"If this is going to be an occasion for the government to say: we won the war, and therefore no need for negotiations, I hope not," he said, adding that's why he counts on "the influence of Russia and Iran" to convince Damascus to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict.
"Es ceru, ka tas nebūs gadījums, kad valdība teikts - mēs uzvarējām karu un tādēļ sarunas nav vajadzīgas," sacīja sūtnis, paužot cerību, ka "Krievijas un Irānas ietekme" pārliecinās Damasku meklēt diplomātisku risinājumu konfliktam.