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Obama again puts military strike – and vote in Congress – on hold

Posted by seumasach on September 10, 2013

Obama again puts military strike – and vote in Congress – on hold to give Russian proposal a chance

Debka

10th September, 2013

US president Barack Obama went against the words of his advisers, Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice Monday, and offered in TV interviews early Tuesday, Sept. 10, to “absolutely” put on hold military action against Syria, as well as the vote in Congress,  if Bashar Assad abandoned chemical weapons. He said he found some positive signs in the Russian proposal [for Assad to hand over his chemical arsenal to international control] and said he was willing to run it to ground in the next few days to see if the Syrian issue can’t be solved without the military option.

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Putin’s bid to launch peace doves over Syria

Posted by seumasach on September 1, 2013

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Indian Punchline

1st September, 2013

The Kremlin has released the official text of President Vladimir Putin’s remarks on the Syrian crisis. What is striking is that Putin spoke far more extensively than what the media reports suggested, and, second, he spoke on virtually every aspect of the explosive situation.

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Israel considers Russian deployment in Golan

Posted by seumasach on July 9, 2013

Israel is ready to discuss the possible deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the disputed Golan Heights

RIANovosti

9th July, 2013

MOSCOW, July 9 (RIA Novosti) – Israel is ready to discuss the possible deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the disputed Golan Heights region between Syria and Israel, the Israeli ambassador to Russia said Tuesday.

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Russia accuses Saudi Arabia

Posted by seumasach on June 30, 2013

Russia Accused Saudi Arabia Of “Arming International Terrorists In Syria”

In Serbia

27th June, 2013

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused Saudi Arabia of financing international terrorists in Syria, a commentary of official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich says in connection with the statement of Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud al Faisal, who blamed Russia for unlimited military support of mass killings in Syria.

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Davutoğlu and Lavrov discuss Syria

Posted by seumasach on June 27, 2013

Davutoğlu and Lavrov discuss Syria in phone conversation, agree to meet

Hurriyet Daily News

27th June, 2013

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu had a phone conversation with his Russiancounterpart, Sergey Lavrov, June 26 as preparations for the Geneva II conference to find a path to a solution for the deadlock in Syria are ongoing.

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Israel ‘would not oppose’ Russian peacekeepers in Golan Heights

Posted by seumasach on June 10, 2013

RT

10th June, 2013

Israel would accept “any force” that would take an “active part” in maintaining peace in the Syrian-Israeli border region of the Golan Heights, deputy head of the Israeli Interior Ministry Faina Kirshenbaum said. Israel “would not oppose” the sending of the Russian peacekeepers as well, Kirshenbaum added in a radio interview with Echo Moskvy, referring to an earlier suggestions by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow has proposed replacing Austria’s UNDOF contingent, which withdrew from the Golan Heights, with about 300 Russian peacekeepers. However, the mandate of the UN mission does not formally allow Russia to participate.

 

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Putin offers Russian troops as Golan peacekeepers

Posted by seumasach on June 8, 2013

Putin offers Russian troops in lieu of Austrian Golan peacekeepers. UN: Thank you but n

Debka

7th June, 2013

Just 24 hours after Austria decided to withdraw its 380-strong contingent from the UN force policing the Golan separation zone, President Vladimir Putin stepped forward Friday, June 7, with an offer of a Russian force to take its place on the highly sensitive Syrian-Israeli border. Thursday, two peacekeepers were injured by falling ordnance from a battle between Syrian and rebel troops around Quneitra.

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Obama annoys allies over Syria talks

Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2013

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Indian Punchline

18th May, 2013

The Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan’s visit to Washington on Thursday was expected to put pressure on the Obama administration to take a tougher stance against the Syrian regime. Erdogan was quoted as seeking the imposition of a US-led ‘no-fly-zone’ in Syria and increased arms supplies to the rebel fighters. In the event, however, Obama stood his ground and insisted there is no “magic formula” to resolve the crisis. Of course, he couched the rebuff in extravagant diplomatic niceties during the joint press conference in the White House, but it was a rebuff nonetheless.

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Anti-Syria position at UN weakens

Posted by seumasach on May 16, 2013

All five BRICS, Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa voted against or abstained, reflecting the inexorable shift in global power away from the West. The commentaries of Amnesty International represent an a priori position and can be discounted. This resolution is as the Russians pointed out destructive but not nearly as destructive as the remaining wreckers would have wished. By the way, the “regime” in Syria certainly doesn’t appear to be “tottering”

Skeptics multiply as UN vote condemns Syria

Thalif Deen

Asia Times

16th May, 2013

UNITED NATIONS – When the 193-member General Assembly voted on Wednesday to condemn the beleaguered government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, there was an increase in the number of skeptics who neither supported nor opposed the tottering regime in Damascus.The resolution, which is legally non-binding, was adopted by a vote of 107-12, compared with 133-12 last August.

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Cameron backs down over Syria

Posted by seumasach on May 11, 2013

We’ve now seen the Syrian national army enjoying some significant success in the last few weeks in taking back rebel-held areas of the country. I think this has produced panic, actually, in Washington, London and Paris, which is why David Cameron has been so keen to fly to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin.”

Well, at least panic in London and Paris, to say nothing of Doha and Riyadh.Yes, this is prudent of Cameron to jump onboard the peace process already initiated by Obama and Putin- better late than never. For appearances he continues to stress “that there was “no secret” that the two sides still had “differing views on how best to handle this situation.”” However, the “Assad must go” mantra which we have heard ad infititum over the last two years is being dropped and governance in Syria is being seen as the prerogative of the Syrian people rather than Washington, Paris and London. It’s good to see the West embracing democracy for a change- Hilary must be turning in her political grave.

Russia, UK both interested in ending Syrian violence – Putin

RT

19th May, 2013

Despite having a different approach to Syria, Russia and UK share an interest in preserving the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Vladimir Putin said after talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Sochi.

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Kerry couldn’t set Moscow River on fire

Posted by seumasach on May 9, 2013

“the US shifted its position on the core issue; namely, its demand that the Assad regime should quit as a prelude to any dialogue.” 

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

9th May, 2013

The foreplay of Russian-American high-level exchanges can be very revealing. This time too the two sides indulged in some robust shadow play in the run-up to the overnight “working visit” of the United States Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow on Tuesday.

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