Churkin called for turning an attentive ear to the aspirations of the Syrian people, who mostly support President Assad.
President Bashar al Assad’s role after the start of the transition period
“This is something for Syrians to decide”, Vitaly Churkin said in the full version of the interview posted on the Russian UN Embassy website.
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The Ambassador’s statements on the Syrian opposition
He said is trying to hamper humanitarian activities in the country.
Vitaly Churkin said, specifically, that a high-level working party is currently holding consultations in Geneva to deal with the humanitarian situation in Syria.
Maria Zakharova, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia gave official comment to The Voice of Russia:
“The principal comments made by Russian permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, on Syria in his interview on CNN were cut from the screened version of…
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