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Syrians should decide Assad's fate: UN envoy

Published: 04 Mar 2016 - 06:13 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 01:00 pm
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File photo of UN Syria envoy Staffan De Mistura. AFP/ Fabrice Coffrini

 

Paris: United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura said Friday the Syrian people, not foreigners, should decide the fate of their President Bashar al-Assad.

"Can't we leave the Syrians to actually decide on that? Why should we be saying in advance what the Syrians should say, as long as they have the freedom and the opportunity of saying so?" de Mistura told France 24 TV.

AFP