United States President Barack Obama speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Monday. (AP/Seth Wenig)Straining for a solution to Syria’s civil war, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States is willing to work with Russia, as well as Iran to achieve a “managed transition” to remove Syrian leader Bashar Assad from power.Syria cannot “return to the pre-war status quo,” Obama declared during his annual address to the United Nations General Assembly.The president’s remarks underscore the tensions between the US and Russia, Assad’s strongest ally. Assad’s future was expected to be a …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
