NNA - The peaceful solution in Syria necessitates the departure of President Bashar Assad from power, British State Secretary, William Hague, said on the sidelines of his visit to Kuwait Friday.



"We have always been very clear; the peaceful solution in Syria necessitates the departure of Assad," he said, following a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart.


"It is impossible to imagine that after all this killing and destruction, an oppressive regime, that has killed its own people, remains in power," he added.


"It is also impossible to imagine, I believe, that President Assad stays in the future. We believe it is very important that he leaves," he said.


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