GhanaStar
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music
No Result
View All Result
GhanaStar
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music
No Result
View All Result
GhanaStar
No Result
View All Result
Home Headlines

Syrian People Do Not Want Assad In Power

April 3, 2017
in Headlines
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The United States believes the Syrian people do not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power and does not accept that he could stand in elections, Ambassador Nikki Haley said Monday.

You Might Also Like

Ghanaian Can Travel to South Africa Visa-Free

2019 – the Biggest Year yet for Ghanaian Tourism

Three Britons On Trial In Singapore Accused of Gang-Raping Drunk Woman

Haley told a news conference that Assad is a “war criminal,” “a hindrance to peace for a long time” and that his treatment of Syrians was “disgusting.”

The ambassador was asked about whether US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments that Assad’s future was up to the Syrian people meant that the United States would accept that he could once again run for the presidency in elections.

“No, it doesn’t mean that the US will accept it,” she said.

“We don’t think that the people want Assad any more. We don’t think that he is going to be someone that the people want to have.”

Following talks in Ankara last week, Tillerson said the “longer term status of President Assad will be decided by the Syrian people,” suggesting that the United States would no longer insist on his departure.

The future of Assad has been the key stumbling block in negotiations aimed at ending the six-year war in Syria.

“We continue to strongly condemn the actions of Assad and what he has done and he continues to be directly on our radar in terms of what he does,” said Haley.

The United States, which holds this month’s presidency of the UN Security Council, will be chairing a meeting next week to take stock of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Syria.

UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva have made little progress and UN diplomats are not holding out hope for a breakthrough in the peace process.

Haley said the United States is concerned about Russian and Iranian support for Assad and is looking to the UN-brokered talks in Geneva to point the way to a settlement.

“We do think that we have forged new ground (in the Geneva talks) and we can start to at least analyze again where the United States is going to be and how we can handle things in Syria,” she said.

Last week, Haley told reporters that the US would no longer insist on ending Assad’s rule as a priority.

“You pick and choose your battles,” she said.

“And when we’re looking at this, it’s about changing up priorities and our priority is no longer to sit and focus on getting Assad out.”

Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana News. Get the latest Ghana news, breaking news, sports, politics, entertainment and more about Ghana, Africa and beyond.

Tags: Al-Assad familyambassadorAnkaraAssad familyBashar al-AssadGenevagovernmentHafez al-AssadInternational reactions to the Syrian Civil WarNikki HaleypoliticsPolitics of SyriaPresidency of Hafez al-AssadpresidentRex TillersonSecretary of StateShia IslamsyriaSyrian civil warSyrian peace processUN Security CouncilUnited NationsUnited States

Related News

Ghanaian Can Travel to South Africa Visa-Free

by
July 10, 2019
0

Citizens of Ghana no longer need a visa to travel to South Africa. This is because the South African Government...

2019 – the Biggest Year yet for Ghanaian Tourism

by
January 24, 2019
0

2018 was a good year for tourism in Ghana with more than GH₵5.8 billion spent in the country's travel and...

Three Britons On Trial In Singapore Accused of Gang-Raping Drunk Woman

by
August 1, 2017
0

Three British men have gone on trial in Singapore today accused of gang-raping a 23-year-old woman while visiting the city-state...

Pakistani Taliban Launches Women’s Magazine

by
August 1, 2017
0

The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday released the first edition of a magazine for women, apparently aiming to convince its target...

Next Post

I Am Going To Be Active In National Affairs - Amissah-Arthur

SWAG Launches 42nd Awards Night At MTN Headquarters Tomorrow

Categories

  • Africa & World
  • African Music Lyrics Directory
  • Business
  • Business Directory
  • celebrities
  • Computing
  • Diaspora
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Ghana Elections 2016
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • International
  • Internet
  • Jobs
  • lifestyle
  • Music
  • News
  • Offbeat
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Profiles
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Seth Terkper
  • Smart Home
  • Social Networks
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Top Stories
  • World News

Tags

accra addo africa Association football Banks - NEC business Business_Finance chairman Donald Trump economy education Entertainment_Culture environment Geography of Africa ghana Ghanaian people government Government of Ghana Human Interest John Dramani Mahama john mahama Law_Crime mahama minister MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election Nana Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Nana Akufo-Addo National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (NDC) New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party (NPP) nigeria politics Politics of Ghana president Social Issues Social Media Social Media & Networking sports United Kingdom United Nations United States Vice President War_Conflict

Recent Posts

  • Government of Ghana Unveils Official Portraits of President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
  • Who Is the Woman (Sheena Gakpe) in Sarkodie’s Latest Hit “No Sir” and Why Everyone Is Talking about It
List of Ghana Holidays for 2020
Ghana Geocoding
Ghana Cedis Exchange API
Ghana Maps Service
Toyota Cars Auto Auction History
  • African Music Lyrics Directory
  • Business Directory
  • Diaspora
  • Top Stories

All rights reserved © 2021 GhanaStar.com

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Music

All rights reserved © 2021 GhanaStar.com