Syria's President al-Assad is ready for dialogue with all political forces in the country, and also ready to make talks happen, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday following talks with the Syrian leader, RIA Novosti reported.
"It's clear that effort to stop use of force must coincide with a declaration of dialoge between all political forces," Lavrov said. "Today we have received confirmation of the Syrian President's readiness to work toward this task," he added.
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