Russia, U.S. fail to agree plan for Syria peace talks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Jun 2013

Free Syrian Army fighters carrying their weapons are reflected in a mirror in the old city of Aleppo June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invited.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal accused the Syrian government of "genocide" and described the involvement in the conflict of foreign militias backed by Iran as "the most dangerous development".

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