World press on Syrian government's meeting with the opposition at Geneva-II talks (February 10, 2014)

"Syrian government and opposition trade accusations at Geneva II talks" is an article published today by The Guardian.
"A second round of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition has quickly become bogged down in recriminations about who is responsible for escalating violence that has killed hundreds in the past few days and disrupted food aid for trapped civilians," the article begins.

"The UN-Arab-League envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, held separate closed-door meetings in Geneva on Monday with the Syrian government and opposition delegations to try to set an agenda for the coming week. The first face-to-face meetings were adjourned 10 days ago after having achieved little beyond getting the warring sides into the same room. This time, there are no immediate plans to even sit at the same table," the author writes.

"The opposition insists the aim of the talks is to agree on a transitional governing body that would replace the president, Bashar al-Assad. The government delegation, however, says that cannot happen before there is a halt to violence by "terrorists", as the Syrian authorities refer to the rebels fighting to topple Assad,| the author continues. He adds that the "increased violence on the ground provided ammunition for both sides."

"A deal was clinched last week for a three-day truce in rebel-held parts of Homs to secure the evacuation of hundreds of trapped civilians and the entry of humanitarian aid convoys. That effort was disrupted on Saturday as lorries carrying supplies into Homs came under heavy fire. Both sides traded accusations over who was responsible.The aid effort resumed on Sunday, with more than 600 people evacuated from Homs," the article reads.

"More than 130,000 people have been killed in the war, activists say, and millions have been forced to flee their homes," the article concludes.