Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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Anand Thakur
Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIt will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
ADEL AL-JUBEIRBut we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThe war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIf, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria – then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRAnd if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRLike Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIn the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRShould the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIt’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRDo you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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