Syrian delegates will attend the peace talks in Geneva but not to hand over power or eliminate any role for President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s future. (Reuters)
Assad Regime Vows No Surrender Of Power -- Al Jazeera
Government says it will attend peace talks but opposition calls for president to step down are "delusions".
The Syrian government says Bashar al-Assad's position as president is not up for negotiation at peace talks, calling such demands by the opposition "delusions and dreams".
The statement, issued by the foreign ministry via the SANA news agency on Wednesday, said a delegation would go to planned Geneva II talks in January, but Assad would not "surrender power".
"The age of colonialism, with the installation and toppling of governments, is over. They must wake from their dreams," the statement said. "If they insist on these delusions, there is no need for them to attend Geneva II."
"The official Syrian delegation is not going to Geneva to surrender power."
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