News agency: Russia opposes calls for Syrian president to resign
BCNN Wire Service
August 19, 2011 8:41 a.m. EDT
Russia says the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be given time to implement reforms.
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"We do not support such calls," a Russian Foreign Ministry official says
Russia wants the Syrian president to have time to implement reforms
It is encouraged by al-Assad's statement that military operations have stopped
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