Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on October 7, 2013.REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters
Assad Sees No Date For Syria Talks, Mulls Re-Election -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday no date had been set for an international conference on ending his country's civil war and cast doubt on whether it could succeed if held now.
With Western and Arab countries hoping the talks can start a political transition that would see him leave office, Assad once again indicated he had no intention of quitting, saying he might run for re-election in 2014.
"Personally, I don't see any obstacles to being nominated to run in the next presidential elections," Assad told Syria's Al Mayadeen TV when asked if he thought it was suitable to hold the election, as scheduled, in 2014.
Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said on Sunday after meeting international envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi that the peace conference, known as Geneva 2, was scheduled for November 23. Brahimi said the date had "not been officially set".
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My Comment: The country is being totally destroyed .... and he talks about his re-election campaign. There is something seriously wrong with this guy.
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