Syrian Deputy Prime Minister: Civil War Has Reached A Stalemate Prepared To Offer A Ceasefire

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Admits Civil War Has Reached A Stalemate And Says Government Wants A Ceasefire -- Daily Mail

* Qadri Jamil claims civil war is at a stalemate as neither side is capable of beating the other
* He has called for a ceasefire but says West must 'get off our shoulders'
* Deputy prime minister also insisted the old regime was at an end
* Syria's main Western-backed opposition group has slammed growing influence of al-Qaida gunmen

President Bashar Assad's regime has admitted that neither side is capable of defeating the other and the country's civil war has reached a stalemate.

Syria's deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil appeared to call for a ceasefire as he suggested there was a 'zero balance of forces' which would not change for a while.

He insisted the old regime was at an end but urged the Western world to 'get off our shoulders' while progressive reforms are being made.

He told the Guardian: 'Neither the armed opposition nor the regime is capable of defeating the other side. This zero balance of forces will not change for a while.

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