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February 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Syria’s President Assad has agreed to talks with the opposition and will follow the Arab League’s roadmap, increasing the number of observers in the country, including the most hostile areas in Syria.
This follows talks with the Russian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Damascus on Tuesday.
As RT’s Egor Piskunov reports from the top meeting, Moscow will coordinate talks between Assad’s government and the opposition. Russia will also go on working with various Syrian political groups in order to prevent further civilian deaths, Lavrov said. The minister called on other countries to urge the opposition to engage in talks.
The opposition Syrian National Council replied it does not object to Russia mediating the talks.
“Considering the good relations between the Russian and Syrian nations, Russia has a good chance of playing this part,” said George Sabra, a senior member of the Council.
Damascus is to announce a national referendum to draw up a new constitution. According to President Assad, the document has already been drafted and will soon be published in newspapers and on the web. The new constitution is set to deprive the ruling political party of its monopoly. Officials expect the referendum to be set for March. After the referendum, the country will go to parliamentary polls, so far planned for May.
Assad stands firm in his resolve to stop violence in his country, wherever it should come from, said Lavrov. The parties reaffirmed their readiness to use the Arab League’s initiative to find “a swift way out of the crisis,” he added.
“Syria is notifying the Arab League that it is interested in the League continuing its work and increasing the number of observers,” declared Lavrov. The League can make its decision now, but Damascus is definitely giving the green light to such a move.
Moscow has called on the League to expand its observing mission, dubbing it a crucial stabilizing factor for Syria.
Lavrov’s visit to Syria came amid international anger over Russia and China’s veto of what they saw as a “premature” UN Security Council vote.
The UK and US simultaneously withdrew their ambassadors to Damascus Monday, with the UK Foreign Secretary calling President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime “murderous and doomed.” Italy’s Foreign Ministry has allegedly recalled its ambassador from Syria on Tuesday, reports Al Arabia.
The Russian FM dubbed the resolution draft text “one-sided” and international reaction to the veto “hysterical”.
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