Syrian president “won’t step down before elections”

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated that he will not step down before elections are held in the country.

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Sunday, 19.05.2013.

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BEIRUT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated that he will not step down before elections are held in the country. The U.S. and Russia are trying to establish a dialogue between the Syrian regime and the opposition. However, Assad told Argentine newspaper Clarin that a decision on Syria's future was up to the Syrian people and that the U.S. had no right to interfere. Syrian president “won’t step down before elections” This will be an aggravating factor for mediators because the Syrian opposition wants to launch a dialogue that would result in Assad’s departure, AP has reported. "I am not someone who flees from my responsibilities," the Syrian leader said and compared himself to the “skipper of a ship riding Syria's turbulent seas”. More than 70,000 people have been killed and several million displaced since the uprising against Assad erupted in March 2011 and escalated into a civil war. Bashar al-Assad (Beta/AP, file) Beta

Syrian president “won’t step down before elections”

This will be an aggravating factor for mediators because the Syrian opposition wants to launch a dialogue that would result in Assad’s departure, AP has reported.

"I am not someone who flees from my responsibilities," the Syrian leader said and compared himself to the “skipper of a ship riding Syria's turbulent seas”.

More than 70,000 people have been killed and several million displaced since the uprising against Assad erupted in March 2011 and escalated into a civil war.

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