position:international mediator

Syrian opposition calls for transitional government in #Geneva_II talks
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-opposition-calls-transitional-government-geneva-ii-talks

The Syrian opposition called on Wednesday for a transitional governing body to be set up that would oversee a total ceasefire under UN monitoring and be empowered to drive out foreign fighters deployed on both sides of the civil war. The classified paper, obtained by Reuters, was presented to international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi and a Syrian government delegation at a joint session held at peace talks in Geneva. read more

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#Brahimi: #syria peace talks show little progress
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/brahimi-syria-peace-talks-show-little-progress

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International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi arrives at a press briefing in Geneva on January 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Fabrice Coffrini) International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi arrives at a press briefing in Geneva on January 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Fabrice Coffrini)

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday that he does not expect to achieve anything substantive in the first round of Syria talks ending on Friday, but hoped for a more productive second round starting about a week later. His sombre assessment came as the two sides took a first tentative step forward by agreeing to use the same 2012 roadmap as the basis of discussions to end the three-year civil war, though they disagreed about how talks should (...)

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Syrian government rejects transitional body: minister
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The Syrian government reiterated its rejection on Saturday of a proposal to form a transitional ruling body as part of a political solution to the country’s nearly three-year conflict. “We have complete reservations regarding it,” Information Minister Omran Zoabi told reporters shortly before the government was due to hold its first talks with an opposition delegation in Geneva, in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi. read more

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Brahimi confirmed as new UN Syria envoy
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/brahimi-confirmed-new-un-syria-envoy

The United Nations on Friday confirmed that veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the international mediator on Syria as the 17-month-old conflict slides deeper into civil war.