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Announcement of Geneva-based talks aimed at ending civil war comes a day after bombers carry out deadly attack in Hama*Sunday
Associated Press
An international conference aimed at ending Syria's civil war will be held in Geneva in late November, the head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, has said, after weeks of diplomacy to bring the opposing sides to the negotiating table.Elaraby said the Geneva conference, which the US and Russia have been trying to convene for several months, would be held on 23-24 November.However, the Arab League-UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said the timing had not been finalised, and that he must visit Qatar and Turkey, key supporters of the rebellion, and then meet US and Russian officials in Geneva before the announcement of the final date. On the central issue of who will take part in the talks, Brahimi said the negotiations "will not be held without a credible opposition, representing an important part of opposition within Syrian people".But he added: "It is not important that all either armed or non-armed opposition join in the meeting as those who won't participate will be included in Geneva 2, the subsequent phase."
The main western-backed umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, is due to meet on 1 November to decide whether to attend the proposed Geneva conference. One of the most prominent factions in the coalition, the Syrian National Council, has said it has no faith in such talks and won't attend.
Also on Sunday, Syrian rebels drove a lorry with more than a tonne of explosives into a government post at the eastern entrance to the city of Hama, the state news agency Sana said. A petrol tanker was caught in the explosion, triggering a series of blasts. Footage on Syrian TV showed rubble, flames and bodies.The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra had carried out the attack
Syria conference announced, as suicide bomb kills dozens | World news | The Guardian
I have been reading Saudi Arabia has been trying to derail these talks, perhaps they are still working on that mission.
I hope the talks will go forward as tentatively scheduled.
Associated Press
An international conference aimed at ending Syria's civil war will be held in Geneva in late November, the head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, has said, after weeks of diplomacy to bring the opposing sides to the negotiating table.Elaraby said the Geneva conference, which the US and Russia have been trying to convene for several months, would be held on 23-24 November.However, the Arab League-UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said the timing had not been finalised, and that he must visit Qatar and Turkey, key supporters of the rebellion, and then meet US and Russian officials in Geneva before the announcement of the final date. On the central issue of who will take part in the talks, Brahimi said the negotiations "will not be held without a credible opposition, representing an important part of opposition within Syrian people".But he added: "It is not important that all either armed or non-armed opposition join in the meeting as those who won't participate will be included in Geneva 2, the subsequent phase."
The main western-backed umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, is due to meet on 1 November to decide whether to attend the proposed Geneva conference. One of the most prominent factions in the coalition, the Syrian National Council, has said it has no faith in such talks and won't attend.
Also on Sunday, Syrian rebels drove a lorry with more than a tonne of explosives into a government post at the eastern entrance to the city of Hama, the state news agency Sana said. A petrol tanker was caught in the explosion, triggering a series of blasts. Footage on Syrian TV showed rubble, flames and bodies.The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra had carried out the attack
Syria conference announced, as suicide bomb kills dozens | World news | The Guardian
I have been reading Saudi Arabia has been trying to derail these talks, perhaps they are still working on that mission.
I hope the talks will go forward as tentatively scheduled.
