It became known about the secret talks in Moscow about the fate of Syria – RBC

A poster with a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the house in Damascus

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The fact that negotiations on the possible modalities of care from the government of Assad being Moscow at least since June, Bloomberg reported, citing diplomatic sources in Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States, as well as to the representatives of the Syrian opposition. In June, when negotiations on the fate of Syrian President began, Putin received in Moscow Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Salman – Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia. The agency notes that Saudi Arabia is the main opponent of Assad in the Middle East.

According to the Russian and American diplomatic sources, Moscow and Washington are considering a scenario in which Assad is removed from power, but will remain interim Head of State .

One of the leaders of the Syrian opposition, Hassan Abdel Azim, who participated in the talks in Moscow, said he agreed that the main posts in the transitional government were divided between representatives of the authorities and the opposition. It is planned to remove the government’s staunchest supporters of the Assad.

On the question of whether you agree Russia out to reduce the role of Assad in the management of Syria to the symbolic, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that ” Only the Syrian people and not any foreign country may decide the fate of Syria ».

Earlier, the attention of Western countries attracted an increase in military aid to Russia directed to Syria.

As reports The Wall Street Journal, citing data from the Pentagon, at the beginning of September, the Syrian Air Force base south of the port of Latakia arrived Russian passenger and cargo aircraft. The American defense establishment believe that Russia is going to build a new military base there for large aircraft operations. The sources, Reuters reported that the shores of Syria came two Russian amphibious ship, and that Moscow Assad delivers modernized anti-aircraft missile and gun complexes “Carapace-C1.” US officials referred to by Reutes, believed to be in Syria today there are about 200 Marines of Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly denied the accusations against Russia concerning intervention in Syria. As stated last week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian soldiers are on Syrian territory for many years. The minister said that they are helping the Syrians develop military equipment. The Syrian army, stressed the minister, bears the brunt of fighting terrorism [a significant portion of Syrian territory is controlled by a terrorist organization "Islamic State"]. September 13 Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the military transport aircraft delivered to Syria 80 tons of humanitarian aid.

The increase of Russian assistance to the Government of Syria’s troubled western countries. September 9th US Secretary of State John Kerry in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said that Assad help lead to an escalation of violence in the country. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier also warned Moscow against interfering in the Syrian conflict. September 11, US President Barack Obama described Assad’s support the Russian side as “doomed to failure”.