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Thursday 17 Sep 2015 - 12:17 Makkah mean time-4-12-1436
 Riyadh, (IINA) - Saudi Arabia has said the departure of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad from power is a "matter of time" as regional and international powers quarrel over how to end that country's civil war, DPA reported.
"If Al-Assad does not respond to the political solution, he will be excluded through a military solution", Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in Riyadh on Tuesday.
"He will leave sooner or later, but we hope the solution will be political in order to prevent bloodshed," al-Jubeir said.
Al-Assad's troops have suffered major territorial loses to the rebels in recent months.
According to DPA, Al-Assad vowed in an interview published on Wednesday that he would not leave power under foreign pressure, saying it is up to the Syrian people to decide on his leadership.
It is noteworthy that more than half the country's pre-war population of 22.4 million has been internally displaced or fled abroad, with tens of thousands of them now seeking refuge in Europe.
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