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Posted by seumasach on May 27, 2013
The Arab League meeting, unlike recent Qatari attempts, did not call for stepped-up armaments to the armed opposition in hopes of seeing Al-Assad toppled by force.
“We recognise that there are demands by the opposition for further armaments, but we believe that a negotiated settlement is the way forward; and we are getting more and more support,” Naggary said.
Egypt waits as international players mull negotiated settlement in Syria
Al Ahram
26th May, 2013
In Paris on Monday, US and Russian foreign ministers John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are meeting to discuss the framework of a proposed meeting on Syria expected to soon take place in Geneva.
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Posted by seumasach on May 27, 2013
Take two: Lavrov, Kerry working to broker redo of Syria peace conference
RT
27th May, 2013
During their meeting in France, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are expected to tackle the specifics of the upcoming ‘Geneva conference 2,’ an international push to find a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.
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Posted by seumasach on May 26, 2013
“It would be the first conflict where we pretend we could create peace by delivering arms,” the diplomat said. “If you pretend to know where the weapons will end up, then it would be the first war in history where this is possible. We have seen it in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Weapons don’t disappear; they pop up where they are needed.”
Quoted in ” Divided Europe imperils Syrian arms embargo”
Independent, 26th May, 2013
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Posted by seumasach on May 25, 2013
“We believe there are enough weapons in Syria,” Spindelegger said. “We support a cease-fire, not weapons deliveries.”
PressTV
25th May, 2013
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger has called on the European Union not to lift arms embargo on Syria and instead start a political process to establish peace in the Arab country.
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Posted by seumasach on May 24, 2013
US Willing to Keep Assad to Avoid Regional War
Jason Ditz
Antiwar
22nd May, 2013
Though the “official” US position on Syria seems to change wildly by the hour and is based primarily on who is talking and who is standing near them at the time, new reports suggest the Obama Administration is ready to ditch their demands for regime change.
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Posted by seumasach on May 23, 2013
PressTV
23rd May, 2013
The daughter of Qatari ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has censured Doha’s support for the militants in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on May 23, 2013
Meanwhile Kerry and the UK push for arming of rebels, who don’t want talks, in order to pressurize Assad to participate in talks which he has long favoured anyway
Moscow: No ‘Constructive Reaction’ Yet from Syrian Opposition on Intl Peace Talks
Fars News Agency
23rd May, 2013
TEHRAN (FNA)- The developments in Syria require an immediate ceasefire and a start to political dialogue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2013
“Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CIA Director David Petraeus presented the White House with a plan to arm some elements of the Syrian opposition that was supported by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey. The White House rejected the Clinton-Petraeus plan.”
Obama successfully marginalised the above but now faces a Congress intent on taking over the war-mongering baton
Senate Moves Toward Arming the Syrian Rebels
Daily Beast
22nd May, 2013
So far the Obama administration has pledged only nonlethal and humanitarian aid, but the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants to go much further—approving a bill Tuesday to arm the rebels.
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Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2013
Fars News Agency
22nd May, 2013
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian troopers detained dozens of foreign officers in the restive al-Qusseir region, sources said on Tuesday, adding that most of the detainees were from France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Qatar.
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Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2013
PressTV
22nd May, 2013
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has lauded the army’s achievements in its fight against the militants operating in the country, saying that “victory is nearing.”
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Posted by seumasach on May 22, 2013
Albawaba
22nd May, 2013
The core ministerial members of the “Friends of Syria” group is due to meet in Amman on Wednesday, in a bid to put forward a solution that will bring the ongoing violence in Syria to an end, officials said.
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