Moscow Syria Talks 2015: Government Perspectives
Jihad Maqdisi for An-Nahar
January 2, 2015
Government attitudes towards the Russian Syria talks initiative
Government attitudes towards the Russian Syria talks initiative
The Cabinet also approved the sale of 383,000 square meters of land in Hama countryside to the Military Housing Establishment to build a housing project
On de Mistura’s proposed plan Mikdad said that Syria is open to any ideas for fighting terrorism and supporting national reconciliation.
The Russian initiative might be a chance for the Syrian opposition if they were politically skilled and stopped their awful competition
The viewpoint of Jordan talks about the need to maintain the Syrian regime and the state apparatus in a transitional phase
The Iranian official stressed that Moscow’s support to Syria and Iraq is concrete
Mikhail Bogdanov visited Damascus on Wednesday
NCC leader was commenting on rumors of a new round of talks in Moscow
Shaaban says Syria can play a key role in combating terrorism
Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
Hadi al-Bahra said: “We have to concentrate on Syria to solve the problem with a comprehensive political solution which provides peace”
The Arab League and its countries are completely absent from the Syrian events
Minister confirms support for national reconciliations and Staffan de Mistura’s initiative for a fighting freeze in the city of Aleppo and the holding of an inter-Syrian dialogue
The parties discussed Russian ideas about holding a Syrian-Syrian dialogue in Moscow
Muallem arrived Wednesday in Sochi city on a two-day visit to Russia
According to Al-Akhbar, Muallem is pessimisic towards the two initiatives
Khatib met defectors in the Turkish camps eager for any sign of hope
Khatib says the main reason for Assad’s survival is the continuous disintegration of the opposition
The Russian delegation reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to continuing to support the Syrian people
Assad would exit power and a hybrid administration consisting of the remains of the current government and the moderate opposition would be formed, and each party would continue to control the areas it currently oversees
