The coordinator of the Identity and Democracy (ID) Group in the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thierry Mariani (France), called on the EU to resume contact with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday 25 July.
“It is in our interest to engage in a dialogue with the Syrian government”, he told EUROPE.
While the EU is calling for a democratic transition and the departure of Mr al-Assad, the deputy said that it takes a “dreamer to think that you can win the war...