Gatilov: Russian draft UNSC resolution makes no mention of President al-Assad

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Moscow, SANA-Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said that the Russian draft resolution on counterterrorism at the UN Security Council does not say a word about the future of President Bashar al-Assad.

“There are no passages about Bashar al-Assad anywhere. It’s not in our draft because our draft addresses a broader range of issues faced by the international community in the fight against terrorism. It’s not the purpose of our draft,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told reporters in Moscow.

Gatilov’s remarks came after UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN Matthew Rycroft, who chairs the UN Security Council, said it is important to resolve differences on the role of President al-Assad to continue with the Russian draft of the resolution.

On Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing UN member states to take necessary measures to fight ISIS and calling for invigorating efforts to stop the flow of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq.

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