At today's meeting with Russian parliamentarians, Syrian President Bashar Assad declared his readiness to carry out a constitutional reform and free parliamentary elections, participant of this meeting, State Duma deputy Alexander Yushchenko stated.
"At our meeting, Mr. Assad expressed his willingness to discuss the amendments to the Constitution of Syria, as well as the holding of free parliamentary elections with participation of all political forces, aimed at the prosperity of the Syrian Republic", - Interfax quoted him as saying.
The head of Syria also drew parallels between the situation in his country and in Ukraine. "While countries are different, the architect of what is happening in them is the same. Ukrainian Nationalists and terrorists of ISIS are controlled from one center", - deputy of the State Duma quoted him as saying.