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The progress in military de-escalation in Syria has failed to facilitate political progress The Syrian National Congress was held in Sochi on January 30 and reportedly gathered close to 1,500 Syrians to kick-start the national dialogue by giving platform to the broader Syrian community. The ...
The initiative to hold the Congress of the Syrian people in Sochi is not a dig against the Geneva process, but rather an attempt to strengthen Russia's position in the future dialogue with Europe within the framework of the Geneva process The fire team is currently working more harmoniously,...
In a surprising move on Monday Vladimir Putin decided to start withdrawing military forces from Syria. The abrupt manner in which the decision was made is very characteristic of the Russian leader and how he has been handling the Syrian crisis. It has been almost 6 months since Vladimir Putin ordered to launch an aerial operation in the country ...
After a week of confusion and failed attempts to bring warring sides to the table, Syria peace talks that had begun in Geneva on January 25 2016 were suspended till late February on Thursday. This may be a much-needed break that may help prevent the wider negotiating process from being derailed. In other words the battle is lost but ...
... nationalism, the Syrian elite implemented the idea of a united Arab state, which would see Syria, independent since 1946, attached to Egypt. The experiment was a failure, as the United Arab Republic headed by Gamal Abdel Nasser lasted just four years, as the Syrians found themselves the weaker partner, and resented the Egyptians’ dominance. Photo: REUTERS/Gary Cameron Geneva II: Place to Establish Official Contacts. Interview with Dmitri Trenin The fragility of the existing territorial and political disengagement in the Arab world is only corroborated by the fact that Damascus (like Baghdad before U.S. intervention) ...
Interview In his interview with RIAC, Dmitry Trenin, Director of Carnegie Moscow Centre and RIAC member, offers his comments on the interim results of Geneva II and Russian-U.S. cooperation in assisting to resolve the conflict in Syria. The main mission of the Geneva II Conference was to bring together the government forces and the opposition in Syria to negotiate the end of the civil war. What do you think about the results of the conference so far? The main outcome of the conference is the fact that it has ...
Interview with Petr Stegniy Interview In the run-up to the Geneva-2 conference, Petr V. Stegniy , Russia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and a RIAC member, shares his views on the Syrian crisis and possible ways to resolve it. Mr. Ambassador, is there any room for compromise among world powers on the Syrian crisis and its resolution at Geneva-2? Geneva-2 seems to suit the leading world powers, the Syrian regime and the internal ...
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