Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Sunday that Western governments' support for opposition groups in Syria led to the spread of terrorism in Europe.

"The problems Europe faces today of terrorism, extremism and waves of refugees are caused by some western leaders' adoption of policies which do not serve their people, especially when those leaders give support and political cover to terrorist groups inside Syria," Assad told a delegation of the European Parliament headed by Javier Couso, the vice chairman of the foreign affairs committee.

Source: MENA