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EU medlemmer er uenige med hinanden, når det kommer til præsidentembedet af Bashar al-Assad i Syrien, sagde en anonym diplomatisk kilde fra Grækenland til RIA Novosti.

De nye medlemmer i EU fra østeuropa, ligesom Frankring og Storbritannien er imod al-Assad regeringen i Syrien; i mellemtiden tror et flertal af medlemmerne af EU at hans medvirken er vital for at finde en fredelige løsning på krisen i Syrien, informerede den græske kilde.
"Al-Assad er den legitime præsident af Syrien. Hvordan kan man se på politiske løsninger uden ham?" - sagde kilden til RIA Novosti.
Al-Assad er en nøgleperson når der skal forhandles med den syriske regering. Hvem er det ellers tanken at EU skal forhandle med?, spurgte den græske kilde.

Man kunne kalde det et tegn på fremskridt at medlemmerne af EU er blevet enige om at al-Assad kan forblive ved magten i nogle år i forbindelse med en overgangsperiode, indtil de forskellige syriske grupper kan komme op med en anden regering.


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Majority of EU leaders see Assad as instrumental in reaching peaceful resolution in Syria


The diplomatic source also revealed to RIA Novosti that the opinion of many EU members regarding Syria is gradually changing.

According to the source, Russia played a key role in 2013 by preventing the escalation of the Syrian conflict. Russian diplomatic channels are cautious and "wise," the speaker added.

Right now there are three real options in Syria to choose from: the government of al-Assad, ISIL or al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaeda-linked Sunni jihadists. A victory for ISIL or the al-Nusra Front would be certain genocide for Alawites, Christians and other minority groups in Syria, Kinzer argued, reminding how Islamic militants exterminated and pushed Christians out of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The same would happen in Syria if either ISIL or the al-Nusra Front gains control in Syria.

Syria has been in a civil war since 2011, with the government fighting multiple opposition factions and militant groups, including the Islamic State jihadist group. Since the beginning of the war, the United States and some of its allies supported a so-called moderate Syrian opposition, while urging Assad to resign. Russia meanwhile recognizes Assad as the legitimate authority in the country, observing that Syrian people are free to choose their leadership without outside intervention.