Bears Quote by Kofi Annan

The Syrians are better suited to sort out their internal divisions than anyone else.

— Richard Engel

The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms…

— Jack Keane

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems…

— Bashar al-Assad

The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies.

— Ehud Barak

Many Syrians understand that the only way to protect your country is to live with each other with integration, not only in coexistence, which…

— Bashar al-Assad

We've got a very difficult situation created by this embrace of the so-called Arab Spring. And that's not getting better. It's getting worse. The…

— Oliver North

I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive…

— Moshe Sharett

We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough…

— Kofi Annan

We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to…

— Bashar al-Assad

For America to get more entangled militarily in Syria is a serious step, and we have to do so making absolutely certain that we…

— Barack Obama

We try to coordinate regularly with Russia, as well as with others - except for the United States - on what is happening in…

— Mohammad Javad Zarif