Tag Archives: Idlib

The Quadrilateral İstanbul Summit on Syria

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

October 29, 2018 At the end of September 2018, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States came together in New York and issued a statement. After repeating … Continue reading →

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Syria’s Uncertain Future

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

October 3, 2018 On September 27, 2018, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States, members of the “Small Group on Syria” issued a statement. After repeating for … Continue reading →

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The Idlib Challenge and the Sochi Summit

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

September 18, 2018 On September 17, 2018, Presidents Putin and Erdoğan met in Sochi. On top of their agenda was Idlib. This is what President Putin said at the joint press conference following the talks: “We reviewed the situation in … Continue reading →

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The Idlib Challenge and the Tehran Summit

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

September 9, 2018 The much-awaited Tehran meeting between Iranian, Russian and Turkish Presidents, generally viewed as the “Idlib Summit”, has ended with a Joint Statement on Syria (*). Paragraph 2 of the Statement emphasizes the three Presidents’ commitment to the … Continue reading →

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The Idlib Challenge (2)

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

August 27, 2018 Since the very beginning of the Syrian conflict there have been three stumbling blocks before a political settlement: Breaking the deadlock over President Assad’s future; Persuading the external/regional backers of Damascus and the opposition to give their … Continue reading →

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The Idlib Challenge

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

July 31, 2018 Ever since the beginning the dictum was “there is no military solution to the Syrian conflict”. Yet external parties involved in the war and their proxies knew all along that this was far from reflecting their true … Continue reading →

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