A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with the opposition reeling from a major setback in Damascus.
Since it broke out in March 2011, Syria’s conflict has killed more than 320,000 people, displaced millions and ravaged the country’s economy and infrastructure.
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Several more rounds of Syrian peace talks will be needed to reach any accord, the UN envoy bidding to kickstart the sputtering process has told the rival sides, setting out three key discussion areas.
In a paper given to both sides, and seen by AFP Sunday, he said that by the end of the current session "we would have aRead more
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent violence and deadlock over the country’s political future.
On the eve of the talks, 10 months after the last round of negotiations in the Swiss city, Russia called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop his bombing campaign during the discussions.Read more
Parties to the Syrian peace talks in Astana have yet to agree on face-to-face meetings between the delegations of the Damascus government and rebel groups, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko said on Monday.
Speaking just hours ahead of the negotiations, Vassilenko said the matter of direct meetings was still being discussed.--REUTERS
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The Kazakh Capital of Astana is all set to host participants in the Syrian peace talks in a bid to end the sufferance of the Syrian people and stop the bloodshed.
The talks, sponsored by Russia, Iran and Turkey, are due to kick off Monday in the presence of UN, EU and US representatives. The talks aim to consolidate theRead more
Russia has invited Donald Trump’s incoming administration to attend upcoming Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan, The Washington Post reported Friday, bypassing the Obama administration which has been notably absent from the process.
Turkey, which is co-hosting the talks with Russia, has said Washington would be asked to join the talks being held in the Kazakh capital Astana, likely on Jan.Read more
President Vladimir Putin said he and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan are working to organize a new series of Syrian peace talks without the involvement of the United States or the United Nations.
In a snub to Washington, Putin made clear on Friday that the initiative was the sole preserve of Moscow and Turkey and that the peace talks, ifRead more