Sunday, October 20, 2013

Arab League Sets Date For Geneva Peace Talks On Syria

Arab League chief Nabil el-Araby said "many difficulties" face the proposed Geneva conference on Syria. (Amr Abdallah Dals/Reuters)

Date Set For Geneva Peace Talks On Syria -- Al Jazeera

Arab League chief says long-delayed peace conference will convene on November 23, aiming for political transition.

A date has been set for a long-delayed Geneva peace conference aimed at bringing together Syria's government and opposition.

Arab League chief Nabil el-Araby said on Sunday that international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi informed him that the talks will convene on November 23.

El-Araby made the comment to reporters after meeting Brahimi, the joint UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, at the bloc's Cairo headquarters, on the first leg of a regional tour he is conducting ahead of the conference.

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More News On The Arab League Setting A Date For Geneva Peace Talks On Syria

Date for Syrian Peace Talks Set - Maybe -- Voice of America
Arab League chief says Syria peace talks set for November 23 -- Reuters
Arab League says Syria peace conference set for November 23-24 -- CBS/AP
World powers set for new round of diplomacy on Syria -- France 24
Geneva peace talks may at last convene November 23 - Arab League chief -- RT
Syria peace talks in doubt over opposition rifts -- AFP

My Comment: I do not see these talks going anywhere. The civil war is now in full swing and the Syrian rebels are too disorganized and fractured to bring a "unified body" to the table.

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