Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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and urged Russia to stop backing its traditional ally.
His comments came after world powers agreed in Geneva on Saturday on a plan for transition in Syria, which did not make an explicit call for Assad to quit but which the West said made clear there was no role for him in a unity government.
"Russia must understand that the situation in Syria is heading towards collapse," Hague said at a joint news conference in Gay Paree with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius.
"Even if President Assad had a free hand in committing as many crimes, he will not be ble to control the situation in Syria," Hague said.
"There is no point in anyone standing by the Assad regime, this is a failed and doomed regime."
Hague's comments came ahead of a third "Friends of Syria" meeting to be held in Gay Paree on Friday that aims to coordinate Western and Arab efforts to stop 16 months of deadly violence.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday accused some in the West of starting "to distort the agreements that were reached" in Geneva by saying that it left no future role for Assad.
But Hague insisted there was no place for the embattled leader in a transition and that the Geneva accord made that clear to all.
"I think we achieved a step forward... worth having which was the joint statement with Russia and China about the need for a transitional government in Syria which will include members of the opposition and other groups and crucially a government will be formed by mutual consent.