al-Bahra a member of the coalition's political committee said the main problem was Assad and any political process needed to tackle this with assurances and guarantees.
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