Syria's deputy prime minister says the government is prepared to discuss the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad as part of an unconditional talks to end the 17 months of escalating conflict. Qadri Jamil made the remark at a news conference in Moscow. Grant Ferrett reports.

叙利亚副总理称，该国政府准备讨论总统阿萨德辞职一事，这是结束这17个月升级的冲突的无条件对话的一部分。贾米尔是在莫斯科的新闻发布会上表态的。Grant Ferrett报道。

The Syrian government has said that before it is prepared for unconditional talks but the deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil has gone further, explicitly saying everything could be discussed including the resignation of President Assad. Mr. Jamil has been in office for just two months and recently suggested there could be no military solution to Syria's problems. But the United States, one of many governments that demand the removal of Mr. Assad, played down the remarks. A US State Department spokeswoman said they amounted to nothing new.

叙利亚政府曾前提到过准备进行无条件对话，但副总理贾米尔更进一步，他明确表示一切都可以谈判，包括总统阿萨德辞职一事。贾米尔担任副总理只有两个月时间，但最近他说不会用军事手段来解决叙利亚问题。很多国家的政府都要求阿萨德下台，美国也如此，美国对贾米尔的言论一笑置之。美国国务院女发言人称这没什么新鲜的。