Sheikh Moaz Alkhatib, president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces and US vice-president Joe Biden (R) meet for bilateral talks during the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich. Photograph: Reuters.
Biden Says ‘Assad Is A Tyrant And Must Go’, Calls On Russia For Cooperation -- Al Arabiya
U.S Vice President Joe Biden held talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, at the Munich Security Conference Saturday, amid strong disagreement between Moscow and Washington about ways to end the 22-month Syria conflict.
In Biden’s meeting with Lavrov, he called on Washington and Moscow to put aside "serious differences" and stressed the need for US-Russian cooperation, including over Syria, the White House said.
Earlier in Munich the U.S. vice president insisted Assad was a "tyrant" and must go.
Biden also met Khatib and Brahimi in Munich on Saturday.
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Update: Biden Says Syria’s Assad ‘Hellbent’ on Power, Must Go -- Bloomberg Businessweek
My Comment: Vice President Biden states that the U.S. is supplying the Syrian opposition with major funding to overthrown Assad. I disagree .... supplying non-lethal items like blankets, tents, and food is not going to drive Assad from power.
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