... Syrian global trade, whereas Syrian crude oil exports to the EU
stood
at 27.4% of total exports in 2010.
Alexey Khlebnikov:
Russia’s Approach to Cross-Border Aid Delivery to Syria
Bilateral relations between the EU and Syria are governed by a cooperation ... ... agreed upon is astonishing by EU standards. In addition, the EU is legitimizing its actions by referring to the policy of the Arab League that shut the door on the possibility of a Syrian official to attend the organization’s meetings, and to the fact ...
... Syrian territory as an arena for confrontation,”
Putin remarked
at the 16th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.
Moscow could suggest that Riyadh take a more active role. With the ascendancy of two regional players, Iran and Turkey, Russia deems it important to the balance of power in Syria.
Tatyana Shmeleva:
The Odds of Syria’s Return to the Arab League: Opportunities and Threats
Moreover, Moscow will work toward convincing Riyadh to facilitate Damascus’ return to the Arab League. Foreign Minister Lavrov has been pushing forward with the idea of Syria’s return to the Arab League since ...
... political will and appropriate conditions are needed. In this regard, the Geneva platform — formed on the basis of the relevant protocol — in my opinion has not lost its relevance at all, though Geneva II failed to achieve tangible results. Russian analysts, however, have often expressed regret at the decision of the Arab League to exclude Damascus and replace the regime’s delegation with that of the opposition. This is not because Moscow is acting as an advocate for the Syrian government, despite that the two closely cooperate. It is because, first of all, ...
