Positions have changed and i told you i mean we could have had an agreement or your call and why its happening now because positions have changed has the positions how the positions changed within syria or is it the status of foreign partners all for its plants or is a fair insides that have well. As you know the syrian. Conflict has 3 levels was the international theres a regional and of course there is a good message glocal. The positions have changed both of the regional and. In the sense at some point or countries did not see. Much meaning towards a Constitutional Committee i think that has changed i think they have come around to them and that has influenced the syrian parties now a better i know that when it comes to syria. Youre like quoting his own man a french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomati
We will get started. My name is andrew wilder, i am the vice resident. I am delighted to welcome you to the important and timely event. As many of you know, we were founded 35 years ago by members of congress as an independent and nonpartisan national institute, charged with the mission of preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict. Todays topic is near and dear to you sip. We have had an office since 2002 and worked closely with the government, Civil Society organization and others to address underlying causes of instability and violence. Support to the process is a top priority. We have dedicated considerable effort over the last two years to some research, dialogue, skill building and policy analysis, both in washington and afghanistan and. Throughout our efforts, we have held fast to the conviction that were a Peace Process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. We recently held a workshop in istanbul with top women negotiators from afghanistan who had mostly participa
Know go in the opposition but also independents to put their minds together and work out. A new constitutional framework you know i think. Im sure you know that there have been a number of internationally mediated efforts to resolve this conflict since 2011 and some of them failed because of the breakouts the trends of the syrian actors many oh well at least some of them because of the positions of foreign powers what has changed on the ground to give you this faint hope that you just articulated though its may lead to something beyond talks well 1st of all i mean you refer to the situation around the world the war is certainly warranted and i think people are tired in syria and beyond and i think. This is. A mechanism that allows the syrians to get together and do something about now. Positions have changed i told you i mean we could have an agreement for your cause and why its happening now because positions have changed has the positions how the positions changed within syria or is
In the sense that at some point there were countries that did not see. Much meaning towards a Constitutional Committee i think that changed i think they have come around and that has influenced the syrian arteries. A beseler i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own men they french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the United States and hes even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian front did it ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and were talking
To and that has influenced the syrian parties now a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own men they french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the United States and hes even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian prong did ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and were talking you later or he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east its its not just the region its beyond the region and beyond the region there are