Regime seeks to intensify dialogue with Autonomous Administration, Zarif in Baghdad to see what Pompeo left

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The Arab press tackled this morning the negotiations between the Syrian regime and Autonomous Administration in north and east Syria, the tour of Mike Pompeo in the Middle East, the formation of an Arabic NATO.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Syrian official: We seek to intensify dialogue with the Kurds

On the Syrian issue, al-Shahrq al-Awsat addressed the comments of the Syrian foreign minister's assistant. "A Syrian official said on Sunday that the government hopes to" intensify "dialogue with Syrian Kurdish groups, pointing out to support for talks that the Kurds hope to lead to a political agreement between two main parties in the conflict.

"We hope to intensify this dialogue," Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan told a small group of journalists in Damascus, adding that "many of the statements made by the Kurds have been positive with regard to the unity of Syria.” According to Reuters.

Adding "We are confident that through dialogue we can address some of the demands... This dialogue guarantees this as long as it is based on the commitment to the unity of Syria." Sousan said that Damascus is waiting for the arrival of the new UN envoy Geir Pedersen, stressing that the government is ready to cooperate with him.

Al-Hayat: Ocalan met his brother in prison

"The Turkish authorities have allowed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan to meet his brother in prison on Imrali island near Istanbul," this came in response to the hunger strike of Leyla Guven the parliamentarian of Kurdistan Democratic Peoples' Party protesting against the solitary confinement of Ocalan, also the party warned that more than 150 political prisoners were carrying out a hunger strike in Turkish prisons, accusing the Turkish government of "any negative repercussions for the protest of Guven and the other activists».

Ocala's nephew confirmed the meeting, pointing out that his uncle is still in solitary confinement in his prison. "We demand that the same rules apply to Ocalan as to other prisoners," he said. He has the right to meet his family every week."

Al-Arab: An Egyptian-Jordanian summit coincides with the revival of an Arab NATO plan to confront Iran

"The visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Jordan on Sunday was of exceptional importance given the timing of the visit and the ongoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the region, which began in Amman on 8 January and extends until Monday.

Political circles believe Sisi's visit is linked to US efforts to revive the idea of ​​forming an alliance in the region "Arab NATO" to meet the existing challenges, led by Iran and the organization of the Islamic state.

Observers expect the meeting to be focused on the repercussions of US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, and how to prevent the exploitation of Iran and Turkey to this vacuum.

Faleh al-Tawil, a former Jordanian diplomat said that the Egyptian-Jordanian summit discussed how to remove all foreign fighters from Syria, a file that needs more joint coordination and push for a peaceful solution to the long-standing Syrian crisis due to blatant interference by foreign forces in the absence of an influential Arab presence.

Al-Arab: Zarif in Baghdad to know what Pompeo left

"The Iranians did not wait long to send their foreign minister, Jawad Zarif, to Baghdad, after seeing the head of US diplomacy, Mike Pompeo, walking around the offices of Iraqi officials, stressing the need to abide by Washington's sanctions on Tehran. The Iranian official arrived to Baghdad on Sunday afternoon for a five-day visit, which date was preceded about a week, according to what diplomatic sources spoke with "al-Arab" The sources confirm that "the main file that came to Baghdad is to ensure a flexible Iraqi position of the US sanctions against Iran pointing out that the situation is enclosed with doubts "The Iranian minister wants to" confirm whether Baghdad is committed to the signs it launched before the visit of Pompeo, on the position of the US sanctions against Iran."

Al-Hayat: Pompeo arrives in Riyadh and stresses: «Gulf unity» necessary for our strategic alliance

Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on Sunday as part of a Middle East tour he had been carrying out for several days. State Minister for Foreign Affairs, member of the Cabinet Adel al-Jubair and ambassador of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Khalid bin Salman received the US Secretary, who is expected to meet with the Saudi leadership today, Pompeo said, in remarks during his visit to Doha on Sunday, that the unity of the GCC is necessary for the strategic alliance of the Middle East.

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