Assad promises to back any honest peace bid

Assad promises to back any honest peace bid
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Summary Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday promised Kofi Annan of support for peace.

Assad said he would back any honest peace bid but warned dialogue would fail if terrorist groups remained, state media reported.Syria is ready to bring success to any honest bid to find a solution, the official SANA news agency quoted Assad as telling Annan in their Damascus talks.But the Syrian leader added: No dialogue or political process can succeed as long as there are terrorist groups that are working to sow chaos and destabilise the country by attacking civilians and soldiers.--AFP

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