Assad and Putin Meet, as Russia Pushes to End Syrian War
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Assad and Putin Meet, as Russia Pushes to End Syrian War
Bashar said that I think that hug is proof that Vladimir Putin bears a certain responsibility for trying to help out Syria,
Bashar added that For the first time, I feel the international community is united,
In another signal that political change in Syria is less and less an international priority, in a phone conversation with Mr. Putin on Tuesday
that lasted more than an hour and was mostly about Syria, President Trump did not bring up the issue of political transition, an administration official said.
But the biggest problem for the Sochi talks, Neil Hauer, an analyst specializing in Russia’s involvement in Syria, wrote Monday, is "the opposition’s deep mistrust for Russia as a serious broker for
an inter-Syrian settlement." Even before calling for the Sochi meeting, Russia had already carved out a parallel process to Geneva — talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, it has led with Iran and Turkey.
Also on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared "the end" of the Islamic State
and congratulated the peoples of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as well as "dear brother" Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ elite Quds Force, who played a major role in battles in Iraq and Syria.
Bashar said that I think that hug is proof that Vladimir Putin bears a certain responsibility for trying to help out Syria,
Bashar added that For the first time, I feel the international community is united,
In another signal that political change in Syria is less and less an international priority, in a phone conversation with Mr. Putin on Tuesday
that lasted more than an hour and was mostly about Syria, President Trump did not bring up the issue of political transition, an administration official said.
But the biggest problem for the Sochi talks, Neil Hauer, an analyst specializing in Russia’s involvement in Syria, wrote Monday, is "the opposition’s deep mistrust for Russia as a serious broker for
an inter-Syrian settlement." Even before calling for the Sochi meeting, Russia had already carved out a parallel process to Geneva — talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, it has led with Iran and Turkey.
Also on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared "the end" of the Islamic State
and congratulated the peoples of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as well as "dear brother" Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ elite Quds Force, who played a major role in battles in Iraq and Syria.