UK foreign minister: 'Millions will not accept Assad'

British foreign secretary Boris Johnson accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of being responsible for the “overwhelming majority” of 400,000 deaths during the five-year “slaughter” in Syria.


“There are millions in that country, who in our view, will not accept rule by him again,” Johnson added.

During a speech delivered Friday at the Chatham House think tank in London, Johnson said a new way of moving away from the Syrian president should be found.

Underlining that the future of Syria should mean a united country, Johnson said he could not “see that happening under Assad”.
 [aa.com.tr]
 2/12/16
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