Damascus against proposals to create autonomous areas in Syria

Damascus is opposed to proposals to create autonomous areas within the country, in particular, in Aleppo, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad said on Wednesday.

Lavrov: The UN represented by de Mistura undermines implementing a UNSC resolution on holding inclusive intra-Syrian talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed on Tuesday that the United Nations, in the person of its Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, has undermined for over six months the UN Security Council resolution that ordered holding inclusive intra-Syrian talks without preliminary conditions.

Syria: The idea of “self-administration” in eastern Aleppo categorically rejected

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem reaffirmed that it is the duty of the Syrian state to save the citizens from being taken hostages by terrorists in Aleppo city, stressing that the idea of “self-administration” in eastern Aleppo is categorically rejected because “it is a reward” for terrorists.