BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — According to him, this is not an appropriate time to discuss the Syrian president’s future.
"A serious conflict is taking place, I am absolutely depressed by the situation in Aleppo. Primarily, it is necessary to help people staying there, and then move to a political decision," said Kern, answering a question about Assad’s political future.
Since 2012, Aleppo has been heavily involved in the conflict between the government forces and militants, which led to the city being eventually divided into the western part held by the government and the eastern part controlled by the militants.
Over the recent months, Aleppo became a major battleground in Syria with the government troops seeking to liberate the city. The Russian reconciliation center said Wednesday that only 1 square mile of the city's territory was still under the militants’ control.
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