UN chief urges agreement on opposition list for Syria talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries supporting opposing sides in the Syrian conflict on Monday to redouble efforts to reach agreement on a list of opposition groups to...
View ArticleInvites to Syria talks on hold, agreement on opposition needed: U.N.
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday it would not issue invitations to peace talks between Syria's government and opposition set to begin on Jan. 25 until...
View ArticleUN Talks on Syria May Be Delayed, Diplomats Say
VOA News Diplomats at the United Nations say next week's scheduled peace talks on Syria may be delayed because major powers are squabbling over which Syrian opposition members should be invited. The...
View ArticleAssad's battlefield gains cast cloud on upcoming Syria talks
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian peace talks due next week are looking increasingly moot as a string of recent battlefield victories by government troops have bolstered President Bashar Assad's hand and plunged...
View ArticleJohn Kerry, Sergey Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walk to their seats for a meeting about Syria, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, before Kerry was...
View ArticleKerry, Lavrov meet to discuss Syrian talks
Zurich — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join U.N.-mediated peace talks for...
View ArticleKerry, Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join U.N.-mediated peace talks for Syria due to...
View ArticleKerry says Syria peace talks may be delayed by a day or 2
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Next week's planned start of Syria peace talks may be delayed by "a day or two" for logistical reasons, but the process will begin roughly on time, U.S. Secretary of State...
View ArticleSyria peace talks delayed but will take place, says John Kerry
UN-brokered talks in Geneva between Damascus and opposition groups likely to happen next week, according to diplomats...
View ArticleWith days to go, rival camps bicker over teams for Syria peace talks
By David Brunnstrom and Tom Miles DAVOS/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian peace talks will go ahead in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday, though, with just days to go, rival camps...
View ArticleDiplomats prep for Syria peace talks scheduled in Geneva next week
Diplomats are expressing confidence that Syrian peace talks scheduled to begin in Geneva next week will proceed, though the start could be delayed amid a heated dispute about who will represent the...
View ArticleSyrian peace talks face hurdles, possible delay: UN
The United Nations on Monday said it was waiting for regional powers spearheading the Syria peace process to agree on who will take part in talks starting in just one week's time and raised the...
View ArticleU.N. sending invitations to Switzerland peace talks on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending out invitations on Monday to potential participants in Syrian peace talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland this month, the...
View ArticleSyria peace talks stir to action, despite glitches
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Diplomats hustled to smooth out last-minute hang-ups for this week's peace conference on Syria, playing down expectations Tuesday for a gathering thrown into confusion by a...
View ArticleDiplomats set plan for political change in Syria
VIENNA (AP) -- Diplomats meeting in Vienna agreed Saturday on a timeline for a political transition in Syria that is aimed at ending the country's civil war. However, key details, including the status...
View ArticleSyrian opposition gives UN ultimatum on revoking Iran's peace talks invite
The Syrian opposition has given the United Nations an ultimatum: Revoke Iran's invitation to the Syria peace talks this week, or they will boycott the talks. Getting the Syrian opposition to the table...
View ArticleKerry set to meet Russian FM amid concerns over Syria talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to move aside obstacles that threaten to delay the start of peace talks to end Syria's war, seeking compromise with Russia's foreign minister...
View ArticleIran not invited to Syria talks
The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP)—Iran is not among the “first round” of nations invited to attend Syria peace talks in Switzerland later this month, a U.N. spokesman said. Secretary General Ban...
View ArticleRussia open to Assad's ouster after Syria transition: diplomats
By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia has made clear to Western nations that it has no objection to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stepping down as part of a peace...
View ArticleSyria peace talks stir into action, despite false starts
MONTREUX, Switzerland -- Diplomats hustled to smooth out last-minute hang-ups for this week's peace conference on Syria, playing down expectations Tuesday for a gathering thrown into confusion by a...
View ArticleIran to join Syria talks as diplomatic push gains pace
MOSCOW: Iran said on Wednesday that it will take part for the first time in international talks aimed at resolving the brutal war in Syria as a diplomatic push to end the conflict gained momentum....
View ArticleNations face tough question: Who are Syria's terrorists?
WASHINGTON — One nation's terrorist may be another's freedom fighter. But for the sake of peace, the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran will try this weekend to agree on which of Syria's...
View ArticleIranian Foreign Minister to Attend Syria Talks
Pamela Dockins STATE DEPARTMENT— Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend a meeting on the situation in Syria being held in Vienna later this week, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. U.S....
View ArticleSyria talks under way, Damascus insists Bashar al-Assad will stay
Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met US and Russian officials on Tuesday to discuss convening long-delayed Syrian peace talks this year despite disputes over President Bashar al-Assad's future and whether his...
View ArticleRPT-Syria talks under way, Damascus insists Assad will stay
* Brahimi discusses peace talks with U.S., Russian envoys * Russia says Iran must be invited to "Geneva 2" conference * Syria says no way will Assad hand over power By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Nov 5...
View ArticleSyria talks under way, Damascus insists Assad will stay
* Brahimi discusses peace talks with U.S., Russian envoys * Russia says Iran must be invited to "Geneva 2" conference * Syria says no way will Assad hand over power By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Nov 5...
View ArticleUS clashes with UN over Iran's invitation to Syria talks
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets Iran's President Hassan Rohani during the UN General Assembly in September 2013. Photo: Reuters Washington: The much-anticipated Syria peace...
View ArticleUN: Iran not yet invited to Syria peace talks
UNITED NATIONS — Iran is not among the "first round" of nations invited to attend Syria peace talks in Switzerland later this month, a U.N. spokesman said. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began sending...
View ArticleSyria peace conference likely in January, say envoys
AFP - A meeting of UN, US and Russian envoys on Monday is expected to agree that a Syria peace conference should be held in January, diplomats said. UN leader Ban Ki-moon is to announce the date...
View ArticleUS: Talks on Syria Aimed at Future Without Assad
VOA News The United States said it would use Friday's international talks on Syria to pave the way for a future without President Bashar al-Assad. As many as 15 nations will participate in the Vienna...
View ArticleVienna Talks To Focus On Syria Conflict
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Vienna for two days of international talks on Syria's civil war -- a gathering on the conflict that will include Iran for the first time. The talks...
View ArticleHeavyweight Iran's absence hangs over Syria talks following diplomatic snub
Published January 23, 2014Associated Press Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja'afari, points to a document during a press conference during the Syrian peace talks in Montreux,...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Syria peace talks plans in jeopardy after opposition, Saudi moves
* Syrian opposition to shun peace talks unless Assad exit is goal * Confident Assad talks of running for re-election next year * Saudi Arabia plans to halt cooperation with United States on Syria -...
View ArticleChallenges ahead as Syria peace talks open
Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, angrily spelled out their mutual hostility today at a UN peace conference where world powers also offered sharply divergent views on...
View ArticleDispute over Opposition’s role imperils Syria peace talks
The United Nations on Monday said it was waiting for regional powers spearheading the Syria peace process to agree on who will take part in talks starting in just one week’s time and raised the...
View ArticleWhy Syria peace talks aren't going according to schedule
The Syria peace talks that were supposed to start Monday will almost certainly be put off as major powers squabble over who among the Syrian opposition should and should not attend. It’s hardly a...
View ArticleTop diplomats seek common ground on Syria in Vienna talks
Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet in Vienna Thursday, seeking common ground over a political transition, ahead of Iran's first-time appearance at international talks...
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