Britain’s Johnson out of touch with reality: Syria

Syria says the UK is detached from realities after the British foreign minister backed a proposal by President Bashar al-Assad's opponents calling on him to step down.

“Statements of British FM Boris Johnson reveal his complete separation from reality and his lack of realization that the time of the (British colonial) mandate will not come back,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Johnson said a political transition plan presented in London by the so-called High Negotiations Committee (HNC) that requires Assad to step down could help stalled peace talks to restart.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry said Johnson's statements demonstrate London's part in "aggression" against Syria and shows he does not understand the situation in the Arab country. 

The Syrian army has put foreign-backed terrorists under siege in Aleppo and now hopes to capture the whole city in what would be a devastating blow to the country's enemies.

On Wednesday, Syrian army forces drove militants out of several villages north of Hama and killed dozens of them. The Syrian army recently regained control of three strategic military academies in Aleppo and successfully cut supply routes used mainly by terrorists.

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