Posted by seumasach on February 17, 2014
Lavrov: Syrian Opposition Sponsors Working on New Structure
17th February, 2014
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia possesses information that a foreign sponsor of the Syrian opposition is trying to create a new Syrian opposition structure with the purpose of obstructing the peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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Posted by seumasach on February 5, 2014
Licensed Opposition Parties Stress Need for All National Opposition Forces to Be Represented in Geneva Conference
5th February, 2014
TEHRAN (FNA)- Licensed national opposition parties held a press conference on Tuesday at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus, in which they said that the absence of internal opposition from Geneva 2 conference was a weak point and deficiency that should be remedied.
The parties said that certain sides’ adoption of the Doha coalition as the sole representative of the opposition at the conference was the primary cause of the lack of results during the first stage of the conference, SANA reported.
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Posted by seumasach on January 29, 2014
26th January, 2014
MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti) – Official Moscow supports a proposed alliance between the Syrian regime and moderate opposition against the Islamists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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Posted by seumasach on January 27, 2014
Thierry Meyssan
27th January, 2013
The question of the Syrian opposition’s representation at the Geneva 2 Conference may seem incongruous now that the inaugural meeting in Montreux is already behind us. On the contrary, it remains the central issue. The National Coalition, who spoke before the cameras, has been abandoned by almost all its components and has lost its antennas in Syria. The sole purpose of its presence at the public session was to satisfy Saudi Arabia. It should now quickly give up its seat to other players.
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Posted by seumasach on January 23, 2014
23rd January, 2014
Militants from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) are defecting from their ranks and joining the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, new footage coming out of Syria shows.
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Posted by seumasach on January 23, 2014
“The Indian position is broadly akin to Russia’s, but It may not be music to the ears of US secretary of state John Kerry who in his speech at the conference said the path to peace in Syria has to involve the world community and it cannot include Assad”
Obviously the solution will involve both the world community and Assad with plenty of big words from the West to cover for their lack of big action and their failed attempt at regime change.
M.K.Bhadrakumar
22nd January, 2014
This is a time senor politicians would be loathe to leave the shores of India as far as possible and the fact that External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid who also happens to be the senior spokesman of Congress Party was willing to take his eyes off the 2014 parliamentary poll and head for Montreux underscores the importance Delhi attaches to the Geneva II conference on Syria, which began today, as also signaling India’s willingness to play any whichever role that would help bring peace to that Middle Eastern country.
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Posted by seumasach on January 21, 2014
20th January, 2014
AFP: Mr. President, what do you expect from the Geneva conference?
President Assad: The most basic element, which we continuously refer too, is that the Geneva Conference should produce clear results with regard to the fight against terrorism in Syria. In particular, it needs to put pressure on countries that are exporting terrorism, – by sending terrorists, money and weapons to terrorist organisations, – especially Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and of course the Western countries that provide political cover for these terrorist organisations. This is the most important decision or result that the Geneva Conference could produce. Any political solution that is reached without fighting terrorism has no value. There can be no political action when there is terrorism everywhere, not only in Syria but in neighbouring countries as well. From the political side, it is possible for Geneva to contribute to a process of dialogue between Syrians. There has to be a Syrian process within Syria and whilst Geneva could support this, it cannot be a substitute for it.
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Posted by seumasach on January 20, 2014
Geneva II without Iran unforgivable mistake: Lavrov
20th January, 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Geneva II talks over the Syrian crisis will be “an unforgivable mistake” if Iran doesn’t attend the confab.
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Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2014
15th January, 2014
DUBAI (Reuters) – The intelligence services of some Western countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have visited Damascus to discuss security cooperation with his government, Syria’s deputy foreign minister said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday.
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Posted by seumasach on December 16, 2013
Thierry Meyssan
15th December, 2013
On the eve of the Geneva 2 Conference, the American organisers no longer have any puppets to play the role of Syrian revolutionaries. The sudden disappearance of the Free Syrian Army shows those who believed in it that it was a fiction. There has never been a popular revolution in Syria; just foreign aggression staged by mercenaries and billions of dollars.
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Posted by seumasach on December 12, 2013
12th December, 2013
In anticipation of the Geneva II conference, which has been delayed until late-January 2014, the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition launched a series of campaigns against regime forces, but failed to make any gains on several fronts.
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