Search: Turkey,Bashar Assad,Syria (2 materials)

Syrian President’s Visit to Russia Amid the Changing Regional Environment

... too keen on making compromises and concessions. Another sensitive subject is the normalization of relations between Damascus and Ankara. Despite general agreements and plans of the Russian and Turkish presidents to resume dialogue with Damascus, both Syria and Turkey follow their own logic in this delicate matter. After the talks with Vladimir Putin, in his interview for RIA Novosti, Bashar Assad reiterated his key point: the meeting with Mr. Erdogan is possible only “when Turkey is clearly and unambiguously ready, without any uncertainties or caveats, for a full withdrawal [of the Turkish military] from Syria, for putting an end ...

28.03.2023

Syria: In the Middle of a Long Cycle

What kind of Syria would we like to see and might we see by March 2031? On 6 March 2011, the local security services in the small town of ... ... influence on the Damascus regime is also an open question. Is the dog wagging the tail or is the tail wagging the dog? Could Turkey be the principal beneficiary? Establishing buffer zones in Idlib and in Syria’s northern provinces is Erdogan’s unquestionable ...

15.03.2021

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