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Chinese Foreign Minister welcomes Geneva II Conference calling on all parties in Syria to participate. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said there are five principles for an agreement “the future of Syria must be decided by its own people, an inclusive political
Read More »UN withdraws Iran invitation to attend Syria talks
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon pulled out from an eleventh-hour invitation to Iran for attending peace talks on Syria on Monday after the Syrian opposition warned of a boycott of this week’s conference if President Bashar al-Assad’s main
Read More »UN invited Iran to attend Geneva II peace talks
Iran was invited to Geneva-2, after intensive talks between UN leader Ban Ki-moon and foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who agreed to attend the Syria peace talks.
Read More »Syrian National Coalition (SNC) suspends participation in Geneva II
Syria’s main opposition group in exile Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said on Monday that it suspends its participation in Geneva II conference due to UN’s invitation to Iran.
Read More »Obama, British PM discuss Syria and region situation
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday in a call the White House described as “part of their ongoing consultations on shared security challenges and advancing the special
Read More »Syrian gov’t agrees to participate peace conference
The Syrian government announced Thursday that it will attend the UN-sponsored Geneva conference for Syria peace planned next week, but voiced rejection to the declared agenda of the conference.
Read More »Germany pledges to continue support for Turkish air force
The civil war in Syria continues to pose a threat to Turkey, and the German government will continue to give support to the Turkish air force as part of the NATO mission, Germany’s Foreign Minister
Read More »Syrian FM proposes ceasefire plan in Aleppo
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday he had handed Russia plans for a ceasefire in Syria’s biggest city, Aleppo, and was ready to exchange lists with rebel forces on a possible prisoner swap.
Read More »United States calls on Syrian opposition to participate on Geneva peace conference
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged the Syrian opposition to attend a key peace conference which aims at bringing an end to the three-year conflict in Syria.
Read More »Turkish FM, John Kery discuss Syrian situation ahead of Geneva II
In a phone call on Wednesday Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and US Secretary of State John Kerry assessed the current situation in Syria, and Kerry briefed the Turkish foreign minister on his Jan. 13 meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Paris, where the two also discussed developments in …
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