Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reiterated his focus on eliminating the threat of terrorists in his country, saying Sunday that would lead to the political solution that Syrians seek to the crisis they have endured for more than four and a half years.

叙利亚总统阿萨德再次强调，他的主要目标是清肃叙利亚的恐怖分子威胁。他星期天说，这样将能导致叙利亚人民谋求的以政治方案化解人们忍受了四年半的危机。

Assad met with a group of Russian lawmakers and other officials in Damascus, and the state-run SANA news agency said the president stressed that taking out terrorist groups would preserve Syria's sovereignty and its territorial integrity.

阿萨德会见了一些俄罗斯议员和其他官员。叙利亚官方通讯社说，阿萨德总统强调，肃清地面上的恐怖分子将保护叙利亚的主权和领土完整。

One member of the Russian delegation, lawmaker Alexander Yushchenko, relayed that Assad said he was prepared to take part in a new presidential election, as well as holding a vote for parliament, if that is what the Syrian people want.

俄罗斯议员尤什钦科说，阿萨德说，如果叙利亚人民有这样的意愿，他愿意参加新的总统选举，并举行议会选举。

Assad is serving his third term as president after he was elected for another seven years last year. That vote was held only in areas controlled by the government and was boycotted by the opposition. Assad won 89 percent of the vote.

阿萨德去年连任总统，开始第四个为期7年的任期。投票只在政府控制区进行，反对派抵制了选举。阿萨德赢得89%的选票。