The mobility of American diplomat on Syria

The mobility of American diplomat on Syria

The United States has intensified its contacts with various parties in the Middle East, against the backdrop of growing fears of a deterioration of the situation in Syria.

 

In this context, the US President Barack Obama talks with the White House with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, where a spokeswoman for the US National Security Council, Caitlin Hayden, said that “the two sides renewed emphasis on solid partnership and discussed” the situation in the region, including the conflict in Syria. “

 

And Obama and Al-Faisal talks came before the US President and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the meeting centred on the situation in Syria.

 

He is scheduled to visit Washington by mid-April next year, officials from several Middle Eastern countries where will Syria a major focus. In this context, Obama receives Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on 23 April, and three days later will meet King Abdullah II of Jordan.

 

On 16 may the White House visit, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will focus discussions with Obama on Syria as well. Syria was the subject of discussion between Obama and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week at the White House.

 

The Secretary-General of the United Nations to reach a peaceful settlement in Syria is still possible, he said-such as his meeting in New York with the joint Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arabic to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. “prospects for peace (in Syria) may look bleak, but a political solution is still possible, and the United Nations in this direction.”

 

He said Brahimi will discuss with possible options for conflict in Syria for more than two years. He will meet Ban Ki-moon also Arabic League Nabil Elaraby.

 

Friends of Syria

This diplomatic movement prepares us John Kerry to participate in the Istanbul meeting of the Group of “friends of the Syrian people.”
In Istanbul, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the isolation of one of the parties to the conflict in Syria on efforts to resolve the political crisis that eliminates the chances of reaching a negotiated solution.

 

He was referring to the refusal of international forces as well as Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad involved in any negotiations.

 

Lavrov told a joint news conference in Istanbul with Turkish counterpart Ahmet davutoglu. He hoped that the meeting of the Group of friends of Syria, to be held early next week in Turkey “in practice”, and help establish a dialogue between the various parties.

 

He criticized the Group of friends of Syria because it violated-in his opinion-the Geneva agreement signed last June, which provides for the peaceful transition of power, without a clearly defined role for the lion.

 

Lavrov also criticized the granting of Syrian National Coalition opposition seat University Arabic Syria during the Doha Summit end last March, saying it was “contrary to the Geneva agreement, and does not contribute to solving the crisis.”

 

But Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet davutoglu that his country is the most affected by the crisis in Syria on the humanitarian and security levels, and called on the international community to move quickly to stop the bloodshed. He said he would meet with Syrian opposition to discuss resolving the crisis.

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