Second Round Of Syria Talks Makes Faltering Start -- Reuters
(Reuters) - A second round of Syria peace talks got off to a shaky start on Monday with the international mediator meeting the two sides separately after violations of a local ceasefire and an Islamist offensive set back his efforts.
Ahead of the talks, mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told delegates to commit first to discussing both ending the fighting and setting up a transitional government. The government side said combating "terrorism" - its catchall term for the revolt - should be agreed first.
The second round was intended to follow quickly after no substantive progress was made last month at the first round of talks in nearly three years of civil war.
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Round two of Geneva peace talks start after hundreds of Syrians flee besieged Homs -- Euronews
Syria's warring parties kick off new round of talks -- AFP
Two sides trade blame at opening of latest Syria peace talks -- Deutsche Welle
UN-brokered Syria talks resume in Geneva -- Al Jazeera
Syrian Factions Try to Move Beyond Insults as Talks Restart (2) -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Russia seeks meeting with U.S., U.N., Syrian delegations in Geneva -- Reuters
My Comment: What's my take .... the Turkish PM's assessment is right (see above video) .... there is no reason to be optimistic in these talks.
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