(MENAFN) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could stay in power and run in future elections, the secretary general of the Arab League has said in an interview on Egyptian TV.
In an interview with Egyptian journalist Ahmed Moussa, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, a former Egyptian foreign minister, said: "There is no problem if the Syrian people choose Bashar al-Assad as president in future elections."
The diplomat said: "If the people elect him he can run in the elections, but first there has to be a ceasefire, (and) there has to be acceptance of his presence in the conciliation framework, because there is the possibility that groups will refuse to work with him."
"The issue has to be handed over to the Syrians, opposition and government, excluding of course the terrorist groups, and we'll see what happens. This all will take time. How much time? I do not know."
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