Im gestrigen IMI-Aktuell wurde von der Ankündigung der USA und Russlands berichtet, im November 2013 Friedensgespräche zur Beilegung der Auseinandersetzungen in Syrien auf den Weg bringen zu wollen. Einem Bericht des National Journal (03.10.2013 via 9-11-bpb-newsletter) stand man durch die Vermittlung von Kofi Annan bereits für weit über einem Jahr kurz vor der Aufnahme solcher Verhandlungen, was aber von den USA faktisch hintertrieben worden sei: „Former members of Annan’s negotiating team say that after then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on June 30, 2012, jointly signed a communique drafted by Annan, which called for a political ‚transition‘ in Syria, there was as much momentum for a deal then as Kerry achieved a year later on chemical weapons. Afterward, Annan flew from Geneva to Moscow and gained what he believed to be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s consent to begin to quietly push Assad out. But suddenly both the U.S. and Britain issued public calls for Assad’s ouster, and Annan felt blindsided. Immediately afterward, against his advice, then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice offered up a ‚Chapter 7‘ resolution opening the door to force against Assad, which Annan felt was premature. Annan resigned a month later.“ (jw)
