Eurasia Press & News
Turkey’s prime minister is set to convene a security summit at his official residence in Ankara on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay, Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Interior Minister Muammer Güler, Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) head Hakan Fidan and …
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September, 2013
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10 September
US Ambassador to Lebanon says Beirut must remain neutral on Syria
The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said Tuesday that Beirut must remain neutral from the crisis in Syria. Hale’s remarks came during a meeting with caretaker Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi.
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10 September
Syria accepted Russian proposal to hand over chemical weapons
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible US military strike, Interfax news agency quoted Syria’s foreign minister as saying on Tuesday. “We held a very fruitful round of talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday, and he
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9 September
Turkey not decided yet over how it would support intervention in Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey has not yet decided the type of support it would provide in a possible US-led military strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s administration, saying that Turkey will join in efforts that will target “peace” in the country.
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9 September
Russia urges Syria to hand over control of chemical weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Monday on the Syrian regime to hand over control of its chemical weapons arsenal to international supervision as a way of staving off the threat of military action.
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9 September
Obama says Syria would not turn into a second Iraq or Afghanistan
G20 did not reach a common stand on Syria on the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg. US government, backed by 11 other countries, is preparing for taking military actions against Syria in order to prevent possible future chemical attacks. US President Obama stated that Syria would not turn into a …
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9 September
Syrian President Assad says US has no evidence of chemical weapons use
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told a US broadcaster there is “no evidence” that his government has used chemical weapons. US Secretary of State John Kerry has been lobbying hard for military action against Mr Assad during talks with EU and Arab foreign ministers in Europe.
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9 September
France praises growing political support to confront Syrian regime
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius downplayed importance of obtaining commitments from Europe with regard to possible military participation against Syria, but praised increased political support to confront the Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.
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9 September
Russia and Syria want the return of UN chemical experts
Russian and Syrian foreign ministers say they will push for the return of United Nations inspectors to Syria to continue their probe into the use of chemical weapons. Lavrov said after Monday’s talks with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem
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9 September
Lebanon prepares for Syria strike
Lebanon is preparing itself for all eventualities, including a possible closure of Beirut’s airport, to cope with the repercussions of a potential U.S.-led military strike on Syria as officials scrambled Sunday to reassure foreign diplomats about their safety.
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