Moscow Extends Domination Over Syrian Markets
Iqtissad (Syrian economic magazine)
February 5, 2014
Russia and Syria to sign new billion-dollar deals to finance the export of commodities and oil derivatives
Russia and Syria to sign new billion-dollar deals to finance the export of commodities and oil derivatives
The Syrian National Coalition President Ahmad Jarba makes an impassioned speech addressing the Syrian people, explaining the regime lost the first round of talks
The failure of the Geneva talks should serve as a lesson for the opposition to redraw its strategy
Western officials are seeking concessions on the delivery of humanitarian aid
Assad enjoys immense popularity as the most popular Arab leader, the editorial in the newspaper says
Shaaban says the Coalition only wants to discuss certain items of the Geneva I communique
Syria’s armed conflict escalated even further in 2013 as the government intensified its attacks and began using increasingly deadly and indiscriminate weapons, culminating in a chemical weapons attack on the Damascus countryside on August 21
Regime delegates focus on fighting terrorism, while opposition concerned with transitional government
U.S. official says the balance of power is in favor of the regime
Caution towards the talks reflects a lack of faith in the international community
Below is the speech of Assad’s Foreign Minister at the Geneva 2 talks as published by SANA, the official news agency
No way Assad to be part of the transition plan, and he could not regain legitimacy to govern, Kerry says
President did not give interview to Russian agency, office says
Coalition wants to postpone Geneva II talks by two weeks
Assad appeared at ease, wearing a navy blue suit and smiling regularly throughout the 45-minute interview
Geneva II should pave way for interim governing body with executive powers
The source said the Coalition will decide whether to go to Geneva II on Saturday or Sunday
The real dilemma produced by US–Russian cooperation on the Syrian issue is the attempt to remove regional partners from the political equation in a provocative manner
Russia is prepared to change its position on the Syrian crisis if Assad does not cooperate with the plan to dismantle his chemical arsenal
After the ceremonies in Montreux when the two Syrian delegations, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jeffrey Feltman go to Geneva to negotiate, the urgent issues will be somewhere else
