UN envoy Brahimi talks Syria in Ankara with Turkish officials

U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held a series of talks with senior Turkish officials in Ankara over the planned Geneva peace talks to end the ongoing civil war. 

Brahimi met with Foreign MinisterAhmet Davutoğlu on Oct. 25. “We conveyed our opinion to Brahimi in the framework of the text drafted after the London meeting this week. It is important that the two sides have a clear vision when they convene in Geneva,” Davutoğlu said, adding they will support peaceful efforts.

Brahimi met with the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the main opposition group, on late Oct. 24. Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu hosted a working dinner and the two sides discussed the conference.