A remarkable turn in Russia’s stance towards Syria has made the headlines as the Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev had said Syrian President Bashar Al Assad made a “grave, perhaps fatal error” by delaying political reforms.
“It seems to me that his chances of staying in power are shrinking day by day,” Medvedev told CNN on the sidelines of the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
He also reiterated Russia's stand that only the Syrian people can decide the fate of Assad, pointing out that he has urged Assad several times to sit at the negotiating table along with the opposition, but in vain.
Meanwhile, Syria's high judicial council announced a suspension of prosecutions of opposition members so they can join a national dialogue, state media reported.
UN humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos held talks in Damascus with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and other senior officials. In this framework, Social Affairs Minister Jassem Zakaria, who also met Amos, urged UN humanitarian agencies to respect their pledges towards families hit by the conflict, SANA reported.
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