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President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki said that they would support political solution in Syria. Marzouki appeared at a joint press conference with President Abdullah Gul and stressed, “We will
Read More »Russia says EU lifting of arms embargo undermine the chances for Syria peace talks
Russia said on Tuesday, May 28 the European Union’s failure to renew an arms embargo on Syria would undermine the chances for peace talks
Read More »EU lifts arms embargo for Syria rebels
EU countries have reached an agreement on the extension of the financial and economic sanctions against Syria for another year. They also lifted the arms embargo when it comes to the Syrian rebels.
Read More »Turkish FM says there is a Plan B on Syria if Geneva talks end without results
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Turkey and the US have an alternative option, a Plan B, if the upcoming Geneva meeting fails to provide a viable political solution to the two-year-old Syrian conflict. Speaking to a group of Turkish reporters on Friday, Davutoğlu
Read More »Syrian opposition to discuss US-Russian proposal in Istanbul
Syria’s main opposition National Coalition opened a fresh round of talks in Istanbul Thursday, where dissidents will discuss a US-Russian proposal to bring rebels and regime officials to the negotiating table.
Read More »US President Barack Obama discussed Syria with Russian official
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed with visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev the need for a negotiated settlement of the protracted conflict in Syria.
Read More »“Friends of Syria” conference kicks off in Amman
The “Friends of Syria” meeting kicked off here on Wednesday, with the foreign ministers of 11 countries, together with Syrian opposition, coming together as part of preparations for Geneva II Conference on Syria due in June.
Read More »Turkey closes border gates with Syria for one month
Turkey’s Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazıcı announced today in a written statement that Hatay’s Yayladağı Customs gate is closed for a month. “We’re closely observing and controlling the border gates between Syria and Turkey. We’ve closed Yayladağı border gate after the sad event in
Read More »Egypt President meets UN Special Envoy to discuss Syria crisis
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi met with United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at the presidential palace on Monday. According to his spokesperson, Brahimi is pleased that Egypt is restarting its quartet initiative.
Read More »Syrian President welcomes US-Russian peace initiative
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria’s civil war but had no plans to resign. “To resign would be to flee,” he said on Saturday when asked if
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