The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that Syria is bent on pushing ahead with counter-terrorism aided by friendly countries, namely Iran and Russia, which sets the stage for a peaceful solution. The President’s remarks came as he received on Saturday Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs Hussein Jaberi ...
Russian diplomatic sources said on Saturday that Sochi conference on Syria will be held even if the opposition delegations boycott it. Till now Moscow has not received from the opposition a formal statement in which it confirms its decision to boycott the conference, the sources added.
