UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Britain has changed its stance and now believes Syrian President Bashar Assad ‘could potentially be allowed’ to run for president if there was a peaceful settlement of the conflict. “It is our view that Bashar al-Assad should go, it’s been our longstanding position. But ...
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the international community perceives Russia as an important military and political player amid its operation in Syria. In an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, Steinmeier said Russia launched its operation in Syria partially in order to challenge the provoking actions of the United ...