Will Saudi Arabia-Russia talks impact Syrian opposition? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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The Syrian official said that the Russian lines of communication had been active on more than one front. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov went to Turkey June 25, where he met with a Syrian opposition delegation and Turkish officials. Yet, the outcomes of these meetings were not encouraging, according to the official. Moscow has, however, continued its communications. A few days later, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem went to the Russian capital at the invitation of Russian officials to discuss what had been achieved with Salman. In the meeting between Putin and Moallem June 29, it was surprising that Putin announced an initiative to establish a coalition against terrorism that includes Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan. Following this visit, Saudi-Syrian channels of communication were indirectly activated through Moscow, in preparation for the main meeting with Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk, head of the Syrian National Security Bureau and main figure of the Syrian regime, who, according to Saudi sources, flew on a Russian airplane to Riyadh July 7, to meet with Prince Salman.
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