This post is about Labrahimi visit to Damascus, based on Arabic articles translated by me (Alex) and compiled with other reportes posted at Al-manar site.According to media sources close to the Labrahimi, Moscow and Washington have agreed on points to solve the Syrian crisis, but Arab regimes and Gulf states rejected iniatial agreement, because the agree do not require Assad's departure, and this is shooked the thrones in the Gulf, therefore, Labrahimi visited Damascus carrying a new offer and it was rejected by Assad, especially because it bears clear hallmarks of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Gulf.
Key points that were traded between Brahimi and President Assad
- Brahimi offered a cease-fire is guaranteed by Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but does not include Nusra Front.
- Assad may stay with limited powers after givinge the rest of his powers to a prime minister from the opposition but not from Doha coliation, during the transition period.
- Assad should not run for presidency once again in 2014.
President Assad demanded withdraw of all foreign fighters, and stopping financing and supply of weapons for the gunmen immediately.
And Brahimi has come out empty-handed
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International peace envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi called for a “real” change in
Syria, urging the formation of a transition government with full powers until
elections can be held. "We need to form a government with all powers... which assumes power during a period of transition. That transition period will end with (presidential or parliamentary) elections," Brahimi told reporters at a news conference in Damascus, during his latest bid to end to Syria’s turmoil. The Algerian diplomat had arrived in Syria on Sunday for his first visit to the country since October. "Change should not be cosmetic; the Syrian people need and require real change, and everyone understands that,” Brahimi said on the fifth day of his latest peace mission to Syria. "The transition period should not lead to the collapse of the state and its institutions," he said, adding the initiative was incomplete. "We prefer... a project whose facilitation the parties have agreed upon, and, if they do not, the last solution is going to the (UN) Security Council which will make a binding resolution." Brahimi is to hold talks on Saturday with Moscow at the request of the envoy, Russia's foreign ministry said. ------ The above statements made by Labrahimi indicate that his task is exploring Assad's position about the transitional period, in order to translate "Geneva -1" agreement into "Geneva - 2". He was keen to deny rumors (leaks) as if saying "Do not play with Labrahimi these games, nor exert this pressure." It seems that he conveyed to Assad a Russian-American message regarding formation of a national unity government to lead a transitional phase until the presidential election of 2014, where Assad's term ends.Most likely, Assad took the opportionity to tell Labrahimi his intention to run for the presidency in the 2014 elections. The supporters of Assad say asking: "How you talk about a democratic regime in Syria, and deny Assad's Democrat right to run? If Assad is really rejected by the Syrian people, why you do not leave the polls reveal the will of the people amid Arab and international supervision? " Assad's supporters say also: "All eyes are focused on the "decline" in the Russian position, while the truth is that the decline is in the American position, as well as the so-called "Friends of the Syrian people " after they found that all the promises made by the Syrian armed opponents about the near fall of the regime did not materialize...these commentators who wants to know the truth about the Russia's position,should look to the Mediterranean coast, where most recently three warships carried special forces to Syria. In any case,Labrahimi's visit to Damascus did not offer satisfactory answers to those looking forward to a quick solution in Syria, but undoubtedly the visit confirmed that the Syrian crisis is still at the top of international and regional attention.
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“In the frame work of this plan, other sub-plans are workable, Brahimi’s visit to Syria being among them, since we have given him the plan as proposal before,” the Iranian FM noted.
“ Currently, we are negotiating with Brahimi, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, and other countries with an interest in the Syrian issue to implement the proposal,” he said.
Salehi admitted that the implementation of the plan was difficult, but he believed that Islamic Republic of Iran was acting in a way that parties to solution were Syrian-Syrian, and no other foreign version would be forced on solution.
“Foreigners should better know this,” he said.
“The west now sees itself with extremism in Syria which commits heinous
crimes. Of course, everybody knows well who supports the extremism,” he
added.
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