MOSCOW — After nearly two and a half years of a revolt, Saudi Arabia has turned to Russia to end the war in Syria. Saudi Arabia sent its intelligence chief to meet with the Russian leadership in what could be the first direct talks on ending the civil war in Syria. Officials said Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, also head of the National Security Council, met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the terms of a ceasefire and the fate of the opposition to Syrian President Bashar Assad. “A wide number of questions regarding Saudi-Russia relations were discussed as well as the situation in North Africa and the Middle East,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said the Saudi-Russian summit took place in Moscow on July 31. The spokesman did not elaborate. Officials said Riyad has sought to bring about an end to the war in Syria amid the Assad offensive against rebels. They said Saudi Arabia, which in May took over as the chief sponsor of the rebels, has determined that the rebels could not overcome Assad’s military, backed by Iran and Russia. “It appears this was an initiative by Bandar, who is in charge of the entire Saudi aid to the rebels,” an official said. “Of course, this was coordinated with the United States.” Iran has identified Bandar as the point man in drafting strategy against Assad. On July 31, Bandar was reported to have met senior U.S. officials on ways to support the Syrian rebels. THEY ARE ALL BEING FORCED TO ADMIT THE HUMILIATING FAILURE OF THEIR EVIL PLANS ..
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 02:12:22 +0000