The offer was reportedly made recently via U.N. ESCWA director and former Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Trade, Abdullah Dardari
The U.N. decided Russia could not replace the Austrian peacekeepers as a permanent member of the Security Council
Official says any new transition government in Syria will have full authority over the Syrian army and security forces.
The conference would begin with a high-level meeting over two days chaired by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich said Russia rejects of the deployment of foreign weapons in the territories of Syria’s neighboring countries, saying it risked destabilizing the volatile region.
Statement comes following visit to Moscow of Kurdish delegation
Russian spokesman says Syrian Army conducting counterterrorism operations in the town
Liwaa al-Islam say thermal-guided missile destroys regime tank in the district Monday
Even a reverse reading of Afghanistan’s experience would be a misleading one, as the concurrence between the Americans and the Jihadists was an agreement of interest, rather than an alliance under one regional political umbrella
Al-Nusra has become a big necessity for all parties concerned, except for the Syrian people who wish to see the immediate cessation of the massacre
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syria would be willing to attend peace talks with the opposition in principle, but any subsequent deal would have to be approved by a referendum. The Syrian Observer republishes the interview as translated and published by SANA
Lavrov says the National coalition does not want dialogue and its demand regarding Assad’s departure is impractical
The opposition National Coalition will not participate in Geneva 2 conference, while the moderate opposition group, the National Coordination Committee, says it would participate and that its delegation has been finalized
All4Syria website published parts of an article published by the Guardian on a visit of an Israeli delegation to Moscow, as a last-ditch attempt to talk the Kremlin out of supplying sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to the Assad regime
A National Coalition leader, Suhair Atassi, welcomes any political solution in Syria but says Assad and all those who participated in the bloodshed and slaughter cannot be part of the solution
Syria says it is ready and open to go to Geneva talks with the opposition but the opposition is not
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal says in Moscow Syria appreciated the constructive efforts by Russia to solve the crisis and put an end to the violence by working towards the national dialogue.
Syria sends list of delegates that will attend the proposed Geneva 2 conference.
The National Coordination Commission for Democratic Change (NCC), Hassan Abdulazim said Monday the group will propose new ideas and to the regional and international participate in proposed international conference to solve the Syrian crisis.
Below is the full interview as published by SANA, the state’s news agency, of an interview given by President Bashar Al-Assad to Argentinian daily, Clarin.
