An interview with the leader of the opposition in Syria.
on : Friday, 1 May, 2015
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Louay Hussein: Assad incapable of negotiating for peace
Syrian opposition party leader says he will "coordinate" with Syrian National Coalition
Louay Hussein, a leading Syrian intellectual and president and co-founder of the Syrian opposition movement Building the Syrian State (BSS) speaks during an interview in Damascus on March 3, 2015. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian domestic opposition mainstay Louay Hussein has said that he took the decision to leave Syria after becoming convinced that the Assad regime is nothing more than a “militia” and is incapable of negotiating to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat two weeks after fleeing Syria, Hussein, who heads the opposition Building the Syrian State (BSS) party, said: “The result of the regime’s militia-like mentality is that it is no longer able to enter negotiations or accept the opposition’s participation in power.”
He confirmed that Damascus has increased pressure on him and his party recently, along with other domestic opposition groups, as part of the regime’s message that greater opposition activity would not be tolerated.
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Louay Hussein Syrian regime incapable of negotiating for peace?
on : Friday, 1 May, 2015
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Louay Hussein: Assad incapable of negotiating for peace
Syrian opposition party leader says he will "coordinate" with Syrian National Coalition
Louay Hussein, a leading Syrian intellectual and president and co-founder of the Syrian opposition movement Building the Syrian State (BSS) speaks during an interview in Damascus on March 3, 2015. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian domestic opposition mainstay Louay Hussein has said that he took the decision to leave Syria after becoming convinced that the Assad regime is nothing more than a “militia” and is incapable of negotiating to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat two weeks after fleeing Syria, Hussein, who heads the opposition Building the Syrian State (BSS) party, said: “The result of the regime’s militia-like mentality is that it is no longer able to enter negotiations or accept the opposition’s participation in power.”
He confirmed that Damascus has increased pressure on him and his party recently, along with other domestic opposition groups, as part of the regime’s message that greater opposition activity would not be tolerated.
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Louay Hussein Syrian regime incapable of negotiating for peace?
