The talks are set to open January 25 in Geneva, but invitations have yet to go out.
U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said Monday that the 25th remains the target date for the meeting.
"The U.N. will proceed with issuing invitations when the countries spearheading the international Syria support group process come to an understanding on who among the opposition should be invited," Haq told reporters. "The Secretary-General [Ban Ki-moon] urges those countries to redouble efforts to reach that agreement."
Seventeen world powers plan to be at the Geneva talks, including the United States and Russia — who back different sides in the Syrian civil war — and Iran and Saudi Arabia, regional powers and arch-rivals.
The talks are aimed at setting up a transitional government for Syria in the hopes of turning it into a democracy........http://www.voanews.com/content/united-nations-talk-syria-delayed-diplomats-say/3152263.html
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Syria peace talks face hurdles, possible delay...
ReplyDeleteThe 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 possibility of a delay.
The peace talks, the first between the Syrian government and the opposition since 2012, are scheduled to open in Geneva on January 25, but invitations have yet to be sent to the delegations.
The 17 countries pushing for a peace deal, including the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran, have been struggling to agree on the list of opposition leaders who will have a seat at the negotiating table.
"At this stage, the UN will proceed with issuing invitations when the countries spearheading the international Syrian Support Group process come to an understanding on who among the opposition should be invited," said UN spokesman Farhan Haq..AFP..http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/01/19/Syria-peace-talks-face-hurdles-possible-delay.html