Qatari emir in Russia to communicate about Syrian crisis

Moscow, Russia – On Sunday evening, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Moscow for a immediate work consult with. On Monday he’s to fulfill with Russian President Vladimir Putin to communicate about the wars in Syria and Yemen and the pickle in Palestine.

The work consult with comes amid a extensive evacuation of civilians and fighters from Jap Ghouta attain the Syrian capital Damascus after Russia negotiated with riot groups to proceed the gap for opposition-managed Idlib province.

Essentially primarily based entirely on Dmitry Frolovsky, a Moscow-primarily based entirely mostly analyst, Putin and Sheikh Tamim will focus on Russia’s pickle on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Qatari toughen for the opposition, and the doable participation of Qatar in put up-conflict reconstruction of Syria.

« There is going to be division of Syria and clearly the strongest parties in Syria shall be Russia and the US. Qatar for assorted causes will are trying to preserve trusty contacts with each of the parties, » Frolovsky talked about.

In slack January, a Russian-backed peace convention in Sochi failed to insist together the Syrian regime and opposition for talks. Quickly after, forces staunch to Assad backed by Russian air toughen launched an operation against riot-held Jap Ghouta.

Essentially primarily based entirely on Frolovsky, after the regime takes full preserve an eye on of the Damascus suburbs one more defense pressure operation against riot-held Idlib province is seemingly.

Тhe Sheikh Tamim’s consult with was preceded by mobile phone calls between Putin and Abu Dhabi Prince Mohammed bin Zayed in early March and Saudi King Salman in February. In October final twelve months the Saudi king paid a three-day consult with to Moscow.

« It be now not finest the [Gulf] crisis that boosted the family [with Gulf countries] but moreover the overall Russian presence within the pickle which has been augmenting since Putin took section within the Syrian crisis, » Frolovsky talked about.

Russia has assumed a neutral stance on the Gulf crisis but it surely did offer to lend a hand Qatar with meals shipments final twelve months, he added.

A delegation of Qatari ministers of finance, international family, energy, and tradition, alongside with a decision of different officials, accompanied Sheikh Tamim.

On the sidelines of official meetings, Qatar Petroleum and articulate-managed Russian oil company Rosneft are expected to communicate about doable contracts, and Qatar Airways will moreover tag a cooperation agreement with Rosaviatsia, Russia’s federal air transport company.

Five days outdated to his consult with to Moscow, Sheikh Tamim met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Qatar the place they talked about the doable export of Qatari liquified fuel to Ukraine.

Since the fallout with Moscow over the annexation of Crimea and the conflict within the Donbass pickle, Kiev has been looking out to diminish its dependence on Russian oil and fuel imports.

Sheikh Tamim’s subsequent international shuttle is anticipated to be in April to the US the place he’s going to meet US President Donald Trump.