Refuelling row delays Syrian peace envoys' plane in Greece


  • World
  • Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014

BEIRUT/ATHENS (Reuters) - A Syrian government delegation heading to peace talks in Switzerland was held up for hours in Athens on Tuesday when a Greek firm refused to refuel their plane, citing an EU trade embargo.

The incident was the latest in a series of delays and diplomatic spats in the lead-up to talks due to start on Wednesday between President Bashar al-Assad's government and opposition figures to end their three-year conflict.

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