I guess for all the help Russia is giving Syria, they can call the shots when it comes to something like this.
November 10, 2015, 8:21 PM
Russia calls for a new Syrian constitution in 18 months
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015.
REUTERS
The document, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, makes no mention ofSyrian President Bashar Assad stepping down during the transition -- a key opposition demand. It only mentions that "the president of Syria will not chair the constitutional commission."
It calls for U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura to launch a political process between the Syrian government and "a united delegation of the opposition groups" on the basis of the June 2012 communique agreed upon by major powers in Geneva calling for the establishment of a transitional governing body for Syria with full executive powers, leading to elections.
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Russia calls for a new Syrian constitution in 18 months?
November 10, 2015, 8:21 PM
Russia calls for a new Syrian constitution in 18 months

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2015.
REUTERS
The document, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, makes no mention ofSyrian President Bashar Assad stepping down during the transition -- a key opposition demand. It only mentions that "the president of Syria will not chair the constitutional commission."
It calls for U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura to launch a political process between the Syrian government and "a united delegation of the opposition groups" on the basis of the June 2012 communique agreed upon by major powers in Geneva calling for the establishment of a transitional governing body for Syria with full executive powers, leading to elections.
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Russia calls for a new Syrian constitution in 18 months?