It should be noted that this vote follows the Ankara meeting of Erdogan, Putin and Rouhani.The situation in northwest Syria aka Idlib was discussed and addressed by the trio. Still Kuwait, Germany and Belgium felt it necessary to submit a resolution which was countered with a rival draft from China and Russia. Highly suggestive the US and friends don't want a resolution in Idlib.
The trio certainly made an interesting joint statement in Ankara.. Afterwards joining hands in a very obvious and intentional show of strength and solidarity. Link
Modern diplomacy can generally be traced back to the late 19th century and the intercession of professional diplomats in the foreign relations between major and minor powers of the era. International negotiations to resolve problems were primarily handled by diplomats prior to politicians giving their assent to peace treaties and compacts. The Congress of Berlin of 1878 and 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire) helped resolve the Russo-Turkish War and Russo-Japanese War, respectively.
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Which had just been updated today:
It is the US making demands of Damascus through it’s Kurdish proxies. The reality of this fact is made obvious to all by the presence of US Coalition Representatives standing alongside the SDF as the demand is made.Brigadier General Nicholas Pond of the US-led coalition speaks at the first annual conference of the SDF in Syria’s northeast city of Hasakah, Aug. 24, 2019.Kurdistan24
