Brahimi: Assad's regime was convinced of his victory and did not care about the suffering of the Syrians

The former Arab and international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, stressed that the failure of the international mediators to resolve the Syrian crisis was caused by the conviction of Bashar al-Assad's regime that he was victorious in the end, and the price paid by the Syrian people did not care for him at all.

Brahimi said in an interview with John Afrique magazine that foreign countries that intervened in the Syrian crisis were also keen to protect their national interests and never bothered the interests of the Syrian people.

Brahimi said in the same dialogue that the course of the Astana and Sochi negotiations "is moving forward." He pointed out that the three countries sponsoring the process, Turkey, Russia and Iran, are "working" but have many obstacles to adopting divergent positions on the challenges posed by the Syrian file.

Brahimi resigned from his duties in Syria in 2014, two years after his appointment as successor to former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and commented on his resignation at the time, saying: "My resignation is not a happy occasion because I leave my job and Syria in a bad situation," adding: "I am convinced that the Syrian crisis will end, But how many people will be killed after that? "

He warned Syria would turn into a failed state run by Somalia-style militia leaders, posing a serious threat to the future of the Middle East.

Brahimi mediated between 1989 and 1992 to end the civil war in Lebanon, and served as mediator in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Stefan de Mistura, the former UN special envoy for Afghanistan and Iraq, was replaced by Brahimi as UN envoy to resolve the Syrian crisis.