Major powers agree on a ceasefire in Syria during the week

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US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

Major powers agree on a ceasefire in Syria during the week

 

Author: AB, HAA 
Editor: AB 02.12.2016 13:30 Number of Views: 93 

 

 

Long-Presse / Baghdad

Announced that both Washington and Moscow, on Friday, to reach an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria during the week and allow the entry of humanitarian aid urgently to areas under siege, with exposed the that the cessation of hostilities would not include regulation (Daash) and Front victory, confirmed that the agreement is just progress the paper.

He said US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement issued hours after negotiations between the society and international parties on the Syrian issue in Munich and I followed (range Press), "The Munich meeting concluded an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria during the seven days, allowing for the entry of urgent humanitarian aid to the regions besieged. "

Kerry added, that "the agreement is still only on paper, and we need to see in the next few days acts on the ground and in the field," returned to "achieve peace would be impossible without a political transition."

Kerry stressed that "the cessation of military operations will not be applied to the organization (Daash) and other militant groups fighting in Syria."

For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference, "The planned date to shut down part of the blows Russia air in Syria is at least a week starting from Friday," stressing that "the cessation of military operations does not apply to (Daash) and the Front of organizing victory Al-Qaeda".

He called Lavrov, to the "resumption of peace talks in Geneva as soon as possible with the participation of all Syrian opposition groups," he returned to "stop the military operations will be a difficult task."

In turn, the British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, said that "to end the fighting will not work unless Russia suspended air strikes in support of offering the Syrian government forces against the opposition."

The agreement between the major powers, including the United States, Russia and more than 12 other country, following lengthy talks in Munich, where he affirmed its commitment to a political transition when the conditions on the ground improve, as called for a meeting of the parties to the Syrian government and the opposition as soon as possible.

And next week will confirm whether allow the Syrian government and opposition forces to enter aid to areas that remained under siege for a long time.

 

 

 

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... another line-in-the-sand from ho'bummer....

 

ho'bummer needs time to re-arm his radical islamic jihadi brotherhood...

 

once that's done, the 'game' will once again be 'on' like donkey kong. 

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LOL Humanitarian Aid huh?

 

The rebels are getting their booty handed to them! Instead of giving them arms & supplies they should be telling them the truth: Stop fighting & you might survive!

 

NATO is not going to start WWIII to save them!  

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Highlighted remarks in Munich on Syria .. Jubeir: You can not defeat Daash only slide the lion .. and Zarif: Iran is ready to work with Saudi Arabia

 

 

 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates ( Cnn ) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said, on Friday, the Munich security conference, said he can not defeat al "Daash" only slide the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power, adding that this goal will be achieved in the end.

He added: "In Syria, we are working to make a difference .. political change, if possible, what is happening in Syria to dislodge responsible for killing a man about 300 thousand people and displaced 12 million people and the destruction of the state .. man is more effectively attract solo for extremists and terrorists factor in the region. This is our goal and will we're making. "

He continued: "We will not, we can not defeat Bdaash in Syria unless we change Bashar al-Assad. He is the man who helped establish the Daash releasing free radicals from prisons .. The man who was allowed to Daash work without attacking them .. He is the man who allowed them to become what they are on now. "

 

For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that Iran and Saudi Arabia have years of strained relations bypass and work for stability in Syria and the Middle East.

Zarif added after the word his Saudi counterpart: "We can not rule out any of the other Iran and Saudi Arabia from the area .. We are ready to work with Saudi Arabia .. I think it could be Iran and Saudi Arabia have common interests in Syria."

At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the meeting of the International Group for Syria's support in Munich, did not discuss the possibility of Saudi Arabia for any ground operation in Syria.

He added that had not been talking about it, so I can not tell you who plan to enter something somewhere and who intended to enter ", after US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's comments that he expects the participation of Saudi and Emirati forces in the war against" Daash. " the Saudi Minister of Defence adviser, Brigadier General Ahmad Asiri, it was announced that Saudi Arabia is ready to participate in any ground operation within the international coalition in Syria.

For his part, Jordan's King Abdullah II said: "We gathered today's key strategy is the need victory of the international coalition in the interests of Syria and Iraq .. Eliminating terrorist gang Daash in those countries requires integrated in our efforts, which is a priority in our region." He added: "Victory in this war for the future requires us to do more. We have to admit that this gang is only part of a larger global threat." He continued: "We are, we are Arabs and Muslims, the responsibility and the duty to fight the Kharijites issued efforts. This is a war to protect our religion, and our values, and the future of our peoples in the end."

In the meantime, Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Jawish Ihsanoglu considered that the final statement of the meeting of the International support Group for Syria, an important opportunity to launch efforts to end the Syrian crisis the political process. He stressed the importance of implementing the items mentioned in the statement, and the task of stopping the air raids, and to refrain from targeting civilians, in addition to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged areas.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond felt that the success of the cease-fire in Syria, which was agreed upon Syria's support group, depending on the extent of the Syrian regime and Russia's commitment to it. Hammond said that "Russia must stop its air raids on opposition groups."

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Derian also stressed that the peace plan, which aims to reach a cease-fire between the Syrian government forces and armed opposition in a week can not succeed unless Russia halted its air strikes in support of the government.

Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg and Russia accused of undermining a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria, targeting opposition groups rather than elements "Daash efforts" and said that he can not achieve lasting peace without stop this.

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The article stated, "Zarif added after the word his Saudi counterpart: "We can not rule out any of the other Iran and Saudi Arabia from the area .. We are ready to work with Saudi Arabia .. I think it could be Iran and Saudi Arabia have common interests in Syria.""
 

This seems to be similar language to what Saudi Arabia and Iran were using in the Islamic Conference about a month ago.  We'll see what they do to quell the factional and sectarian conflicts beyond mere words as mere words is all they used in the past.