Syrian negotiator puts 'terrorism' at centre of Geneva talks


  • World
  • Saturday, 25 Mar 2017

United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura waves to the press prior to a round of negotiations of the Intra Syria talks, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's chief negotiator at U.N. peace talks in Geneva on Friday delivered a 40 minute polemic attacking the political and armed opposition and their foreign backers, labelling them all "terrorists".

Fresh from a two-hour meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura, which he said had focussed primarily on combatting terrorism, Bashar al-Ja'afari told reporters he would follow up on Saturday with another meeting, again all about terrorism.

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