{"id":498,"date":"2007-11-26T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2007-11-26T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=498"},"modified":"2007-11-26T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2007-11-26T16:02:15","slug":"how-syria-decided-to-participate-at-the-deputy-fm-level-by-hamidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/how-syria-decided-to-participate-at-the-deputy-fm-level-by-hamidi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How Syria Decided to Participate at the Deputy F.M. Level,&#8221; by Hamidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">Ibrahim&nbsp;Hamidi explains &quot;How Syria Decided to&nbsp;participate in&nbsp;at the Deputy F.M. Level<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Here is a loose synopsis by JL:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>The decision only came after an intense series of phone calls between Syria&#39;s Foreign Minister Walid Moualem&nbsp;and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, and Egypt, all of whom pressured Syria to participate. Calls from Iran&#39;s President pressured Syria not to go.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>Syria decided to go but the question remained at what level &#8211; the Foreign Minister, Deputy F.M. or Ambassador Imad Moustapha.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>In the end, the middle road was decided on. In part this was because Michael Corbin, the US Charge d&#39;affaires in Damascus, supplied the government with a finalized Annapolis schedule that included under the title of the third Tuesday session &#8211;&nbsp;&quot;Comprehensive Peace&quot; &#8211; two subheadings were added. One for the Syrian track and a second for the Lebanon track. This was an important element to the decision because Syrians can claim that the Golan is on the schedule, which has been Damascus&#39; consistent demand from the beginning. Syrian authorities claim that they will use any legitimate foreign venue to raise the issue of the Golan and press for the execution on international law concerning this issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>??? ???? ????? ???????? ?? ???????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?????????<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">???? &#8211; ??????? ?????&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;??????&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211; 26\/11\/07\/\/ <\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>???? ????? ??? ???????? ?? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ?? ????? ???????? ?????????? ????? ????? ???? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ??????? ???? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ??????? ??????? &laquo;?????? ??????&raquo; ????? &laquo;?????? ??????&raquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>????? ????? ?????????? ????? ?? &laquo;??????&raquo; ??? ?? ???? ??????? ??????? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ???? ???????? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?????? ????????? ????? ????? ????????? ??????? ??? ??????? ??????? ???? ??? ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ?????? ???????? ??????? ???? ????? ?????????? ????? ????? ??? ????? ????????.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>????? ?? ??? ????????? ?????? ??? &laquo;?? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ????????? ?? ???? ??&raquo;? ??? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ???????. ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ?????? ??????? ???? ????? ????&nbsp; ??? ??? ?????? ?????. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ??? ????? ?? ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ????? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ????????? ??? ????? ??????? ??&quot;?? ???&quot; ????? ???????? ??????. ???? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ??????. ??? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ?????.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>????? &laquo;??????&raquo; ?? ?????? ???????? ???????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ????? ??????? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ???????? ????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ????????? ??????? ???????? ?? ????. ?? ??? ?????? &nbsp;???? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ??????? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ??????? ?? ???????? ??????? ?? &laquo;?????? ??????&raquo; ????? ?????? &laquo;?????? ??????&raquo; ? &laquo;?????? ????????&raquo; ? &laquo;???????&raquo; ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ???????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? &laquo;????? ???? ???? (?? ??????) ??????? ????? ?? ??????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????&raquo; ?? ?????????.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><span>???? ????? ????? ????? ?? &laquo;?? ?????? ??? ??????&raquo;. ????? ?? &laquo;??????&raquo; ?? ???? &laquo;???? ???? ?????? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ?? ???????. ???? ??????? ????? ?????? ??????? ???? ?? ???????? ??????? ?????? ?? ??????? ???? ?????? ???????? ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??????&raquo;. ??????? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ?? ??????? &laquo;???? ????&raquo;. ?????? ??????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?? ??????? &laquo;????? ???? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ????. ????????? ??????? ??????? ???????? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ????. ???? ?? ??????? ????&raquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ibrahim&nbsp;Hamidi explains &quot;How Syria Decided to&nbsp;participate in&nbsp;at the Deputy F.M. Level Here is a loose synopsis by JL:&nbsp; The decision only came after an intense series of phone calls between Syria&#39;s Foreign Minister Walid Moualem&nbsp;and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, and Egypt, all of whom pressured Syria to participate. 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