BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian official rejected on Tuesday the idea of a "transitional period" leading towards the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, as sought by Western states.
On a visit to Syria's ally Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said the Syrian people had voted for Assad in a presidential election in 2014 and had shown there was no alternative to his leadership.
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