No Deal as US-Russia Talks on Syria End
Brahimi: No Military Solution, But No Deal Anytime Soon Either
The latest round of negotiations between the United States and Russia relating to the Syrian Civil War have come to an end, with no breakthrough and no real agreements reached on the situation.
UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who mediated the meeting, said that both the US and Russia appear equally interested in ending the war, and both agree that there is “no military solution” to Syria, but at the same time, he does not believe any deal will be coming any time soon.
The split seems to be on the question of whether the international community will force President Bashar Assad to step down as part of a unity deal, as opposed to the makeup of an interim government being decided by the Syrians themselves.
Brahimi has gotten on board for regime change in recent days, insisting he believes Assad’s family has been in power “too long,” which may itself make continued talks difficult, since the comments alienated both Assad and the Russians.
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Jaime
January 12th, 2013 at 6:31 am
If this idiot of Brahimi comes out in favor of one of the parties, how can the other party trust his good faith?
John Ellis
January 12th, 2013 at 6:39 am
In a three Empire world, Russia, China and USA, why was not China
invited to this global peace conference?
For an absolute, so let the UN Security Counsel be reduced to three
voting members and let their determination be most absolute.
Mark Thomason
January 12th, 2013 at 9:24 am
The American government is still deluding itself, thinking that it will get abject surrender. It can't force it, and nobody will deliver it up on a platter.
When the Americans are ready to deal with reality, then Putin will be ready to deal.
Bianca
January 12th, 2013 at 11:04 am
He needs another job. Supporting one side — and the one Syrian people hate — is not making him credible. Ever since the protests of people were taken over and exploited by religious fanatics, over 90% supports Assad. Rebels themselves think it is over 75%. Now, why would even they be saying that? So, on whose behalf, and in whose interests are we getting ourselves involved in this mess?