Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Qadri Jamil listens during a news conference in Moscow, in this August 21, 2012 file picture. Syria’s deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil was dismissed from his post, state media said on October 29, 2013, citing government complaints about his performance and lack of coordination with other officials. In the background is a picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad against the Syrian flag. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files (RUSSIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT HEADSHOT)