On the verge of negotiations

On Monday, in Geneva, apparently, negotiations will still not begin between different parties of the Syrian conflict, as well as representatives of countries whose forces are somehow involved in the Syrian Civil War. You should not consider this news as a sentence - it is likely that the parties simply agree on the latest conditions for their participation in the meeting and this week we can see the handshake of leaders of forces and groups that confront each other in the Syrian Civil War.

John Kerry

The head of the American diplomacy, visiting Laos, said that the situation with Syria negotiations that had to begin on Monday would “become clear” within 24-48 hours. The U.S. Ossector John Kerry also supported the special Ambassador of the UN Syria, Staffan Misturo, who previously stated that he should not rush to “send invitations” to Geneva, until the whole side determines their participation in them.

On Saturday, we remind, the American agency Bloomberg reported that Russia and the USA, no matter what, are close to reaching a compromise and are ready to make concessions. With reference to sources at the Bloomberg UN, Russia agreed to participate in the summit of the delegation of the Army of Islam, the Syrian movement that supports Saudi Arabia. In Russia, it is considered terrorist.

At the same time, on Sunday, the political leader of the Islam Army Muhammad Allush hinted to be pressure from Washington. When asked whether negotiations will take place next week, Allush replied: “We will decide it in the coming hours.”

Washington, in turn, agreed, contrary to the pressure of Riyadh, to arrive in Geneva, the former deputy head of the government of Syria, Kadri Jamil and one of the leaders of the local Kurds Salekh Muslim. Both of these representatives lead the forces of the so -called. The “moderate opposition”, the list of which was compiled in Moscow in the fall. The Army of Islam and Saudi Arabia insisted that they should not participate in negotiations, while Moscow believed that these groups should be equal to the participants in the meeting, thus reducing the significance of the radicals.

Kerry, before the flight to Southeast Asia, was just in Saudi Arabia and the fact that he did not announce the decision directly in the Riyadh, many perceived as a bad sign. However, judging by the fact that no one is talking about the abolition of negotiations yet, diplomats really hope to spend them this week.

Joe Biden

Also on Saturday, the White House explained the words of the vice president Joe Biden about the "military decision" of the conflict in Syria. Recall that before that Biden said that the United States is ready for a military operation in Syria if it is not possible to find a political decision of the conflict.

It turned out that Joe Biden spoke exclusively about a military operation against the Islamic State prohibited in Russia. “The vice president meant, while we are looking for a political decision of the Syrian Civil War, at the same time we are conducting a military campaign against IG. There are no changes in US policy, ”the Biden office said .

Of course, not a very accurate statement by the US Vice President does not affect the possibility of future negotiations, but the fact that Washington was taken care of in his office, suggests that the United States really care about the peace of the parties.