Oman: Syrian mediation
Issue 1003
- 29 Oct 2015
| 1 minute read
Talks in Damascus on 26 October have underlined Oman’s status as the most practised of Gulf Co-operation Council states in acting as a back channel and mediator. Sultan Qaboos’ veteran aide, foreign minister Yusuf Bin Alawi, held talks with President Bashar Al-Assad, which Syrian state news agency Sana said “discussed ideas that have been put forward to address the Syrian crisis”. It followed Assad’s visit to Moscow.
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