West seeks to sabotage Syria peace talks in Astana: Analyst
On January 23, Kazakhstan’s capital Astana will host the Syria peace talks as part of a fresh push to end the nearly six-year bloody conflict that has gripped the Arab country. The Syrian government and opposition militants have announced the names of their delegation heads to the negotiations. The talks, which exclude the Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terrorist groups, come ahead of the next round of UN-brokered negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva on February 8.
Jim W. Dean, managing editor of Veterans Today, has told Press TV that Western powers are trying to sabotage the Syria peace talks in Astana because "they do not want to lose."
“The people who have been trying to Balkanize Syria are looking into a situation where they are not going to be successful,” he said, adding those countries do not want their future opponents to see that it is possible to successfully defend against Western plans for regime change.
He said the meeting in Astana has been “very well laid out” to stay away from political talks and instead focus on solidifying the ceasefire and on humanitarian issues.
Dean also explained that as these peace talks gain more momentum, Western powers stand lower chances of implementing their regime change schemes.
He further argued that a resolution of the conflict in Syria depends on the goodwill of those involved.
“We have got Turkey that is still kind of a wild card because as far as we know Turkey is still supplying al-Nusra in the northeast of Syria [with arms]. So they are technically actively supporting one of the terrorist groups. [Also] you have got the US planes watching the Saudis continuing to supply Daesh,” he said.
“That gets a little bit dicey when you are sitting down with people who are there accusing you of killing your own people,” he added.
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