UN Syria envoy says Pres. Assad part of solution to end war

The UN Special Envoy to Syria says
President Bashar al Assad must be part of
a solution to the Syrian crisis.Staffan De
Mistura was speaking alongside Austria’s
Foreign Minister in Vienna following talks
with Assad in
Damascus.
De Mistura said a solution can only be
found by the Syrians themselves and with
the help of the region and the world. He
warned Syria will be completely
destroyed if nothing is done to stop the
war.
The Austrian Foreign Minister said there’s
no need for Vienna to rethink its position
against Assad though he admitted
cooperation is necessary when it comes to
fighting terrorist groups.
According to the UN some two-hundred
twenty-thousand people have been killed
in the Syrian conflict and around one
million have been wounded.
The UN special envoy to Syria said the
humanitarian aspect is the most
fundamental aspect of the Syrian war. He
said a military solution does not exist and
what we need now is a political solution
to the conflict.
The UN has proposed a freeze in fighting
for the city of Aleppo. De Mistura will be
briefing the UN Security Council on the
situation next Tuesday.