MOSCOW. Jan 21 (Interfax-AVN) - There is no military solution to the protracted Syrian conflict, only a political one is possible, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told journalists after talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday.
The parties have agreed that the Syrian conflict has taken too long, there is no military solution to it, only a political one is possible, Pedersen said in reply to a question posed by Interfax-AVN.
He noted Russia's decisive role in the Syrian settlement process. Pedersen said Russia plays a very important role in finally reaching a political settlement of the country's crisis, and that does not require any proof.