UN envoy Kofi Annan’s recent trip to Damascus revealed that his bid to resolve the crisis in Syria is faltering. By his own admission, his six-point plan is being ignored by both sides of the conflict.
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s speech to the opening session of the new People’s Assembly came on the tails of UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan’s visit to Damascus and just as Russian president Vladimir Putin’s envoy was concluding his tour of the country.
Assad’s speech clearly avoided the international situation, focusing solely on internal affairs. It was a message that indicates that he will not succumb to current international pressure.
By the middle of this month, the Syrian government will be hit by new financial and economic sanctions, this time led by the United States. This is in addition to international efforts to reorganize the fragmented Syrian opposition...
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