U.N. kicks off Syria talks, hopes opposition fighters will come


  • World
  • Tuesday, 05 May 2015

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura (L) shakes hands with a journalist after his news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had launched its third major push in as many years to find common ground between the warring parties in Syria and for the first time said it hoped Syria's armed opposition groups might come to Geneva.

A year after the failure of U.N.-mediated talks between Syrian government and opposition representatives, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is taking a much less ambitious route, sitting down to hear the views of more than 40 groups, one by one, over the next six to eight weeks, and possibly longer.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Italy fines Amazon over ‘recurring’ purchase option
Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
TikTok ban looms with Biden poised to start 270-day countdown
Ukrainian drones struck two Rosneft oil depots in attack, Kyiv source says
Computer-generated fake nudes discovered by victims on the Internet, Florida cops say
North Macedonia votes for president in test before parliamentary poll
Russia detains ally of Defence Minister Shoigu for corruption
Australia’s top spy urges big tech to unravel encrypted chats
74-year-old accused of robbing bank at gunpoint may have been victim of scam, US cops say

Others Also Read