MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Syria needs peaceful solution to the conflict that should be reached through dialogue, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security told Sputnik Wednesday on the sidelines of the fifth Moscow Conference on International Security.
"For Syria we need to have a peaceful resolution to the conflict. And for UN we need to ensure there is access to the people that much need humanitarian aid. So its a complex issue that needs to be resolved, but it needs to be resolved through a process of dialogue and resolve of conflict," Peter Thomas Drennan said.
He also noted that the Syrian talks in Geneva have paramount importance for settling the crisis in the country.
"What is important is that there are talks, and people continue to participate in those [talks] because that is the solution," he stressed.
Fight against terrorism requires measures to prevent people from becoming terrorists, the official told Sputnik.
"Certainly, all countries are doing a lot, and certainly there is room to do more. What is really important is that all countries start to address the issues that lead to people becoming terrorists, dealing with fundamental issues. That's what is important and where we need to work collectively," Peter Thomas Drennan said.
