Assad: Trump's plan for safe zones in Syria 'not a realistic idea'
Source: The Hill
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday rejected President Trump’s calls for “safe zones” within his nation.
“(It’s) not a realistic idea at all,” he told Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff during his first interview since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. "But actually, it won’t (protect civilians), it won’t.”
“Safe zones for the Syrians can only happen when you have stability and security, where you don’t have terrorists, where you don’t have (the) flow and support of those terrorists by the neighboring countries or by Western countries,” Assad added.
“This is where you can have a natural safe zone, which is our country. They don’t need safe zones at all. It’s not a realistic idea at all.”
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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/319057-assad-to-trump-no-syria-safe-zones
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