French President Francoise Hollande said Russia must refrain from taking any sides in the war between government forces and opponents of Bashar Assad. Any military attack in Syria, without taking into consideration what is taking place, must solely be carried out with the intention to destroy ISIS.
President Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Minister have emphasized in the past few days Bashar Assad cannot be part of a solution in Syria because he himself is the root of the problems and crisis in this country.