Meaning towards a Constitutional Committee i think that has changed i think they have come around to and that has influenced the syrian parties now a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting him 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 diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the United States 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 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 all he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle ea
Region there are 2 camps in the region the return camps so that really complicates things enormously so the context has changed in the sense that when it 1st started of course it was an expression of the grievances of the Syrian People became complicated by. I would say Regional International interventions. They were designed to change things in syria its understandable that at the time it was the beginning of the arab spring and everybody thought that this was the tide of history things got more complicated i think people started to revise their positions and understood that the continuation of syrian conflict are continuation is in no ones interests including the neighbors quite frankly you have been very diplomatic as is understandable but let me put it in stark returns because i also. Invested in syria i covered this calling from the very beginning i saw its transition that my own eyes and i think it took a definite turn for the worst while president obama signed a secret the order
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
More sending off or a place like this status quo or quite negative status quo for Us Russian Relations well this is a very interesting question because well number one we do not underestimate the importance of u. S. Relationship to other countries meanwhile we do think that in some areas this stance of us russian dialogue not just matters but is of crucial importance of central importance. To a broader situation series one example we have seen over the years how letting understanding and frankly speaking very different objectives which we and the us pursued there. Makes the whole situation more difficult and not easier on the other hand we see how effective and efficient our debt conflicting. Arrangement with the u. S. Particular on syria has been all along and we frankly on our part want to spread this experience to other areas like the area where nato and russia stay close to one another and the word days cohesion is needed we need to improve our understanding on the intentions so wh
Foreign policy in regards to a number of states saying it could become less aggressive after john boltons. Off from the white house would you rather agree with that assessment we know howard. Bolton was to the e. C. U. Or you know removing any constraints in any area of legally binding nature from the u. S. Particularly in the area of arms control so. Its undeniable and i think he himself would recognize that that was the case we saw it firsthand we are hopeful that whoever would be in charge of this further on. Would adopt a view that we should at least we russia and the u. S. Buy time to consider what can or should come after the demise of i. N. F. Treaty after the u. S. Departure from. The on the iran. Is said it flatly and openly that they expect changes to the better well we can look at it with positive expectations as well but we have no certainty nor guarantee and lets the u. S. For itself and lets see 1st and foremost what will happen in reality in practice because practice mat