Qatar says Syria 'de-escalation' plan not an alternative to political transition


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 May 2017

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed a Russian-brokered agreement for "de-escalation" zones in Syria but said the plan was no substitute for a political transition that would see President Bashar al-Assad step down.

Qatar has been a supporter of rebels who have been fighting to overthrow the Syrian president during six years of civil war.

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