Geneva II Without Preconditions: Lavrov
Lavrov said circumstances for the conflict will never be “perfect”
Lavrov said circumstances for the conflict will never be “perfect”
Russia has said they are ready to drop Assad if minorities are protected, sources say
Lavrov says he believes the Syrian opposition is beginning to take a more “realistic” position
Mikdad says it won’t be difficult for Syrians to reach and agreement to end violence and stop the bloodshed
Reports say that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would announce the date on November 25
Was Washington convinced by Moscow that the military exposure and defeat of President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents will push them to practice realism and accept the best possible option
Rising Kurdish assertiveness in Syria puts Turkey in a particularly tough position as it tries to make peace on its own soil with PKK
The coalition agreed to take part in the conference on the basis of a transfer of power to a transitional ruling authority with full powers,
Moscow claimed it was awaiting the Coalition’s reponse
ACU chief says delegation related to aid delivery only
Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Qadri Jamil denies claims he was proposed as a potential replacement to Assad by the Russians
Since domestic consumption is increasing (258,000 barrels per day in early 2011), Syria was forced to import some petroleum products
Reports say Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil has taken an open vacancy in Moscow
Economist analyst Adnan Abdulrazzak writes for The Syrian Observer on the regime’s efforts to show that Syria is capable to control its economic difficulties
Feltman tells Raghida Dergham not holding the Geneva 2 conference means that Assad will be running in the next presidential election
A “political solution” in Syria equates between victims and oppressors, and in fact prefers the latter and seeks to perpetuate their actions and protect them from being held to account
Those who want to go to Geneva are linking the conference’s fate to the position that will be adopted by the United States, as though they were wishful to test this position once again
The spokesman stressed that the negotiation would be to hand over power to a transitional government
Russia says that Geneva 2 is to be held toward the end of next November
The Russian and American positions would not survive even the most cursory examination
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