Assad's envoy in India to seek support for political solution

Bouthaina Shaaban, special envoy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is in Delhi to seek support of India and other BRICS member countries for a "political solution" to establish peace in the war-torn country.

Shaaban, who is also Assad's political and media advisor, criticised the role of western countries that has only helped to worsen the in Syrian crisis. She said these countries don't want violence to end.

"There is international dimension to this crisis. We feel now that Qatar and Turkey are the spearhead of war against our country and I can't go into detail but I think the government of Turkey wanted Muslim Brothers to govern Syria and wanted Muslim Brothers to take the political lead.

"There is Russia, China, India and Brazil, the BRICS countries who at least are introducing reason into what is happening in the international community," Shaaban said.

"That's why we want Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa to make a very strong decision in the forthcoming meeting of the BRICS and support a political solution in Syria," said Shaaban.

On the future plan of President Assad, Shaaban said there was no plan for the president to step down; Assad's plan was to "save the country" from this raging war.