"West trying to persuade Russia to grant asylum to Assad"

The West is trying to persuade Russia to grant political asylum to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow-based daily Kommersant has reported.

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Wednesday, 04.07.2012.

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The West is trying to persuade Russia to grant political asylum to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow-based daily Kommersant has reported. “The western countries, primarily the U.S., are trying to persuade Moscow to host the Syrian leader and grant him political asylum,” writes the daily, quoting an unnamed diplomatic source. "West trying to persuade Russia to grant asylum to Assad" However, the source says that Russia “was not and is not planning on taking in the Syrian president. Another source told Kommersant that Moscow did not support Assad personally and that it believed that he had a slim chance of remaining in power. “We are not defending Assad. He has about 10 percent chance of remaining in power," the source said. A western diplomatic source neither confirmed nor denied the information that Russia has been asked to grant asylum to the Syrian leader. Five permanent UN Security Council members, the U.S., China, Russia, France and Great Britain, as well as Turkey and the Arab League members agreed in Geneva on Saturday on principles of the political transition in Syria. The U.S. has interpreted the agreement as Moscow’s indirect consent to Assad’s departure from power, the daily points out. Bashar al-Assad Beta

"West trying to persuade Russia to grant asylum to Assad"

However, the source says that Russia “was not and is not planning on taking in the Syrian president.

Another source told Kommersant that Moscow did not support Assad personally and that it believed that he had a slim chance of remaining in power.

“We are not defending Assad. He has about 10 percent chance of remaining in power," the source said.

A western diplomatic source neither confirmed nor denied the information that Russia has been asked to grant asylum to the Syrian leader.

Five permanent UN Security Council members, the U.S., China, Russia, France and Great Britain, as well as Turkey and the Arab League members agreed in Geneva on Saturday on principles of the political transition in Syria.

The U.S. has interpreted the agreement as Moscow’s indirect consent to Assad’s departure from power, the daily points out.

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