Russian Diplomat: Only Syrian people have the right of self-determination

Russia, SANA- Vice President of Russian Diplomats’ Association, Andrei Baklanov, affirmed that the Syrian people will succeed in running their upcoming presidential elections, adding that they have the sole right of self-determination.

“The Syrian people will succeed in running fair and democratic elections just as the previous presidential elections were, as Russian observers affirmed, ” Baklanov said in a statement to SANA correspondent in Moscow, indicating that Syria is a member state at the United Nations and has the full right of self-determination.

Baklanov pointed out that Syria is a country of a long history and a civilization rooted in the depth of time.

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