Saudi Arabia, Syria Close to Resuming Ties in Russia-Brokered Talks

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DUBAI—Saudi Arabia and Syria are nearing an agreement to restore diplomatic ties after negotiations mediated by Russia, according to Saudi and Syrian officials familiar with the discussions, as the geopolitics of the Middle East shift.

Talks were continuing after rounds of discussions in Moscow and Riyadh in recent weeks, the officials said. If a deal is reached, it would mark an important step to reintegrating Syria and its leader Bashar al-Assad into the broader region after a brutal civil war.

Following the Chinese-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran on resuming ties this month, the emerging Damascus-Riyadh rapprochement, if it sticks, would leave the U.S. on the sidelines again on another major Middle East development.

Saudi and Syrian officials said negotiators are aiming to conclude a deal before a potential visit by Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to Damascus after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in late April. But they cautioned that the discussions could still break down.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-...suming-ties-in-russia-brokered-talks-a340b817

After China brokering some sort of peace between Iran and Saudi, now Russia are doing so here.

Its a long way to go but it seems the puppets of Saudi are now cutting the strings from the US. They are slowly but surely moving away from the west.

Lets not forget ,the Yanks still have occupation forces in Syria but are crying over Russia defending people in Ukraine.

 

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Well done, Russia.

Yankees should learn from this. Their military industrial complex is bad for the whole world.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Well done, Russia.

Yankees should learn from this. Their military industrial complex is bad for the whole world.

Godwilling this will lead to some sort of peace in Syria. One of the greatest civilisations destroyed by Zionists and their buddies inc Saudi. Saudi has a duty to end all support for the mercenaries and a duty to build Syria for the Syrian people.

Russia's intervention in Syria was a game changer, they drew the line in the sand against the Yanks. If Russia didn't intervene the plan was to start a war across the border with Iran.

May the Almighty bless the Syrian Muslims with a beautiful Ramadan and the other Syrians with peace and prosperity.

 

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Meanwhile our establishment has ruined relations with everyone.

 

[MenInG]

Arab League foreign ministers have adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties with President Bashar al-Assad.

The decision, which means Syria can resume its participation in Arab League meetings immediately, also calls for a resolution of the crisis resulting from the country’s civil war, including the flight of refugees to neighbouring countries and drug smuggling across the region.

It was taken at a closed meeting of foreign ministers at the Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo, said Gamal Roshdy, a spokesperson for the Arab League’s secretary general.

While Arab states including the United Arab Emirates have pushed for Syria and Assad’s rehabilitation, others, including Qatar, have remained opposed to full normalisation without a political solution to the Syrian conflict.

Some have been keen to set conditions for Syria’s return, with Jordan’s foreign minister saying last week that the Arab League’s reacceptance of Syria would be the start of “a very long and difficult and challenging process”.

Sunday’s decision said Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and the Arab League’s secretary general would form a ministerial contact group to liaise with the Syrian government and seek “step-by-step” solutions to the crisis.

Practical steps included continuing efforts to facilitate the delivery of aid in Syria, according to a copy of the decision seen by Reuters.

Syria’s membership of the Arab League was suspended in 2011 after a crackdown on street protests against Assad that led to a devastating civil war, and many Arab states pulled their envoys out of Damascus.

Recently, Arab states have been trying to reach consensus on whether to invite Assad to an Arab League summit on 19 May in Riyadh to discuss the pace of normalising ties and on what terms Syria could be allowed back. Assad can attend “if he wishes to”, the Arab League’s secretary general Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia long resisted restoring relations with Assad but said after its recent rapprochement with Iran – Syria’s key regional ally – that a fresh approach was needed with Damascus.

Guardian

 

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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is to attend an Arab League summit for the first time since it was suspended from the regional body 12 years ago.

Mr Assad was shunned by many fellow leaders after his government's violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests triggered a civil war in which half a million people have been killed.

Syria was readmitted this month after states which had backed the opposition accepted his grip on power was secure.

They include summit hosts Saudi Arabia.

The rapprochement accelerated following the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and north-western Syria in February, when once-hostile powers decided to send humanitarian aid to Syrian government-controlled areas.

China also brokered a surprise agreement in March that saw Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties with its long-time regional rival Iran, which along with Russia has helped Mr Assad's forces regain control of Syria's biggest cities.

Large parts of the country are nevertheless still held by Turkish-backed rebels, jihadists, and Kurdish-led militia fighters supported by the United States.

Half of Syria's pre-war population of 22 million have had to flee their homes. Some 6.8 million people are internally displaced, while another 6 million are refugees or asylum-seekers abroad.

Even before the earthquake struck an estimated 15.3 million people inside Syria were in need of some form of humanitarian assistance - an all-time high since the war began.

BBC