EU sees no future for Assad in Syria: foreign ministers

Luxembourg (AFP) – President Bashar al-Assad has no future in post-conflict Syria but his fate is ultimately up to the Syrian people, EU foreign ministers said Monday in response to an apparent shift in US policy.
The United States and the European Union have consistently demanded Assad stand down in any peace deal.
But last week Washington signalled it would no longer focus on Assad’s ouster as it concentrates on the wider fight against terror groups such as Islamic State.
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