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Britain will use its role as host of a summit of the G8 group of nations next week to try to get both sides in the Syrian conflict to attend a peace conference, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday, June 12.
Read More »EU interior ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss Syria
EU interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg Friday had an in-depth discussion on the issue of foreign fighters and returnees from a counter-terrorism perspective.
Read More »Turkish PM says Geneva meeting will not have expected results if Syrian opposition is excluded
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the US-Russia led Syria peace conference in Geneva, which is planned for June but likely to be pushed back to July, is bound to fail if the Syrian opposition is excluded from the talks.
Read More »Russia plans to sell MiG jets to Syria
Russia’s MiG aircraft maker said Friday it plans to sign a new agreement to ship at least 10 fighter jets to Syria, a move that comes amid international criticism of earlier Russian weapons deals with Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime.
Read More »UN released resolution on Syria to protect civilians
The U.S., Turkey and Qatar pushed through a UN resolution Wednesday demanding a probe into the fighting around the Syrian town of Qusair, near Lebanon, and condemnation of foreign fighters supporting President Bashar Assad.
Read More »Syria received Russian missiles, says Bashar Assad
Syria has received the first shipment of Russian missiles that are part of a more sophisticated air defence system, President Bashar Assad said on Thursday. Bashar Assad’s comment on the arrival of the long-range S-300 air defence missiles
Read More »Turkish FM addressed Syrian opposition coalition
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday addressed the Syrian opposition coalition which has been holding week-long talks in Istanbul. Turkish diplomatic sources said Davutoglu made a speech at the opposition meeting in line
Read More »Syrian opposition hails US-Russian plan for peace
Syria’s opposition National Coalition Wednesday said it welcomed the US-Russian plan to hold a Syria peace conference in Geneva. In a statement released in Istanbul after days
Read More »Turkish President hails EU decision on Syria arms ban
Turkish President Abdullah Gül welcomed yesterday the EU decision to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition. “It’s obvious that nobody can suppress people through arms and the army. In this respect, we
Read More »Tunisian President pledges to support political solution in Syria
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
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