In the midst of international and regional movements around the Syrian axis and meetings that are conceiving significant changes, a new perspective will be formed in the region of Syrian origin.
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Maqdad’s visit to Oman is not just a trip, but an atmosphere of diplomatic activity that shows that the cornerstone of any move to defeat the US project in Damascus.
Al-Muqaddad’s trip to Muscat was described as a positive and accurate trip in which al-Muqaddad met with high-ranking figures in Oman for three days. Among them were Asad bin Tariq, Deputy Prime Minister of Oman, Special Representative of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Foreign Minister of Oman Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, and Minister of the Sultanate of Sultan al-Nu’mani.
The Omani authorities, with whom the top of the Syrian diplomatic pyramid called for cooperation in various fields, herald the opening of the Gulf states’ relations with Syria, which have also recently increased. This month, we witnessed political activities, which are the largest of their kind since the beginning of the Syrian war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to the Persian Gulf on March 10-12 after lengthy meetings with the foreign ministers of some countries, describing them as a success.
About a week later, the GCC convened a meeting in which Syria had the largest share in the final statement. In its final statement, the Council emphasized the 2012 Geneva Declaration and Resolution 2254. However, the Geneva Declaration has many problems that have led observers to see its reactivation as an attempt by Gulf states to break the rules of the game.
It is worth mentioning that a delegation from Hezbollah also visited Moscow in March, after which Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi also visited the city. We do not know much about the results of these two meetings, but it is expected to be about the situation in Syria. After that, UN envoy Geer Pederson proposed merging the Astana process into a “small group” that included Russia, Turkey, and Iran as Astana guarantors, with the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Jordan, and Egypt as members.