Friday, February 24, 2017

Can the latest round of talks end the Syrian conflict?



Syrian government and opposition representatives are in Geneva for a new round of UN-sponsored negotiations.


The Syrian opposition says the fate of President Bashar al-Assad is on the agenda of the new talks on Syria's conflict in Geneva - something the government has refused to discuss.
The UN mediator Staffan de Mistura has played down expectations, saying that he does not expect a breakthrough.
He broke off a previous round of talks nine months ago because of an escalation in fighting.
Since then, Russian intervention has helped government forces to repel rebels.









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