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SPEEDIEST SOLUTION TO SYRIAN CRISES NOT EXPECTED - ARMENIAN ANALYST
NEWS.AM
August 03, 2012 | 14:53
YEREVAN.- Armenian political analyst says one should not expect
speediest solution to the Syrian crisis.
Ruben Safrastyan, director of Institute of Oriental Studies at the
Armenian National Academy of Sciences, considers Syrian government
is strong in terms of struggle against the opposition and preserving
control over the country.
Forecasts that situation in Syria will soon turn into a mass protest,
appeared to be wrong. The opposition manages to resist only thanks
to the help of external forces, he told reporters on Friday
Safrastyan said there is a balance of forces between the opposition
and the government. "The rebels try to shake balance by terrorist
attacks but the government managed to reorganize the structures,"
he emphasized.
The second attempt was attack on Aleppo but rebels would hardly reach
the center of the city which is controlled by the government.
He believes the government will gain victory despite the fact that
Aleppo is close to Turkish border, thus close to the weapon supplies
to the rebels.
"Balance can be shifted either in case of foreign intervention or
termination of weapon supplies to the opposition forces.
If the opposition wins, there will be no consolidated state. Asad's
regime will collapse but it is unclear who will replace him. They
will fight for power," political analyst said.
From: A. Papazian
NEWS.AM
August 03, 2012 | 14:53
YEREVAN.- Armenian political analyst says one should not expect
speediest solution to the Syrian crisis.
Ruben Safrastyan, director of Institute of Oriental Studies at the
Armenian National Academy of Sciences, considers Syrian government
is strong in terms of struggle against the opposition and preserving
control over the country.
Forecasts that situation in Syria will soon turn into a mass protest,
appeared to be wrong. The opposition manages to resist only thanks
to the help of external forces, he told reporters on Friday
Safrastyan said there is a balance of forces between the opposition
and the government. "The rebels try to shake balance by terrorist
attacks but the government managed to reorganize the structures,"
he emphasized.
The second attempt was attack on Aleppo but rebels would hardly reach
the center of the city which is controlled by the government.
He believes the government will gain victory despite the fact that
Aleppo is close to Turkish border, thus close to the weapon supplies
to the rebels.
"Balance can be shifted either in case of foreign intervention or
termination of weapon supplies to the opposition forces.
If the opposition wins, there will be no consolidated state. Asad's
regime will collapse but it is unclear who will replace him. They
will fight for power," political analyst said.
From: A. Papazian