GENEVA, February 10. /ITAR-TASS/. The Syrian government delegation will discuss the Geneva communiqué point by point, starting with terrorism, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad said on Monday, February 10.
“Violence must be stopped first, and we should go step by step when discussing the Geneva communiqué, starting with terrorism,” he said.
Mekdad described as unconstructive the position assumed by the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, which insists on starting the discussion with a transitional governing body.
“This issue is not on the agenda and never was,” Mekdad said when asked whether the fate of President Bashar al-Assad would be discussed in Geneva or not.