US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton stated that Moscow and Tehran should participate in the process of Syrian settlement.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Moscow and Tehran must be involved in�any political and diplomatic efforts of�international powers to�settle the ongoing civil war in�Syria, US Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said.
"The Russians and the Iranians are the two biggest supporters of�the Assad regime, so they have to�be part of�any kind of�ongoing political diplomatic effort," Clinton said during�a meeting with�voters, broadcast by�CNN.


The presidential hopeful also urged Russia to�cease its airstrikes against�terrorists in�Syria.


Clinton expressed hope that�the Russian-US agreement�on�cessation of�hostilities between�Damascus and the Syrian opposition would have been implemented by�the upcoming weekend.

On Monday, US Secretary of�State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced a ceasefire deal between�the Syrian government of�President Bashar Assad�and the armed opposition factions had been reached. The agreement will come into�force on�February 27.


By Sputnik