Syria talks in Geneva end in failure

The sixth round of Syria talks in Geneva on May 19 concluded in failure as there was no progress on any issue for a political solution to the Syrian crisis.


The latest round of talks was expected to focus on four topics: the constitution, governance, elections, and fight against terrorism.

Speaking at the end of talks in UN at Geneva, the head of delegation from the Bashar al-Assad regime, Bashar al-Jaafari told reporters that none of these topics were discussed.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a news conference: “We did not have a time to go deeply into all four baskets.

De Mistura said the date of the next round of talks is likely to be announced in mid-June.

Following the end of this round of peace talks, the head of the opposition delegation Nasr al-Hariri told reporters: "l think we shall speak about every little achievement. I think keeping Geneva progress alive is an achievement."

‘Sabotaging role of Iran’

The opposition delegation submitted two memorandums to de Mistura that addressed the sabotaging role of Iran in the region and the issue of detainees respectively.

Al Hariri said that Iran illegally intervened in Syria, brought thousands of militias and massacred Syrian people...
  [hurriyetdailynews.com/Anadolu Agency]
20/5/17
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