Russia, Iran ‘share responsibility’ for Assad crimes: Nato

By AFP
December 10, 2024
NATOs Dutch Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures as he answers journalists questions during a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Oganization) Foreign Ministers meeting at the Nato headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2024. — AFP
NATO's Dutch Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures as he answers journalists' questions during a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Oganization) Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Nato headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2024. — AFP

BRUSSELS: Nato chief Mark Rutte on Monday said Russia and Iran were complicit in the crimes of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and his fall showed they were “unreliable partners”.

“Russia and Iran were the main backers of the Assad regime, and they share the responsibility for the crimes committed against the Syrian people,” Rutte said. “They also proved to be unreliable partners, abandoning Assad when he ceased to be of use to them.”