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Russian President: Syria's Leader Will Face a "Sad Fate" If He Fails to Introduce Reforms
(AP-Washington Post) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday he has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that he will face a "sad fate" if he fails to introduce reforms and open a peaceful dialogue with the opposition. "Both on a personal level and in the letters I sent to him (Assad) I have emphasized that it's necessary to urgently conduct reforms, negotiate with the opposition, restore civil peace, and create a modern state," Medvedev said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies.