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UN chief Ban Ki-moon will on Monday present a report on Syria’s chemical weapons, increasing pressure on the Assad regime, as support grows for a US-Russian initiative to avert war. Ban will unveil the findings of a UN investigation team to the UN Security Council in New York at 11:15am …
Read More »Turkish FM will visit Paris to discuss Syrian situation
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will visit Paris on Sept. 16 for a meeting on Syria upon an invitation by his U.S. counterpart, John Kerry. Speaking on the phone for the second time in less than 24 hours, Davutoğlu and Kerry discussed steps towards setting out a framework for the dismantling of Syria’s chemical …
Read More »Turkey says Geneva deal is not the end of Syrian crisis
Turkey has responded cautiously to Saturday’s US-Russian deal to avoid a US military operation if Syria allows its chemical weapons stockpile to be destroyed, saying that it does not eliminate the need for action to stop the regime killing with conventional weapons, and also calls for well-defined consequences if President …
Read More »US, France and Britain to increase pressure Assad to respect weapons deal
The United States, France and Britain agreed Sept.16 to step up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to stick to the terms of a deal under which Syria is to give up its huge arsenal of chemical weapons and avoid U.S. military strikes.
Read More »Russia sends another 3 ships to Mediterranean
The Russian Navy is bolstering its strength in the Mediterranean Sea from seven to ten warships, its top commander told journalists on Friday. The guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy and the assault landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov are on their way to join Russia’s naval task force already stationed in …
Read More »Kerry says talks with Russian FM have been constructive
US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to push for an international conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war. After meeting the UN envoy on Syria in Geneva, where they are trying to confirm a Russian plan to remove Syria’s chemical weapons and avert US military action, Mr Lavrov …
Read More »Berri and US ambassador to Lebanon discuss Syria situation
A recent opening in the standoff between the West and Syria should be seized to resolve the more than 29-month-old conflict, Speaker Nabih Berri told the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Thursday. Berri “stressed the importance of the available opportunity to adopt a political solution for the Syria crisis, noting that
Read More »UN Secretary General welcomes Syria’s intentio to join UN treaty
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received a letter from Damascus on the Syrian intention to join the international convention banning chemical weapons and welcomed the initiative, his spokesperson said on Friday.
Read More »Military action in Syria would end civil war, says Turkish FM
The military operation in Syria will not lead to the aggravation of the situation in the country, on the contrary, it will put an end to the civil war and loss of lives, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told journalists on Friday. “Transferring chemical weapons under international control will not …
Read More »Turkish FM reiterates need for punishment of Syrian use of chemical weapons
Turkey’s foreign minister has said the use of chemical weapons deserves the harshest international intervention in line with the law, stressing that Turkey does not tolerate to any deployment or use of chemical arms. Ahmet Davutoğlu told reporters on Friday that Turkey welcomes a Russian proposal for Syria to turn …
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