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Truce begins in Syria

Truce begins in Syria

Today at midnight Damascus time (01:00 MSK) a truce between government forces and armed opposition formations came into force in Syria. An hour before that, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution in support of the cessation of hostilities …

Truce in Syria set for next week

Truce in Syria set for next week

The truce in Syria is due to start next week, and the inter-Syrian talks may be resumed before the end of February. These are the main results achieved at the Munich meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG). Diplomatic …

International community discusses ground operation in Syria

International community discusses ground operation in Syria

The crisis in Syria cannot have a military solution, the only possible way to resolve it is political. This opinion was expressed unanimously yesterday at the first meeting of the UN Security Council with the participation of the Secretary …

Staffan de Mistura negotiates with Syrian opposition

Staffan de Mistura negotiates with Syrian opposition

A meeting of the UN special envoy on Syria, Staffan de Mistura, with a delegation of the Syrian opposition has come to an end in Geneva. It is known that a dialogue with the opposition Supreme Committee on the Negotiations (WCP) lasted about two …

De Mistura informs about course of Geneva talks on Syria

De Mistura informs about course of Geneva talks on Syria

The preparatory meeting on Syria between the UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura and the delegation of the Syrian government has come to an end in Geneva. "As you know, I held a meeting with a delegation of the …

Talks on Syria start in Geneva

Talks on Syria start in Geneva

Negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Syria have started in Geneva from a meeting of the special representative of UN Secretary General on the CAP Staffan de Mistura with an official delegation of Damascus …

Churkin: date of negotiations on Syria is not arranged yet

Churkin: date of negotiations on Syria is not arranged yet

Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said today that the date of the inter-Syrian talks that were to take place on January 25th in Geneva still remains undecided, because the parties cannot agree on the …

Russian MFA: Lavrov and Kerry to meet soon

Russian MFA: Lavrov and Kerry to meet soon

Today Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed in a telephone conversation that they would support the organization of inter-Syrian negotiations. "When discussing the Syrian issues the parties …

Syrian authorities are ready to participate in Geneva talks

Syrian authorities are ready to participate in Geneva talks

The Syrian government is ready to participate in the Geneva talks on a Syrian settlement, scheduled for January 25th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Walid Muallem told the UN special envoy Staffan de …

Inter-Syrian negotiations will start on January 25th

Inter-Syrian negotiations will start on January 25th

Stefan de Mistura, the UN secretary general's special envoy on Syria, said today that the current negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition will start on January 25th in Geneva. "He looks forward to the full …

Meeting in Vienna: Syrian settlement begins with a ceasefire

Meeting in Vienna: Syrian settlement begins with a ceasefire

A regular meeting on the Syrian issue has ended in Vienna. It lasted more than five hours. At the previous ‘Vienna meeting’ it was stated that the countries involved in the negotiating process on the settlement of the Syrian issue …

Syrian talks start in Vienna

Syrian talks start in Vienna

The second multilateral meeting on Syria is beginning in Vienna. It is attended by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and the UN Secretary General's special …

De Mistura: Military operation won’t help Syria

De Mistura: Military operation won’t help Syria

Military operations won’t help to resolve the Syrian conflict and they won’t contribute to the beginning of the political process. This statement was made by the UN Secretary General’s special …