Syria's Assad 'ready to negotiate everything', if conditions are met
09.01.2017 - 17:00
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the government is ready to negotiate on everything, including his position as president. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the government is ready to negotiate on everything, including his position as president.
However, he insisted this would have to be decided by all Syrians, by way of a referendum on the constitution.
“Yeah, but my position is related to the constitution,” he said in an interview with various French media.
“And the constitution is very clear about the mechanism in which you can bring a president or get rid of a president. So if they want to discuss this point, they have to discuss the constitution, and the constitution is not owned by the government or the president or by the opposition; it should be owned by the Syrian people, so you need a referendum for every constitution.”