Syria President Bashar Assad says too early to say whether he'll seek re-election next year

Syrian President Bashar Assad says it's still too early to say whether he'll run for re-election in next year's presidential vote.

Assad says "the picture will be clearer" in the next four to five months because Syria is going though "rapid" changes on the ground.

He spoke in an interview with Turkish television channel Halk TV, aired late Thursday.

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