Bashar Jaafari

Assad swears in new Syrian ambassador to Russia

Assad swears in new Syrian ambassador to Russia

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday swore in the new ambassador to Russia, Bashar Jaafari, who previously worked as a deputy foreign minister, the SANA news service reported. "Bashar Jaafari has been sworn in today before …

 Russian and Syrian delegations hold meeting in Nur-Sultan

Russian and Syrian delegations hold meeting in Nur-Sultan

The Russian delegation is holding a bilateral meeting with members of the Syrian government delegation as part of the high-level talks on Syria in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan. The Russian delegation at the meeting is led …

Syria accuses Turkey of supporting terrorists

Syria accuses Turkey of supporting terrorists

Syria's Permanent Representative at the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said that Turkey’s intelligence services support the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (new name of Jabhat al-Nusra outlawed in Russia) in Idlib …

Damascus threatens to strike Tel Aviv

Damascus threatens to strike Tel Aviv

Syria might respond to an Israeli airstrike on Damascus Airport with a symmetric strike on Tel Aviv Airport, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Mission to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari said. Speaking at a UN …

All participants of Syrian talks arrive in Astana

All participants of Syrian talks arrive in Astana

All participants of Astana talks on the Syrian reconciliation have arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital, the spokesman of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Anuar Zhainakov said, adding that the acting assistant Secretary for Near …

Head of Damascus delegation arrives in Astana

Head of Damascus delegation arrives in Astana

The head of the Syrian government delegation Bashar Jaafari arrived in the Kazakh capital of Astana to take part in an international meeting on Syria, which is to be held on May 3-4. The new round of talks in …

Intra-Syrian talks start in Astana

Intra-Syrian talks start in Astana

The plenary meeting of the intra-Syrian talks started in Astana. The session is attended by the delegations from Russia, Turkey and Iran, as well as delegations from the Syrian government and opposition. The Syrian regime …

Astana step towards peace in Syria

Astana step towards peace in Syria

The Syrian government's and opposition factions' representatives will meet in Astana today for talks brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran, following a ceasefire in the crisis-torn country endorsed by the UN Security Council on December 31, …

Will new inter-Syrian talks repeat the fate of Geneva-2?

Will new inter-Syrian talks repeat the fate of Geneva-2?

The new round of inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva is not encouraging, and this is connected with the position of the moderate opposition, which announced at the beginning of the meeting that the resignation of President Bashar ...

Representatives of Damascus government arrive in Geneva

Representatives of Damascus government arrive in Geneva

A delegation of the official Syrian authorities, headed by the permanent representative of the republic to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, has arrived in Geneva. Earlier, the head of the opposition delegation, Asaad …

Talks on Syria start in Geneva

Talks on Syria start in Geneva

Negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Syria have started in Geneva from a meeting of the special representative of UN Secretary General on the CAP Staffan de Mistura with an official delegation of Damascus …