Medvedev to Syrian People: You Decide Fate of Syria, Avoid Libya Sample

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Syrian people themselves to decide the fate of Syria not the leaders of other states, as he stressed that was "short-sighted" to think that the crisis would be solved if President Bashar al-Assad agreed to step down.

"To think that Assad's departure would mean the removal of all the problems is a very short-sighted position and everyone understands that if this happened the conflict would most likely continue," the ITAR-TASS news agency quoted Medvedev as telling Russian reporters at a summit in Seoul.

Medvedev added that he wanted "the Syrian people, and not respected leaders of other states, to make the decisions about Syria's fate."

He said Syria should at all costs avoid the fate of Libya where NATO carried out air strikes that played a key role in the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi.

"There is no democracy there," Medvedev was quoted as saying. "There is no Gaddafi there but there is no democracy there either, no-one knows how long this will last. This state has yet to remain on the map as a single entity."


Source: Agencies	27-03-2012 - 16:29 Last updated 27-03-2012 - 16:29 \| 2183 View

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Number of comments: 2

1 - GHALIOUN HAS SYRIAN BLOOD ON HIS HANDS
Gimal \| Yemen	07:30	2012-03-28
Syria is now a geopolitical battleground. It is time for Burhan Ghalioun to come to his senses before he gets more Syrian blood on his hands. Without the UN Security Council granting legal authority to launch an offensive against Syria, there are only piecemeal efforts -- and these have all been tried, if not yet exhausted: sanctions, demonstrations, arming militias, cyberwarfare, propaganda, diplomatic arm-twisting, and bribing defectors. A whole year has passed with no major cracks in support from the regime\\’s key constituencies and this kind of tactical pressure may ultimately backfire.

2 - FRIEND
D.L.GUPTA \| India	10:48	2012-05-01
As I have gathered from the media, the problem is very serious but not that it could not be solved.All the participating parties should come across the table discuss the issues and try to find out a mid way - a little waiver from all the concerned is expected from the participating parties, the role of UN and the neighbouring countries is paramount, they should persuade the warring parties for a peaceful settlement of the issues, in fact war has never been or is or will be a solution of the any problem. A strife at home or a matter covering the whole nation in either case the remedy is there. I very confidently hope a speedy solution to the problems of Syria, the people of this has right

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